Chicago recently held the SOFA (Sculpture Objects and Functional Art) conference. Held at Navy Pier, it featured works from ceramic and glass artists from around the globe. It was really fascinating to see what everyone was making out of essentially the same few basic materials. Glass, clay, and wood are extremely versatile. And the Corning Museum of Glass was doing demonstrations with their own portable hot shop!
Artists' work pictured here: Lauren Kalman, Kurt Weiser, Anne Lemanski, and Anna Williams.
A Playlist for SOFA: Songs/Videos:
Sofa Song - The Kooks
A Spoonful Weighs a Ton - The Flaming Lips
Lip Gloss - Lil Mama
Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me) - Paul McCartney and Wings
You Ain't No Picasso - Bishop Allen
Jaws Theme - John Williams
Fins - Jimmy Buffett
Talking Bird - Death Cab for Cutie
Lullaby of Birdland - Ella Fitzgerald
Man, I would have loved to go to SOFA! I'm green with envy! Next time I visit you I will have to strategically plan my timing to coincide with something awesome. :)
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