Breakfast at Tiffany's

In the spirit of puns, here's the Breakfast at Tiffany's lamp I made back at art school. The shade is made of duct tape and wire, and the waffle and oranges are made of glass.

  

Plus, a bonus design sketch!

Songs (YouTube):

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something (of course!)

Diner - Martin Sexton

The Power Is On - The Go! Team

Pancakes for One - of Montreal

SOFA so Good!

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

CORNING LIGHT SHOW ON THE BRIDGE: AWESOME.

Alfred University presented a light show Friday night during the Glass Art Society's conference in Corning, NY. The Corning Museum of Glass is a hot spot for all glass enthusiasts, including my flameworking-friend Ruth and I. The student glass exhibit was fantastic and the light show was beautiful.


I entered two of my pieces, the Basket starfish and the Shrimp.

Songs:

59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon and Garfunkel (YouTube)

Blinded by the Light - Bruce Springsteen (YouTube)

For the full set of pictures, see my Facebook (friends only).

Detailed Carved Linework

This appears to be a pattern in my work: Crazy amounts of tiny lines, carved by an X-Acto. Here's my glass project from last year's glassblowing class, where everyone made 16 objects, one to give to each member of the class. I made 16 panels of sheet music on plate glass. The song is Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer," a popular ragtime piano piece. The ledger lines and notes were sandblasted onto the glass.

Now, I'm creating a stencil with intricate tendrils.

The Conclusion: Lines are fun. So is negative space. And ragtime tunes.