Isabelle Monod

Monod is a glass artist born in 1945 in France. She has been a permanent artist at the Galerie Capazza since 1998.

“I should have lit my kiln at the very beginning of October, by the latest, in order to have any chance of honoring my commitments towards the gallery. This, for various reasons, could not be done. The only answer was to use the few cubes or blocks still available, to find some material amongst all the bibs and bobs of glass saved for the fusing, in order to rebuild two or three pieces of art worthy to take part in this place. I finally managed to achieve this on October the 17th, just before cancelling everything. Nothing is yet completed, but one can imagine what the pieces will be like when finished. In the extract from the text that Gérard had sent us, I read :

“The culinary vocabulary of alchemy is very rich and, often, still with us.”

In addition, it is similar to ordinary cooking. In times past, when I was still cooking daily, I was an expert at using up the leftovers. I hope it will be the same for the compositions that I am presenting in this exhibition. Find again the harmony, the balance of colors and shapes …” -- Isabella Monod

SOURCE - https://www.galerie-capazza.com/en/65_monod-isabelle (Oct 2025)