March 2022 Newsletter
Ongoing projects, classes in the shop, art in the world and more!
Art in the Shop: Time of the Waves 2022
Time of the waves 2022 : Represents an ongoing project exploring how platonic ideals are broken down and re-assebled from the fragments. Originally cast as a solid uniform colored piece of performed glass, the finished object was broken, refired and drenched in water to break it up into multiple pieces. These pieces are then sorted for size and color and reassembled as a new version of itself.
This one is almost done I think. Maybe one more firing i'm gonna sit with it for a bit.
Artist in the World: Roni Horn
"Water Double", 2013 - 15
Solid cast glass with as-cast surfaces with oculus, two parts, installation view, 2 parts
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Roni Horn is a writer and conceptual artist from New York. Her work has been shown in exhibits throughout the globe. Horn has a minimalist style that focuses on color and material. Nature, especially water in all its forms, and poetry are reoccurring themes in her works. Horn often works with cast glass to create barrel and rectangular prism shaped solid glass structures. These large sculptures, like the ones shown above, must anneal from three to four months!
"Well and Truly", 2009 - 2010
Solid cast, blue glass with as-cast surfaces on all sides (fire-polished top), 10 parts
36"/91.5 cm diameter, 18" / 45.5 cm height
Photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography
Upcoming Classes at Potekglass
Blowing Boro Basics
Glass Fundamental
April 30 10:00am - 1:00pm
3 hour class
Cost: non-members $95 / members $88.50
Discover the sculptural potential of durable Borosilicate named for the element boron, which is added as a flux to create an American hard glass! This fundamentals class will explore blowing glass in the scientific tradition. Students will be pulling points, making tapered spheres, and sculpting bowls. Students are required to purchase or bring a graphite opening tool ($15).
Kiln
Beginner
April 16th
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
3 hour class
Cost: non-member $95 / member $69
Simple to start endless in its potential; kiln-forming is to glass what conducting is to instruments. In this course students will learn to cut patterns out of sheet glass, make frit, and work with a variety of glass formats by combing them in the kiln to produce a glass ring dish.
Glass Menagerie - Tortoise
Beginner
March 26th
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
3 hour class
Cost: non-member $95 / member $69
Borosilicate glass gets its name from the element boron, which is added as a flux to create an American hard glass. A melt that occurs at a hotter temperature, boro is well suited for sculptural glass endeavors. In this introduction to sculpture on the torch, students will learn the fundamentals of turning glass shapes into small turtles. Learn to create seals, how to make a button and pick up frit, heating out tool marks and how to strike color.
Free Glass Friday - Torch & Kiln
March 14th, 21st and 28th
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
$35 non-members / $25 members
This includes 4 hours on our equipment with a set of student tools and free glass.
The glass provided for the kiln session is all Bullseye baby! Italian soft glass, borosilicate glass and bullseye glass available for torch session!
Retail in the Shop: Beetle Bits Glass Cutting System
Beetle Bits glass cutting systems are now available at Potekglass. Ultra and Mini systems are available. Starting mid April Potekglass will be selling more STAINED GLASS SUPPLIES and MATERIALS!
Ultra Beetle Bits System
Mini Beetle Bits System
