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Glassmaking: Morganica (Cynthia Morgan) demonstrates the technical and creative challenges of making art using glass through fused glass, coldworking, and experimentation. Primarily focused on the casting of glass, including pate de verre and reservoir casting, she also discusses less-used kinformed glass techniques such as tack-fusing, kilncarving, and pattern-bar development.

14 08, 2007

Making light of glass

2015-02-03T17:59:40-08:00

A very prominent glass sculptor once told me she's noticed that as she gets older her glass sculptures are getting smaller and smaller. "By the time I'm 65 I'll be down to making pendants," she snorted.

Making light of glass2015-02-03T17:59:40-08:00
5 08, 2007

The wax thing, part II

2017-10-07T17:36:02-07:00

If you read yesterday's post you probably got that I'm not exactly the world's biggest fan of sculpting wax. I am a huge fan, though, of sculpting in clay. That's why I've spent many hours figuring out how to cast my glass sculptures without a sticky, crud-colored drop of victory brown wax in the house. It worked. Mostly. Which is probably why I was visited by the wax missionaries.

The wax thing, part II2017-10-07T17:36:02-07:00
4 08, 2007

The wax thing, part I

2017-10-07T17:36:02-07:00

So I have this thing about wax. Love it for candles and jam jars and letters. Hate it for sculpting. This is odd, since I sculpt. (And lately, I sculpt a lot.)

The wax thing, part I2017-10-07T17:36:02-07:00
31 07, 2007

Artistry, artisanry

2015-11-07T16:18:52-08:00

"Like the old art vs. craft thing," she shrugged, "I mean, who really cares? I don't care what you call me as long as I can do glass." I agreed. "As a matter of fact, I don't think a lot of what we call glass art is art. I think it's artisanry. To me, art is all about the content. If what you're showing off is the properties of the glass, it's artisanry, not art." Across the table I could see her tense, her eyes widened slightly and she got that "if I weren't being so polite I'd knock off your head and stuff it up your..." look. "And are you saying," she said carefully, "that what you call artisanry is not as good as art?"

Artistry, artisanry2015-11-07T16:18:52-08:00
21 07, 2007

Kilned out. Drat.

2016-05-17T18:25:03-07:00

So with a humungous glass sculpture inside, my little Skutt GM1414 decides to pull a fast one. Or rather a slow one...

Kilned out. Drat.2016-05-17T18:25:03-07:00
21 07, 2007

BEConography

2016-05-17T18:23:58-07:00

Outside, been doing the BECon thing (and weathering jokes from bellboys about BECon, D-CON, etc...) down at the Hilton. Logistically, it's been a nightmare; Portland, "The City that Works," isn't working very well right now. About half of downtown Portland appears to be under construction, streets and all, which has made navigation and parking problematic. And the Hilton, like all commercial buildings, stays at a balmy 65 degrees inside and mostly serves iced drinks, which means I've been freezing the entire time.

BEConography2016-05-17T18:23:58-07:00
18 07, 2007

Oh for goodness’ sake!

2016-05-17T18:23:50-07:00

Right after I posted about BECon and Dr. Linton's color theory class, Bullseye posts pictures of the class (and no, I'm not reading the New York Times...). Interesting look at BECon, though--if you ignore the mention of me in the photo it's worth reading....

Oh for goodness’ sake!2016-05-17T18:23:50-07:00
18 07, 2007

BECon: Architecture, glass and buddies

2017-10-07T17:35:22-07:00

Was honored by the presence of two really wonderful artists, Mel and Les "Twinvision" Rowe-Israelson, last week and this. They're in town to focus on building some reasonably massive glass sculptures, meeting up with the rest of the glass community and...BECon.

BECon: Architecture, glass and buddies2017-10-07T17:35:22-07:00
7 07, 2007

Stacks bowl update

2016-05-17T18:41:30-07:00

The grey tweed effect was SUPPOSED to be pure French Vanilla, punctuated by small transparent lines of intense color. Instead, I got a motley assortment of greys and lavenders mixed with French Vanilla.

Stacks bowl update2016-05-17T18:41:30-07:00
4 07, 2007

Glass project notes

2016-05-17T18:44:47-07:00

There's a discussion going on Warmglass right now concerning beginning glass resources (books and tutorials). I've just suggested that your own project notes are an essential part of the journey, a sort of do-it-yourself tutorial that should never be missed. So here's the template I used.

Glass project notes2016-05-17T18:44:47-07:00
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