"Philip Doucette, a master artisan in glasswork, played on the Cinderella theme of glass slippers with his three boxed works titled, "The Ballroom After Midnight" one, two and three. Each box encapsulates metal work that represents the movement of couples dancing, all on multi-coloured checked floors. Valentine's day is your curfew to see the magic."
Holly Gordon, Arts Reporter - The Coast
From a review of the exhibition With Love ThursdayFebruary 11th, 2010
"Doucette's finely crafted work canbe experienced intellectually with its complexcultural and historical references, from the Conquistadors to the Inuit Tukturjuit, or on a purely aesthetic level with tiny bubbles in the glass, radiant colour and the wonderful effect of light on each piece. "People think glass artists work in a hard material, but actually we're working with the light."
Elissa Barnard, Arts Reporter - Halifax Herald
From a review of the exhibitionStellar Navis Tues. Oct 30, 2007
“While glass artist Philip Doucette is working with earth and heat in his material, he scoops up the elements of air and water in his blue glass boxes with metallic chips representing the constellations. The boxes are the blue of the sky, of the cosmos and of the ocean. The tower of glass in Stelfiguro Kesto Oni begs the viewer to look down through layers to find a mysterious symbol.”
Elissa Barnard, Arts Reporter - Halifax Herald
From a review of the exhibitionExceptional Craft Wed. Nov 14, 2007
"Doucette, who has specialized in stained glass since 1985, works in collusion with the sun. At about 4 p.m. - the perfect time for a glass of wine and a good book - light streams through the wall, spilling patterns across crisp white tablecloths and the gleaming wood floor. With its long, sweeping lines and wave forms, the shimmering piece evokes motion, like the gentle sway of a sailboat on a breezy day."
Marilyn Smulders, Arts Reporter - The Daily News
From an article about the installation The Dynamism of a WaiterTues. Oct 19, 1999
"One of the loveliest works in the show was Doucette's Ornamental Bamboo, a strongly verticle work whose cascading diagonals captured the spiky essence of the plant's form. With admirable restraint, Doucette sets bits of iridescent green among trapezoids of colourless glass, offset by touches of slate grey and taupe. He conveys the essence of a bright vegetable green as much through geometry as through actual colour."
Robin Metcalfe, Arts Reviewer - Arts Atlantic Magazine
From a review of the exhibition Divided Light Winter 1988
"Doucette's finely crafted work can
“While glass artist Philip Doucette is working with earth and heat in his material, he scoops up the elements of air and water in his blue glass boxes with metallic chips representing the constellations. The boxes are the blue of the sky, of the cosmos and of the ocean. The tower of glass in Stelfiguro Kesto Oni begs the viewer to look down through layers to find a mysterious symbol.”
"Doucette, who has specialized in stained glass since 1985, works in collusion with the sun. At about 4 p.m. - the perfect time for a glass of wine and a good book - light streams through the wall, spilling patterns across crisp white tablecloths and the gleaming wood floor. With its long, sweeping lines and wave forms, the shimmering piece evokes motion, like the gentle sway of a sailboat on a breezy day."