July/August 2021**Print**

Glass Art^®

July/August 2021
Volume 36
Number 4

 

International Glass

Daisuke Takeuchi

Exquisite Kaleidoscopic Designs in Flameworked Glass

by Vicki Schneider

Photography by Sakiyo Takeuchi and Daisuke Takeuchi

Sometimes artists begin with a specific idea of exactly what they want to make or accomplish or express, but other times the direction is not so clear. It’s important, however, for artists to keep moving forward, trusting that the road will take them someplace that is at least interesting and hopefully even significant, meaningful, and fulfilling.

 

Hot Glass Studio Profile

Elliot Walker Blows Us Away

by Dr. Julie Anne Denton

Photography by Simon Bruntnell, David Leyes, Joanna Sullivan, and Ester Segara

Elliot Walker, hot glass sculptor and winner of the second season of the Netflix show Blown Away, took an evening class in stained glass, where a love for glass art blossomed. Taking part in Blown Away has helped the artist to gain rapport with galleries and take advantage of the many opportunities that have now come his way.

 

Flameworked Glass Studio Profile

Joy Munshower

Bringing Beads to Life

by Joe Samuelson III

Photography by Victor Janczar and David Orr

A flameworking demo by one of Joy Munshower’s fellow grad students opened the doorway into a world of sculpting bas-relief style beads. Many bead makers are more concerned with wearability, but the sculptor inside Munshower prefers a strong presence on a pedestal display. Utilizing the third dimension in her high bas-relief beads has evolved into a style all her own.

 

Personal Development

Creativity

There’s No Such Thing as a Straight Line

by Milon Townsend

Flameworking artist and educator Milon Townsend shares how artists who look back across work they have created before with a fresh eye can build on the past to generate new, expanded techniques. He also reminds artists of the importance to always be open to new ideas and directions.

 

Artist to Artist

Finding Ideas and Inspiration

by Vicki Schneider

Photography by Keay Edwards, Dan Fox Lumina Studio, Jen Violette, John Polak, and Pete Duvall

Artist to Artist presents a behind-the-scenes glimpse into artists’ beliefs, feelings, and practices and provides a showcase for their work. This issue explores ways for artists to find ideas and inspiration with flameworking artist Kathleen Elliot, glass sculptor Jason Gamrath, blown glass artist Jen Violette, and kiln casting artist Michael Janis.

 

Pioneers in Glass

Robert Palusky

Capturing Life’s Narratives in Glass

by Sara Sally LaGrand

During Robert Palusky’s early years, he formed a high school band that opened concerts for several famous groups. Later he earned his MFA in ceramics and went on to build a ceramics program at Kirkland College. When Palusky discovered hot glass art, he found his personal artistic voice producing handblown glass mosaic tiles to use for encasing his sculptures.

 

Skills and Techniques

An Exercise in Light Reading

by Bob Leatherbarrow

Fused glass artist Bob Leatherbarrow shares the development of his Light Reading series of fused glass books created for home decor. The artist discuses several design and technical challenges that became apparent during the evolution of the series along with the solutions that he discovered to overcome them.

 

Glass Talk

The Glass Ark

Animals in the Pierre Rosenberg Collection

Photos Courtesy of Le Stanza del Vetro

The Glass Ark: Animals in the Pierre Rosenberg Collection exhibit being held at Le Stanze del Vetro in Venice, Italy, focuses on the extraordinary glass animal collection of Pierre Rosenberg, former Director/President of the Louvre in Paris, France. The show features over 750 works of art including elephants, hippos, cats, giraffes, life-size insects, and many other species.

 

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