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Nassau Bahamas

24 Aug 2011 Comments Off on Nassau Bahamas

by mspdgtt in Art Encounters Tags: Atlantis, Chihuly, glass sculptures, Junkanoo

A few of the Chihuly glass sculptures from Atlantis, which within itself is an exciting idea. Also Junkanoo art.

Art Museum in Milwaukee

24 Aug 2011 Comments Off on Art Museum in Milwaukee

by mspdgtt in Art Encounters Tags: art, art museum, Chihuly, China, forbidden city, glass, maria padgett, Milwaukee, museum, sculpture

This is a picture of the Art Museum in Milwaukee. The “sails” on this amazing work of architecture lift and lower. There was a special exhibition of Chinese artwork from the forbidden city.

Glass Workshop at Art in the Dairy

24 Aug 2011 Comments Off on Glass Workshop at Art in the Dairy

by mspdgtt in Art Encounters

According to our instructor:
There are 3 rules of glass. One: it is always a liquid. It is very slowly moving at room temperature. Two: it wants to be 6mm thick. Three: Gravity forces it straight down. So when it is melted, glass on top goes straight down, not puddling over the edges. When the glass on top goes down, the beneath is displaced. She also said that the stained glass windows in old European churches were getting thinner on top and that silica is one of the most readily available resources on the planet.