Monthly Archives: July 2009
high5 glass: susan taylor glasgow sews glass
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“My mother was a complicated woman.” This is the opening sentence of Susan Taylor Glasgow’s artist statement. I was immediately intrigued. Taylor Glasgow is the only artist I know of who sews glass. She shapes and fuses sheets of glass the way a seamstress cuts fabric to make a garment. Then she applies imagery to the glass components – text and pictures that reflect a 1950′s sensibility – before sewing the panels together with waxed linen thread or nylon ribbon.
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high5 glass: kristina logan at work
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The video clip below is a teaser for acclaimed bead artist Kristina Logan’s Master Class DVD from the Corning Museum of Glass. I love that she purposefully creates subtle differences on each side. In this clip she talks about why she leaves herself options – something to think about!
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high5 glass: kate fowle meleney’s electroformed glass beads
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When I look at Kate Fowle Meleney’s beads I feel as though I am looking through a window pane into a world of riotous color and pattern – makes me want to open the window, lean out, look around and say “Good Morning World!”
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