Full Bloom

Mark Bettis Gallery
WEST: River Arts District

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Full Bloom

June 13, 2026 - May 27, 2026

June 13th - 27th

Opening Night June 13th, 5 - 7 pm

Full Bloom is a luminous glass art exhibition inspired by the height of summer-when butterflies emerge, orchids unfurl, and blossoms exist in their most confident, unapologetic state. Featuring intricate glass sculptures of flowers, wings, and organic forms, the show captures a season defined by color, abundance and movement.

At its core, Full Bloom is also a meditation on age-specifically, the often-overlooked beauty and wisdom of a person in full bloom of life. This exhibition reframes a later-in-life time, not as decline, but as arrival: a time of clarity, strength, possibility and beauty. Like summer itself, this stage is radiant, apologetic and earned.

Deb Williams’ glass works echo this duality. Delicate yet resistant, transparent yet powerful, the sculptures mirror the lived experience of a person who has weathered seasons and now stands firmly in

their own light. Butterflies symbolize transformation and freedom; orchids evoke rarity and endurance; blossoms speak to a beauty that exists fully because it is fleeting.

Full Bloom invites viewers to slow down, look closely and reconsider what it means to flourish. It is a celebration of nature at its peak-and those who have come into themselves with confidence, wisdom and grace.