http://glassart.craftgossip.com Glass Beads, Arts and Crafts Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:27:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1155" align="aligncenter" width="215" caption="This is glass..."][/caption] Some of the most amazing glass objects were created at the turn of the last century, not this one. Specimens and models of flowers and sea creatures so realistic you can hardly believe they were made of glass. These pieces were made by Leopold ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/11/05/blaschka-glass-a-history-of-glass-models/ [caption id="attachment_1151" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Swarming Honeybee 2006"][/caption] Paul Stankard is a glass god. That is a fact. I have been fortunate enough to have met him years ago at the Gathering of the Society of Glass Bead Makers that was in Corning. He was the keynote speaker. His glass work is ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/11/04/craft-in-america-paul-stankard/ [caption id="attachment_1147" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Klaus Moje from the Bullseye Gallery at SOFA"][/caption] I've mentioned SOFA, the International Expositions of Sculptural Objects and Functional Art Show because of the appearances of Bullseye and the Corning Museum of Glass' Hot Glass RoadShow. This post is about GAS, the Glass Art Society being at ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/11/03/gas-at-sofa/ My passion is glass. I melt it and form it into cute beads...pretty beads...sometimes beads that blow my mind. I also fuse glass into objects...functional art. A sink...a lamp...plates and bowls. Then there's mosaic. Bits of glass and tiles adhered to objects and walls and surfaces. It's all about color ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/11/02/what-do-you-do-with-glass/ I mentioned the SOFA show in an earlier post about Bullseye Glass and their exhibit. For those who missed that post, SOFA is the Sculptural Objects and Functional Art show that's held around the country a couple of times a year. The next show is in Chicago and will be ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/10/31/hot-glass-show-at-sofa-chicago/ I picked up both of these blog posts through Bullseye's Facebook posting. They're from the Washington Glass School. These are pretty cool. The bacon and eggs roll up is hysterical. You do know what a roll up is, yes? For those who don't, it's when you take a sheet of ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/10/29/roll-ups-glass-blowing-at-washington-glass-school/ So you want to fuse glass. But how do you get started? Well, I've been looking up different sites trying to find well rounded advice on what to do, how to do it and where to do it. I'm going to share a couple of different sites and you can ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/10/26/setting-up-a-glass-fusing-studio-the-small-version/ For those of you that are lampworkers please visit the web site of The Flow magazine. It's full of more information than a torch working fool could need. There are articles and tutorials as well as information about the industry. I started looking at the tutorial section and found a ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/10/24/the-flow-a-lampworking-publication/ I blog about glass related events and places to go but I haven't written much about glass art history. I'd like to present a posting ocsasionally on an aspect of how we got to this place with glass. Who first discovered how to melt glass and why. Take out a ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/10/22/glass-art-history-lesson-corning-museum-of-glass/ The Bead Society of Los Angeles is one of the oldest bead societies in the country. They were founded in 1975 by a group of bead enthusiasts. They collected and made jewelry and were educators that had a robust love of beads. Through the years they have given grants, had ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/10/21/the-bead-society-of-la-presents-bead-bazaar-2009/ Next time you're in St Louis you must stop by the Third Degree Glass Factory. This looks like a very good time for the glass lover. Classes, events, glass...good times. It's a full service public art glass space established in 2002 by Jim McKelvey and Doug Auer. They offer studio ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/10/20/field-trip-third-degree-glass-factory/ [caption id="attachment_1105" align="aligncenter" width="192" caption="Chad's piece that sold!"][/caption] I've talked about Piece by Piece a couple of times in past blog postings. They're the organization that teaches mosaic techniques to low income and homeless people in the Los Angeles area. I have donated glass to them and a good friend of ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/10/18/piece-by-piece-art-opening-at-bergamot-station/ Today we're heading to San Jose, CA to visit the Bay Area Glass Institute. The Bay area is blessed with a number of places people who love glass can go to learn more about glass. They offer classes in all aspects of glass working as well as studio rental time. ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/10/16/field-trip-bay-area-glass-institute/ [caption id="attachment_1095" align="aligncenter" width="187" caption="stairs..."][/caption] If you're going to be in the Chicago area November 6-8, 2009 head over to SOFA, the Sculpture Objects and Functional Art Fair being held at the Navy Pier's Festival Hall. This is a show I've always wanted to attend and have only dreamt of being ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/10/15/bullseye-at-sofa-in-chicago/ [caption id="attachment_1090" align="aligncenter" width="203" caption="Matthew Cummings"][/caption] The Glass Art Society Board of Directors is requesting proposals for lectures, demonstrations, and panels, or suggest a topic or presenter, for the Tucson, Arizona conference that incorporate the theme, Viva el Vidrio. Check out their web site to find out what you need to do ... http://glassart.craftgossip.com/2009/10/14/call-for-2011-tucson-az-conference-proposals/