I have been kindly asked to forward the following information:
Glass artists invited to collaborate in the 6th international glass exhibition “Vitrum Balticum VI. Optical Outlook” at the M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art in Kaunas, Lithuania, Opening: 8 May 2014(http://www.stiklomenas.lt/
vitrum6_e.php) May I also remind that the forms for the Jutta Cuny-Franz Award 2015 are now online on www.smkp.de/cuny-franz. The deadline for participation is 15 October 2014.
Norwood Viviano opening up Spring season at Heller Gallery
Week 4 Outline
Blow Slot Management Reprimanding
Discuss scheduling Mara’s lecture
Discuss squeezing in another VA or guest critic on March 10/12
CRIT Joey’s display case!
Review straight cups, silhouette cups, punties and cane pull assignments
Simple cane demo
Individual Meetings
Video + Glass: Optics of the Lens at OxBow
I listed OxBow already under “Summer Opportunities,” but I thought I should share this personal plea from Kim since you all enjoyed her stay so much . . .
Dear Colleagues,Charlotte Potter and I will be co-teaching the class “Video + Glass: Optics of the Lens” this summer at Ox-bow.
Please share with your students, colleagues, and friends!
All my best,
KimOx-Bow offers:
- A variety of for-credit and non-credit courses in Painting/Drawing, Glassblowing, Ceramics, Metals/Sculpture, Printmaking, Papermaking, Photography, Fiber, Film, Video, & New Media, Art History, and Science.
- Fellowships and Merit Scholarships.
- Summer and Fall Residencies.
- Work Scholarship and Six Credit Special for SAIC students.
- Ox-Bow also fulfills a portion of the SAIC off-campus study requirement.
Classes run from June 1-August 16, and students can earn 1 credit for a one-week course, 3 credits for a two-week course, or take courses for non-credit. For course information click here.
Fellowship and Merit scholarship applications are due February 23rd. Ox-Bow offers a variety of scholarships for students taking credit or non-credit classes.
Applying is easy, just fill out the application and we will figure out what you qualify for! Applications for the fellowship are online here and scholarships here.
In-person registration for SAIC students begins Monday, March 17th at 8:30 a.m. at the Ox-Bow office. Students interested in work scholarships MUST register in person. Work scholarships are first come, first serve. SAIC financial aid is available to eligible students.
Open on-line registration begins March 31st at 8:30 a.m. here. (Open mail/fax/in-person registration also starts).
Summer Arts Faculty Residency & MFA Project Applications are due on April 6th. Applications for the Arts Faculty are online here and MFA Residency here.
Fall Artist Residency Applications are due on May 11th. Applications are online here.
Please visit our website, call 800.318.3019, email ox-bow@saic.edu, or stop by our office for more information.
University Roundtable Lunchtime Awesomeness
Check this out! March 12th is coming up. Register at link below:
Wednesday, March 12
UW’s Glass Menagerie
Laura A. Halverson Monahan, Tracy Drier, and Ilia A. Guzei.
The University of Wisconsin Zoology Museum houses an historically significant collection of hand-blown glass models depicting marine invertebrate animals created by Leopold Blaschka and his son, both German glassmakers, and purchased by Professor, later President, Edward A. Birge in 1890 for use in teaching. Learn about the manufacture and history of these unusual and rare models as well as current plans for the conservation and restoration of the collection.
Reservation Deadline: Noon, March 5
Registration Link: https://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/
Week 3: Punties and Cane Pulling
Make and document 20 consecutive punties.
Do one cane pull during your slot if you did not do one in class (most of you). Chop cane into ladder-lengths and store in classroom. Do not cut down any further at this point. We will all share our cane. There are 8 or so chunks of white and black leftover from class in the Y5 color box. There are also a few chunks left on the coldshop table. Please manage the color box during your slots and make sure it is not left on when you leave. Keep in mind beginners are still not trained on the GB4s.
A few tips:
- Pulls usually work best if you never let things get too cold.
- The stiff white/black really requires the color be exposed/touching the metal on both posts. If you see a sliver or hunk of clear between your color and the posts, chill aggressively by dunking the bottom 1/2″ – 1″ in the block bucket or using the squeezie bottles to chill the end closer to you.
- Stick a pair of tweezers in your butt pocket before you get pulling. If you need two pairs, don’t just steal the pair off the other bench if someone is working; grab a crappy pair from the tool reject area.
- The hand orientation is really nice to get down. There are lots of other ways of attaching your cane post, but I really find this to be the smoothest. When your set-up is hot, point your cane set-up down vertically, flip your hands so both hands are holding the pipe thumbs up (as though you were going to swing it), shimmy your hands down as far as possible towards the hot part of the pipe. Let go with your right hand and grab the post your partner prepared (which should be post-side up), again grabbing the pipe as close to the warm area as possible. Lift your left hand with the post up high enough to secure the bottom onto the post. Once secured, really yank with the left arm UP to get the diameter you want on that colder end. Pass that off to your partner and walk with the hot end at the speed you desire. (Left/right here can change here, but just for the sake of instruction it’s helpful to start somewhere.)
Week 3 Outline
Monday, 2/10:
Joey Display Case Crit — Pushed to Wednesday or Monday of next week
Assignment Review: Cup and SIlhouette Troubleshooting — this didn’t happen
Straight Cane Demo; In-Class Pulling
Individual Meetings — Email follow-up
Wednesday, 2/12:
Don Friedlich lecture and coldworking demo