Videos to inspire and educate about glass as an art medium, from live glassblowing to conversations with world-renowned artists.
About Museum of Glass
The mission of Museum of Glass is to ignite creativity, fuel discovery, and enrich lives through glass and glassmaking.
Located in Tacoma, Washington, Museum of Glass is a premier contemporary art museum dedicated to glass and glassmaking in the West Coast’s largest and most active museum glass studio. MOG has established a reputation for hosting impactful and engaging artist residencies, organizing and exhibiting nationally traveling exhibitions, and creating unique programs for visitors, all while building a growing permanent collection chronicling the development of modern and contemporary glass.
You should make life size Skeletors Staff. I believe it's a ram head with horns if I had the money and equipment that's stuff I would be making and selling.
I lived in Tacoma for a while. On one rainy off-day, I went and spent about half a day there just sitting quietly in the observatory area watching the craftsmen work on glass pieces. It was a good day....
When they first put up the "artwork" in front of the museum of Glass, I spent 4 months wondering why the art was covered by blue trash bags. Imagine my surprise when I found out that was the artwork.
Ryan should’ve been the winner! Also can’t believe how negative Karen was, saying she could care less to disappoint kids & how she didn’t bother to stand up & check to see how the actual piece was turning out. The assistants did a great job helping out and shouldn’t be taken for granted. I’m sure there are other contestants that would be more grateful & wish they had the opportunity to participate.
I'm so disappointed with how some of these contestants talk about the assistants... They get on tv and their egos explode. Blyth said "you end up working by yourself" that is the biggest lie. The assistants make it possible for you to make the work.
It's very cheap to dish the assistants, knowing very well that several of the assistants are better glass blowers than some of the candidates. They hauled heavy pieces of glass around for reheats while the artists remained seated on the bench. Shame on you for not recognising that.
5:34 Also actually not true. Initially only100 were made and an extra of 25 specially engraved for very high placed clientele with their names by the company itself. Some of the original productionnumber registration papers indicate there were made an extra of 50 but they are not signed for production, so we can't be sure they actually were porduced. Espacially the application of the metal hinge to the glass was a serious obstacle for mass production. We have the original prototype of this design in our museum with an oval shaped pearl inside.
3:12 Actually not true, It refers to Tax Horsepower or taxable horsepower. It was an early system of taxation rates for automobiles in some countries like Belgium, Britain and France.
We dont get to see the finished product standing upright? Don’t link me to another video because I won’t go there. The algorithm brought me here and you let me down. My attention span, in this moment, is only so much.
Hello! Isn't that so frustrating! Every art form has a process, and even we didn't get to see this piece standing. This piece was then rushed an annealer (cooling oven) immediately after finishing. Then, promptly sold!
Thank you for your artististic vision, technical skill, spiritual and intellectual focus, and your hard work and discipline. You bring so much integrity to you work. ❤Love 💕Love 💗
