July/August 2022**Print**

Glass Art^®

July/August 2022
Volume 37
Number 4

 

Pioneers in Glass

Paul J. Stankard

This Moment Yearning and Thoughtful

by Dr. Julie Anne Denton

Photography by Jeff DiMarco, Ron Farina, and Paul Stankard

Paul J. Stankard single-handedly changed the centuries-old tradition of glass art paperweight making forever by challenging the angle from which we view the paperweight. The artist also created an enchanting, inspiring, mythical, and thoughtfully authentic artistic language that is influenced by his love of the poetry of Walt Whitman.

 

Educational Glass

Fall and Winter 2022 Residencies at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass

by the Staff of The Corning Museum of Glass

At the beginning of the year, thirteen artists from around the world were invited by The Studio at The Corning Museum of Glass to participate in The Studio’s Artist-in-Residence program. Beginning in September, Sibylle Peretti, Austin Stern, Stine Bidstrup, and Yukiko Sugano will begin the four remaining residencies as they explore new directions in glass using the immense resources available at The Corning Museum of Glass.

 

Personal Development

Creativity—Implosion and Compression

by Milon Townsend

One of the most mystical properties of glass is that it becomes nearly invisible under many circumstances. Implosion and compression techniques are the perfect means to obtain a colorful, highly detailed composition encased within a mass of clear borosilicate glass.

 

CGS News

CGS and the Craft Centre and Design Gallery

Celebrating the Joy of Glass in Leeds

by Pam Reekie

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is working in partnership with the Craft Centre and Design Gallery in Leeds, UK, to present The Joy of Glass, a joint exhibition of contemporary glass art. This double celebration for the two organizations marks the 25th anniversary for CGS and the 40th anniversary for the Craft Centre and Design Gallery.

 

International Glass

Flameworking Artists in Murano

Discovering Ways to Survive the European Gas Crisis

by Sara Sally LaGrand

Murano, Italy, has been featured in almost every news source regarding the growing energy crisis in Europe and specifically its effect on glass production. Well-known flameworking artists Davide Fuin, Amy West, Lucia Santini, and Mauro Vianello along with Marianna Oliboni and Chiara Lee Taiarol, co-owners El Cocal, a new all-female flameworking studio, discuss the problems this brings and some potential solutions.

 

AGG News

The American Glass Guild

Expanding the Glass Community 

by Kathy Jordan, AGG President

The American Glass Guild (AGG) is busy preparing for its 2022 Summer Conference at The Corning Museum of Glass. While there, conference attendees will have the opportunity to explore 45,000 objects representing the glass art and history of 35 countries, a floor dedicated to glass science and innovation, the Contemporary Art + Design Wing, and the largest hot glass demonstration space in the world.

 

Art Glass Studio Profile

Connie-Vetter Johnson

Shards of Creation

by Joe Samuelson III

Contemporary artists have taken mosaic art to new levels of intricacy and awe. Connie Vetter-Johnson is among those who have abandoned the traditional style of using small squares stacked neatly together to create an image. Instead, in her mosaic panels Connie uses thousands of glass shards, each uniquely shaped, that flow together almost seamlessly to create photorealistic portraits.

 

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