Albert Einstein said that the definition of insanity is when you keep trying the same experiment over and over again expecting different results. I feel like I have been living proof of this definition for the past 6 months.
Last November, I was hired to create two matching cast glass sinks for a client to install in her current counter top. Since I have been very successful in
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Last summer, I went through the most frightening thing I have ever experienced, the California Basin Complex Wildfire that chewed through much of Big Sur. I had seen wildfires on TV, but had never experienced one in person until then. My partner, BJ, detailed the advance of the fire in photos on his blog as it was happening. We were advised to evacuate, but as we tried
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August 20, 2009
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21st Century Makeover for Historic Instrument
CARMEL VALLEY, CA -- Artists B.E. Johnson and Joy Alyssa Day announced today the completion of a major art installation at the College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California. After over a year of design, development and construction, Celestial Gears, a working model of our solar system was unveiled in the new Planetarium building, bringing
Enjoy The Full Story...I've worked in other mediums (media?) but have found a strange quirk in myself that is really irritating - I fiddle. Yes, I play the violin, but I also just keep nerdling on things forever. When I work in traditional oils, I would keep going in and redoing things until all I had was just a mess. When I started reverse painting on glass, I was not able to
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....says Mo!
I've been working on a new series of glass art. I started out making them to use as sinks, or maybe art bowls, but when I set one down, one of my kittens jumped right in and took over. We figured it was "The New Box" syndrome
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This is the table top for the orrery that we're building. An orrery is one of those old fashioned models of the Solar System with all the planets on arms above a table. You've probably seen one in an old museum or library. No one in the world seems to make them anymore, except us!!!
So this is the table top for ours. Each piece is about 3 feet
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I'm a professional artist, working mainly in glass for the space industry. My partner and I create some of the most incredible glass sculptures having to do with rockets, planets, galaxies... It's an extremely fun career!
All Handmade in the USA
Handmade in the USA