Monday, May 25, 2009

Something You Should See

Long time no post, I know! I've been kinda busy with different things.. moving stuff from one gallery to another, taking photos for jury submission, making beads for my upcoming show in Cincinnati, catching up with old friends on FaceBook, puppy sitting, etc.

This post is particularly dedicated to my non-lampworking friends. Of the many thousands of glass artists in the world today, there are only a few who have become "household names" and one of those is Paul Stankard. He specializes in very realistic botanical paperweights. He rarely teaches, but the Toledo Museum of Art recently sponsored a class with Paul and a couple of my former instructors - Tink Martin and Karin Wilcox - attended. Last I checked, there were a few of his pieces on display in the glass gallery at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. I have to tell you that seeing his works in person nearly brought me to tears and that's not an easy feat. Please do yourself a favor and click here to see more beautiful works by Paul.

3 comments:

Mariealena Calabrese said...

WOW! Just WOW! Thank you so much for sharing that with us. The detail in the flowers and PEOPLE encased in the glass is amazing. I absolutely love things like this and I can't wait to show this to other people.

Mermaid Glass said...

Is this real? :) Wow, totally bubble-free. Incredible!

Unknown said...

very pretty Lori...