My
last post was about Kari Russell-Pool and her demo on lampworking.
Today I am sharing Marc Petrovic's demo. He works out of the furnace
instead of with a torch to create his beautiful pieces and birds are
a big part of what he does.
©
Marc Petrovic
Bluebird
Preserve, 2010
blown, hot sculpted
26" x 10.5"
Marc
Makes A Bird
shaping
the first gather of clear glass from the furnace
sifting
blue powdered glass onto the gather
melting
the color into the gather in the glory hole
shaping
the gather on the marver table
gathering
a layer of clear glass over the blue from the furnace
shaping
the gather (that's wet newspaper in his hand)
starting
to define the head from the body
reheating
(a lot of this goes on)
defining
and shaping the wings and tail
back
in the glory hole
working
on the wings
reheating
with a torch (a lot of this went on too)
transferring
the bird to a punty rod
starting
to shape the head
adding
glass for the beak
making
the eyes
positioning
the head
almost
done
the
finished bird off the punty and headed for the annealer to cool off
Wow - that is SO cool! Or I guess actually red hot :)
ReplyDeleteTwo of my favorite books involve glass artists (Dick Francis & Nora Roberts). The Dick Francis one was especially fascinating because it was a mystery & some of the action took place in the workshop.
holy smokes, this was fascinating! i can't imagine the HEAT!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing process to see and I love the bird cupped in those gloved hands. Glass is magic stuff!
ReplyDeleteWhat an extraordinary skill to forge a bird out of glass! Thanks for sharing all the steps with us.
ReplyDeleteHow'd he get them birds in thet bottle?
ReplyDeleteGREAT! Thanks for taking us along! Incredible!
ReplyDeleteI am just in awe of all creativity and skill!
ReplyDeletethis was fascinating, I have always admired the work but never really saw even some of the steps before. Thanks for sharing. Oma Linda
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. In a way, as beautiful as our real feathered friends.
ReplyDeleteWow!! I loved watching the process and the bird is fabulous!
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Hugs
SueAnn
there is a studio close to me where I like to go watch
ReplyDeletehis art is really beautiful
ReplyDeletethere is a glass works place in my old neighborhood of Brooklyn and I really need to visit them next time I'm there - they have guided tours and artist talks
Right, your turn next.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, it almost seems impossble to do what you folks are doing.
I agree with Friko. It does indeed seem impossible. Just amazing talent this couple has.
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