Summer 2010 - Session 9: August 16 - 27
(two weeks)
- An In-depth Introduction to Venetian Techniques
William Gudenrath | Glassblowing
- Forces of Nature
Bandhu Dunham | Flameworking
- Painting the Void: Sandblasting and Vitreous Painting
Denise Stillwaggon Leone | Sandblasting and Painting
- Pâte de Verre
Kimiake and Shin-ichi Higuchi | Kiln Working
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An In-depth Introduction to Venetian Techniques
William Gudenrath | Glassblowing
This course will provide a firm foundation in the basic movements of Venetian-style glassblowing. It will include the making of well-formed and thinly blown vessel bodies, excellent necks, delicate mereses, and blown feet and stems. When students have mastered these techniques, they will proceed to make canes and to study caneworking processes. Objects from The Corning Museum of Glass collection will be closely studied, initially to frustrate, and then to inspire students. One year of glassblowing experience is required.
William Gudenrath, resident adviser of The Studio, is a glassblower, scholar, lecturer, and teacher. An authority on historical hot glassworking techniques from ancient Egypt through the Renaissance, he has presented many lectures and demonstrations. Mr. Gudenrath also is the president of the Fellows of The Corning Museum of Glass.
William Gudenrath, Untitled
Forces of Nature
Bandhu Dunham | Flameworking
Through a combination of free exploration and collaborative assignment, and taking inspiration from nature, students will develop and refine techniques for sculpting convincing plant, animal, and human forms that can be incorporated as elements into vessels or larger sculptures. Mr. Dunham also will demonstrate some of his techniques for creating kinetic glass sculptures, which utilize natural forces such as gravity, heat, and pressure to animate whimsical moving machines. No glassworking experience is required; advanced students also are welcome.
Bandhu Dunham is the author of the definitive glass text, Contemporary Lampworking, as well as Formed of Fire and Creative Life. He has been working with glass for more than 30 years and has taught flameworking techniques internationally. Mr. Dunham's work is represented in the permanent collection of several museums, including The Corning Museum of Glass, the Niijima Glass Art Center, and Glasmuseum Lauscha.
Bandhu Dunham, Calvin
Painting the Void: Sandblasting and Vitreous Painting
Denise Stillwaggon Leone | Sandblasting and Painting
This course will focus on image making. Students will create sandblasting stencils (including photoresists) and learn methods of stage-blasting, carving, and shading to gain a working knowledge of the development of light and shade in sandblasted images. Basic methods of vitreous painting on glass, including paint preparations, tracing and matting applications, and firing will be established. Students will explore the complexity of overlapping imagery. No glassworking experience is required.
Denise Stillwaggon Leone studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Art, Boston. She designs and fabricates architectural art glass commissions, and is represented in institutions throughout the United States. She also creates internationally shown autonomous glass sculpture, published in New Glass Review and 25 Years of New Glass Review. She was an Artist-in-Residence at The Studio and her work is in the Museum's collection.
Denise Stillwaggon Leone, Passing Through
Pâte de Verre
Kimiake and Shin-ichi Higuchi | Kiln Working
During this course, students will learn pâte de verre through the creation of lidded containers, exploring fine control of glass color and detailed mold making. The Higuchis will present demonstrations and conduct discussions on basic cold working, kiln schedules, and basic-to-complex mold-making methods. Students will have access to all of the Higuchis' compiled information on the technique and will leave the class with the ability to continue to develop their own work. This is a juried course. Please submit three digital images with your application.
Kimiake and Shin-ichi Higuchi began exploring the technique of pâte de verre in 1987. They established many of their original techniques through several years of trial and error. Currently, their work can be seen in many museums and galleries and is collected globally. The Higuchis have taught workshops in many parts of the world, including Japan, France, Italy, Mexico, Taiwan, Spain, and the United States.
Kimiake and Shin-ichi Higuchi, Untitled
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