brief bio

My work as an optical sculptor reflects my background in science, art and psychology. I received my doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of Illinois, where I studied the interaction of light and matter. After working as a scientist for Bell Labs and Digital Equipment Corporation, I founded a sculpture and design studio in Boston, where I pioneered sculptural techniques using optical materials such as polymer resins as my medium. I have worked to perfect these techniques for the past 22 years. Combining various polymers, organic dyes, gold and silver leaf, water and light, I have produced optical sculptures ranging from less than one-foot to ten-feet in height. My work has been exhibited in galleries nationally and have been commissioned for both corporate and private collections. I moved my studio to the Puget Sound in 2003 where my wife, Didi, www.didiballe.com and I work in a rural setting close to the land and our gardens.

Terry Balle, Ph.D.
Feburary 2011