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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.

1 07, 2007

Drat. Doncha hate it when that happens?

2020-02-10T15:56:53-08:00

On the production side of the house, I have four series I really enjoy working on: Crystals, Sand, Shards and Sacks. I've talked about the first three a bit, and was getting around to Stacks when a commission piece blew up on me this morning. Damnation.

Drat. Doncha hate it when that happens?2020-02-10T15:56:53-08:00
27 06, 2007

Watercolor fritteries

2016-05-15T15:35:28-07:00

To tell the truth, I don't think I've made a traditional fused piece of glass, i.e, a full, flat fuse of a bunch of cut sheet glass pieces that I then slump into a vessel form, in a long time. That direction seems a lot more limited than using sheet only as a foil, or structural support, for the near-infinite number of things you can do with frit.

Watercolor fritteries2016-05-15T15:35:28-07:00
2 06, 2007

Hood River post-mortem

2017-10-07T17:34:52-07:00

Drove up to Hood River yesterday to participate in the "Art Walk,"this time as artist, not tourist, and I had a blast. I now see why people do these things, even if they don't get rich.

Hood River post-mortem2017-10-07T17:34:52-07:00
1 06, 2007

The next big step in glassmaking (for me)

2016-05-16T01:10:34-07:00

I'm a marketeer by trade. I've helped the Fortune 500 market products worth billions of dollars and several points on the NYSE, so this stuff should be old hat, right? Wrong--I'm discovering it's VERY different when it's your own artwork that's on the block. The last time I was this butterflies-in-stomach nervous was when I sang at my first concert (and since you've never heard me sing at concert since you can probably get an idea of just how nervous that was).

The next big step in glassmaking (for me)2016-05-16T01:10:34-07:00
28 05, 2007

Shards of tempered glass (the Shards series)

2020-02-10T15:36:58-08:00

There's been some interest on warmglass lately about doing chunky, frosted glass vessels like the one above (and also the one at the top of this blog), something I've been experimenting with ever since my parents' big glass display doors came down. I take pretty extensive notes (and pictures) of my experiments, so I thought I'd post a longer explanation here...

Shards of tempered glass (the Shards series)2020-02-10T15:36:58-08:00
26 05, 2007

Everything old is new again?

2021-06-15T14:11:52-07:00

OK, is it my imagination or is a bunch of the stuff in New Glass Review not, well, new?

Everything old is new again?2021-06-15T14:11:52-07:00
18 05, 2007

Kinetic glass with Mr. Dunham

2016-11-06T05:44:32-08:00

Dunham's combined the scientific glassblowing world with engineering and art, and come up with steam engines, compressed air engines and "marble machines" that are genuinely cool. Definitely worth a look.

Kinetic glass with Mr. Dunham2016-11-06T05:44:32-08:00
15 05, 2007

Quilt of glass

2016-05-17T18:24:08-07:00

Quick note: Remember Windwoman, the 8x8 glass tile I did for a virtual exhibit? The exhibit, GlassQuilt, is now open, thanks to hard (and great) work from glass artist Toni Johnson.

Quilt of glass2016-05-17T18:24:08-07:00
19 04, 2007

Frittery

2020-02-10T15:55:03-08:00

As much as I like working with larger forms of glass, you just can't beat frit for infinite possibilities...I particularly enjoyed one experiment--packing powder into simple geometric shapes and letting it fuse into glossy pyramids and circles and squares. So, just as fun exercise, I decided to do a whole piece this way, with a few twists.

Frittery2020-02-10T15:55:03-08:00
3 04, 2007

Windwoman

2016-11-06T05:43:58-08:00

Every once in awhile I love doing an assigned glass project. It's a good stretch of the creative muscles--they tell you what they want, and you get to figure out how to accomplish it. Good, clean brainfun.

Windwoman2016-11-06T05:43:58-08:00
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