Glass has been called a liquid medium in a solid form. That idea can be seen in the work of glass artist Jim Gregory, who creates plates, bowls and objects of art with colors that swirl and flow across and within the static surface of glass.

Artist Marylyn Miller creates swirling objects of a different sort: sea creatures float through her multi-media work with crystal clarity.

The work of both artists is featured this month at the Kingston Art Gallery. There is a reception for the artists during the gallery’s Second Saturday Gallery Night, 6-8 p.m. June 10. The gallery is located at Cleo’s Landing, corner of State Route 104 and West Kingston Road, Kingston, just a few blocks from the ferry dock.

Like most glass artists Gregory got his start building stained glass windows in a basement or garage workshop, wherever there was room for a grinder and panel construction table.

It wasn’t long before he was working at the stained glass mecca, Spectrum Glass Company in Seattle. Instead of just creating windows he was now creating the glass itself, melting sand until it turned into liquid glass, adding colors, pouring and rolling to form sheets of glass, each one unique.

Gregory uses scraps of Spectrum glass in his Redmond studio to create assembled and fused glass works of art.

His mastery of the scientific side of glass is evident in his fused pieces, often using iridized and dicroic coated glass for a dazzling effect. This type of glass has a “shiny” side fused to clear or plain colored glass.

Bowls and three-dimensional objects are made by “slumping” sheets of glass over a form in a kiln. Forms with texture create finished pieces with a kinesthetic as well as visual appeal.

Indianola artist Miller was born and raised in the wide open spaces of the Midwest, but moved to the Northwest in 1970 and began to put down new roots.

She describes her art as “inspired by a blend of Midwestern and Northwestern landscapes, as well as creatures of the natural environment and the ever fluctuating sky.”

Several of her pieces currently on display at the Kingston Gallery depict creatures far from the Midwest, but close to home in Indianola. Salmon, jellyfish and other sea creatures inhabit her art.

Miller said “brushing paint on canvas was a long time interest,” but her serious art training took place at the Factory of Visual Art in Seattle. She went on to complete a bachelor’s of fine arts in painting and drawing at the University of Washington.

“As I journey through the path of artistic development, I become more aware of the transcendent nature of our world and try to bring that sense to my work,” she said.

The Kingston Art Gallery is a cooperative gallery featuring the works of its members. It is open every day but Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Information about the gallery and its artists is available online at www.kingstonartgallery.com.