There are many
art glass centers across the nation, studios that bring in visiting
professional artists to teach, but until a few years ago there was no
such place in Houston. Now, thanks to Bob Paterson, we have Hot Glass Houston.
We've taught a
few classes there but better than that, he brings in some really
great talent, friends who I rarely see, just so I can visit with
them!
Not really.
He brings in
really great talent to teach and share amazing techniques. I'm lucky
enough to be able to barge drop in on their classes to see what they
are doing (and how they do what they do) and visit with my friends
who live out of state.
In the last
month he has brought in two amazing glass artists, Catharine Newell
and Linda Ethier.
Catharine paints
these wonderful dimensional portraits of people and birds and
landscapes by noodling colored glass powders around multiple layers
of glass and fuses them together. Her images are so evocative,
ethereal and filled with emotion. She just blows me away. And she
is so serene herself. I'm lucky enough to have two of her earlier
small 'notes'.
© Catharine
Newell
© Catharine
Newell
© Catharine
Newell
© Catharine
Newell
Linda is a
caster like me. When we first met and got to know each other she was
doing these wonderful thick castings with embedded figures and
flowers and things. Then she did a lot of commission work. And then
she didn't do anything at all for a while while she thought through and developed a completely new body of work that is so different from her
previous work you would not know it was the same artist. While I
really liked her work before, I adore her new direction. Maybe it's
because we use a lot of the same things in our work...bones, sticks,
leaves, egg shells, feathers.
© Linda Ethier
© Linda Ethier
© Linda Ethier
© Linda Ethier
I told her that
every time I see her work I ask myself, why didn't I think of that.
I ask myself the same question when I see your work, she replied.
No better
compliment than having your work admired by artists whose work you
admire.
Thank you
Catharine and Linda.
Oh I would love to have just a very small percent of this talent. Such lovely works all!
ReplyDeleteWow, these are just beautiful. It's inspiring to look at works like this, and especially great if you know the artist.
ReplyDeletereally, really neat works! wow!
ReplyDeleteHow cool! I love the examples you've shown here.
ReplyDeleteA trio of very talented women, being able to exchange ideas and views on each other’s work can only be beneficial for all of you.
ReplyDeleteso gorgeous I can't breathe- I don't even know how this kind of art is possible! Y'all rock! Amazing work!
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous - the pieces you have chosen to display here are breathtaking
ReplyDeleteStunning! Thanks for telling us.
ReplyDeleteI can see why you are smitten with their work. Both are wonderful artists. Beautiful pieces.
ReplyDeleteWow! Most inspiring.
ReplyDeleteWow. Breath taking. But that is what I always say when I see your amazing pieces.
ReplyDeleteOh, that and "I WANT. . ." ::smiling::
[Forgive me as I try to play catch up on your posts. I have been under the radar for a while, but have been thinking of you!]
Amazing work. I never knew glass could be so versatile.
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