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In January I went to the Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass as a teaching assistant for Anna Boothe’s class on casting and moldmaking with murrini. I’m in the green apron…
Ann Welles, the directory of Exhibit A Gallery in Corning also hosted a “meet and greet” with her artists, which was then nicely promoted by the Corning Museum of Glass on their Facebook page, which said:
See new works recently arrived from Amsterdam by Anne Gant at Exhibit A on Market Street in Corning. Gant blows and works glass and presses it into paper while it’s still hot. This destroys the glass. It’s glass art with no glass in it….with beautiful results.
As always, it’s great to be in Corning- the outstanding museum and library, the studio which is always full of energy, the huge number of knowledgeable glass people everywhere! From David Whitehouse’s lectures and Bill Gudenrath’s tours of Museum after-hours to Dennis James talking about the glass armonica- to all the scientists and engineers busy on new super-strong glasses, it’s a wonderful environment for a glass artist.
And of course on the main street is Exhibit A- with 5 new pieces from me. If you are in town, check out Thali for Indian food, and the lovely study collection of Frederick Carder glass, which is next to the Studio and free to visit…
Here are some quick studio shots of just-completed work, I hope you will check back to see them once they are cozily settled in a gallery, because they always look nicer when they are photographed correctly- these photos were taken on the day they came out of the glassblowing studio. This blog is a chance to see behind the scenes and to see the newest thing when it is “fresh”, so here they are!:
“The Visitor Epergne”
“The Winged Epergne”
both 30 in high by 22.25 inches wide
“Residual Sparkle”
and a detail shot…
30 in high x 44.5 inches wide
“Epergne for the Wanderer”
26.25 inches high x 19 inches wide
These new small pieces are destined for New York.
“Abundance”
These are brand new drawings from the studio. Vrij Glas was open again last week after its normal wintertime closure.
It is still early spring here, and it was so cold in the studio that I could see my breath the entire time I was working.
It’s a good time of year to blow glass- it feels great to get close to the furnace.
When I made these two pieces, I was definitely looking forward to seeing plants growing again, and the productive summertime.
“Abundance” shows an elegant fruit dish overflowing with objects.
“Rewards of Patience” shows some new growth emerging from a pile of discarded vases.
“Rewards of Patience”
Detail of “Rewards of Patience”
Movie by Jata Haan, music by DJ Pippins. (c) 2009 Anne Gant.
Artist discusses work and process for creating hot glass drawings on paper.
Last week and this coming week, I am in the Vrij Glas studio in Zaandam, making work in preparation for the show in Corning, NY in June. Here is a peek at two of the new pieces in progress. This show will have a lot of pieces in it which are fanciful, hopeful and a bit “sparkly.”
Each new piece is a challenge; I never know if they will turn out well, and there is some risk involved: although the glass can be recycled, if the paper burns too much, or burns incorrectly, there is nothing to do but start again. So far however, I am pleased with many of the results for this group of work. I look forward to presenting the new work to you here, once it is ready for the show!
Outside the studio: The weather is great in Amsterdam and Zaandam lately. We take lunch breaks out here at the table. I rarely want to stop blowing glass, but once I sit out here in the sun, it seems like a shame to waste the day inside with the hot furnace!
Inside the studio: I’ve got work in progress covering the whole space, stretching all the way from the front to the back!
Feel free to send comments or questions, and I hope to see you at the show in June.
