TT298.P45

Includes index

Contents Introduction by Jean W. McLaughlin, Director of Penland School of Crafts Paul Stankard Worlds of Glass Hands On: Making a Floral Paperweight About the Artist Shane Fero Flights of Realism and Surrealism Hands On: Making a Bird About the Artist Kristina Logan Beauty and the Bead Hands On: Making and Setting a Disk Bead About the Artist Gallery Vittorio Costantini The Natural Hands On: Making a Fish About the Artist Sally Prasch Curious Connections: Glass, Science, and Art Hands On: Employing Scientific Techniques About the Artist Elizabeth Ryland Mears What Lies Beneath Hands On: Applying Surface Treatments About the Artist Janis Miltenberger A Melting Pot of Souls Hands On: Making a Large Sculpture with Multiple Parts About the Artist Gallery Ingalena Klenell Chaos and Order, Fluent and Solid Hands On: Partnering Kiln and Torch About the Artist Susan Plum Across the Woven Universe Hands On: Weaving Glass, and Transferring Glass Designs onto Other Media About the Artist Emilio Santini Unconscious Learning, Unwitting Privilege Hands On: Making a Goblet About the Artist Gallery Penland School of Crafts Overview Acknowledgments Contributing Photographers Contributing Artists Index

For more than 75 years, the Penland School of Crafts has attracted the most creative crafters from across the globe‹and the Penland Book series is dedicated to showcasing the stunning work these very special artists create. This gorgeous new entry focuses on glass and the ten top contemporary flameworkers who have taught at the school, all of whom have areas of expertise that make them leaders in their field. These skilled masters offer a very personal perspective on their influences and work, with revelatory essays that present their views on flameworking and art in general. In photographic how-to sections of about 25-30 captioned images, each one demonstrates a particular technique, usually resulting in a finished piece. Liz Mears presents an assortment of surface treatments, showing four methods of sandblasting glass and ways to adorn the newly sandblasted surface. Paul Stankard conjures a naturescape in a phenomenal paperweight design, while Janis Miltenberger forms a majestic glass cage. The combined knowledge of these crafters, the thoughtful writing, and the one-of-a-kind pieces displayed in both the how-to sections and breathtaking gallery, will aid and inspire glass artists as well as collectors. The ten master-class teachers are Vittorio Costantini, Shane Fero, Ingalena Klenell, Kristina Logan, Elizabeth Mears, Janis Miltenberger, Susan Plum,Sally Prasch, Emilio Santini, and Paul Stankard.