MICHIGAN GLASS MONTH PHOTOS
The 20th consecutive M.G.M. - April 2000

FunctionArt
In downtown Pontiac.
FunctionArt
They have quite an assortment of wonderful pieces.
Uzelac Gallery in downtown Pontiac
"Interpretations In Glass" exhibition.
Glass House (?)
In the lobby at 7 Saginaw Street (Pontiac). If anyone has artist info or knows for sure which gallery is exhibiting this, please let me know (Uzelac?).
Galerie Blu in downtown Pontiac.
A very pretty gallery space - so much so that I forgot to take a photo of their wall with glass sculptures! My apologies. If someone has a photo, please let me know.

CENTER FOR CREATIVE STUDIES

CCS has a new gallery building
During April many glass works are exhibited. This is just one section of the display.
Drew Hine
Making a goblet vessel for attachment to the hand goblet...
Diane Purnell Attaching Drew's vessel.
Drew bumped her arm when she was re-heating the piece, and the vessel broke against the furnace door. Drew quickly prepared a new vessel (without the twist) for application to the hand's index finger.
A fish sculpture
John Rizzo doing the trim work with Drew on the glassblowing. This hot wrap stripe will be serrated to emulate the scales of a fish.
Most of the fish is finished now
The body is done, the tail end is on the punti, and the mouth has a lip-wrap. Heather McElwee drips hot glass on to create the eyes.
Fish Eyes
Flameworking blue cane into the center of the eye.
John Rizzo (right)
His Rhinoceros vessel. Drew has gloves on to catch the piece as John breaks it from the punti.
Bruce Boatman
One of the primary CCS instructors, Bruce is in the middle stages of creating a large green bowl.
Herb Babcock
Herb has been trying to create a goblet which he's envisioned for many years. Dubbed 'The Spirit Goblet', it would have 3 ghostly images in the vessel and a rebirth figure encapsulated in the stem. This year's attempt ended with a crack in the vessel due to too much cooling at the other end of the goblet.
A Herb Babcock casting
Most of the plaster mold has been broken away already. The edges will be trimmed and features will be ground.

BARON GLASSWORKS

Baron Glassworks display corner
Works by a variety of artists including Annette Baron.
Treg Silkwood assembles an "incalmo" vase
Incalmo is an expert technique where 2 contrasting 'bubbles' are opened up, then joined to make one. With Jeff Mack assisting.
Treg Silkwood makes the commitment
[Thanks to Ted Trower for this photo]
The finished vase
It's a beauty!
Kristin Perkins starting a small vessel
Ted Trower is discussing with Kristin.
Marc Vandenberg
Working on the foot of a goblet.

[Thanks to Ted Trower for this photo]
Marc Vandenberg demos flame-working
Here he's making small fish for application to a blown vessel.
Jake Cullen
[Thanks to Ted Trower for this photo]
Annette Baron
Helping someone learn to 'gather' glass on the pipe.

[Thanks to Ted Trower for this photo]

EPIPHANY STUDIO

Epiphany Studio's hot-shop
The studio of Jason Ruff & April Wagner.
Look at the size of the Glory Hole on the far left! To the right of that is a black batch furnace, then further right is a smaller pair.
Closeup of a pretty piece
The sections that appear blue are really clear - they are refracting color from the vessel.
Looking from the hot-shop into the office
The piece in the foreground is the one in the previous photo.
Two pieces along the walkway
For an idea of their scale, they can be seen in the distance in the next photo.
Two other pieces along the walkway
The studio is in the background.
A corner nook
In the gallery area.
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