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Few things as remarkable as glass are created from a
handful of simple materials. The recipe for glass includes a little sand, a
little soda, a little lime and a lot of heat. Glassblowing has a long history
of skilled people creating beautiful forms before tremendous heat. The process
is as amazing as the product itself. Using nothing more than their breath and
a few simple tools, glass artisans are able to carefully coax vibrant
creations from molten liquid.
The artists, William Todd McClure, Lynn Read and Jude
Filppi have worked hard to polish their skills of precision and uniformity in
order to create pieces as individual as the makers.
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William Todd McClure's stylized glass female
forms are like dresses that are defined by the body they adorn. There is a
delicate contrast, between cold, brittle glass and soft flexible fabric.
While fashion itself is a temporary cultural phenomenon, changing from
season to season, glass, once formed, can last for thousands of years.
McClure likes the tension that results from the union of these threads of
thought. The surfaces of his vessels are etched to further soften them,
and to evoke the translucence of fabric rather than the transparency of
glass. The forms are soft and swirling, with the twist of the shoulders
and pelvis that define the movement of the torso. |
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Lynn Read received his BFA in Sculptural studies
from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1993. After graduating, he
apprenticed as a glass blower with Anthony Corradett, Dimirti Michaelides
and Robert Gardner. Over the last five years he has studied with Roger
Parrimore, Elio Quanisa, to achieve a vast understanding of the hot glass
processes. Reads' focus now is in murrine vessels and learning to be
versatile and graceful with molten glass. With this in mind, Read
ultimately creates beautiful vessels that exhibit fine craftsmanship. |
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Jude Filppi has been an artist and teacher in
fine arts for over 20 years. Her fused glasswork has been shown in
galleries from Hawaii to Oregon and Washington to California and Idaho.
Filppi's glass pieces are hand cut, designed, fused and shaped of arid,
transparent, opal and dichroic glass. Each piece is unique and filled with
ever-changing light, texture and function. Jude's glass lends a playful
prism of colors to the table. The platters are meant to be used as well as
appreciated as a fine piece of art.
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Each plate or platter is unique and varies in color and design. All
plates and platters are meant to be used and are food and dishwasher safe.
Each piece lends a playful prism of colors to the table and the food.
The sushi plates are made of several strips of irid
glass placed in numerous different patterns. They come in four sizes: 6”
X 6”, 9” X 9”, 12” X 12” and 5” X 8”. |
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View More of Jude Filppi's work
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