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Designers Harry Allen and Chris Hacker describe working at GlassLab during a two-day design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, August 21 - 22, 2012.
Drawn to functional forms more than abstract designs, and inspired by makers such as Boyd Sugiki and The Studio's own resident artist Bill Gudenrath, Lauren Hunt gets motivation from her surroundings at The Studio. The skill of these masters is "what you strive for," and Lauren listed skill building among her main goals for taking the class. "I hope I have a better understanding of how to make these basic forms. I hope I can utilize it in my own time whenever I want to start my own work.
Designer Tim Dubitsky describes working at GlassLab during a design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, August 14 - 15, 2012.
Watch Ethan Stern demonstrate for his Studio course, Form and Surface: An Anatomy Lesson, in which focus will be placed on investigating glassblowing through a sculptural lens, focusing on form, scale, layering, and color application techniques.
With the assistance of a scholarship awarded to her by the Association of Israel's Decorative Arts (AIDA), Lisbeth Biger an instructor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, made the trip to Corning from Israel this summer to study pâte de verre with Shin-ichi and Kimiake Higuchi. Learn more about scholarships from The Studio: www.cmog.org
Designers Constantin and Laurene Boym describe working at GlassLab during a design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, August 7 - 8, 2012.
Designer Michele Oka Doner describes working at GlassLab during a design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, July 31 - August 1, 2012.
Designer Tom Scott describes working at GlassLab during a design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, July 24 - 25, 2012.
Watch Emilio Santini demonstrate for his Studio course, Sculptural Flameworking, which is designed for intermediate students who are interested in sculpting glass at the torch. Students will be introduced to various sculpting and glassblowing techniques using borosilicate and soda lime glass.
Designer Jon Otis describes working at GlassLab during a design session at The Corning Museum of Glass, July 17 - 18, 2012.
