COA AD479 Final Projects.

At long last the final post about our glass class at College of the Atlantic. Here are images of the final projects that the students made. A wonderfully  imaginative collection of work reflecting all the inspiration and effort that the ten students made manifest this spring. As I am sure you can tell, we were exceptionally pleased to work with this group. Enjoying every hour we had together, in lecture and lab time. It will be fun to watch what the future brings for these clearly artistically (very) awake and "On Center" individuals. 
Enjoy the show! 

In Between 
blown and sand blasted glass, sterling silver, steel 
Mollie Bedick

Tunnel
Blown glass, window glass, found objects, poetry
Andrea Garcia Molina

Bling
Blown and sculpted glass graffiti

Marco Accardi

Light Cast
Blown glass, water, wood
Rachel Briggs

Keeping Time Measuring an Abstract
Blown glass, silver leaf, cobalt cullet, fiber, found objects

 Crista Shere

A Troubling of Goldfish

Blown & Kiln worked glass, copper wire, cut glass

Nora Walker

Cross Sections

Blown glass, torch worked glass, hot bit work, copper, found objects

Joslyn Richardson

Eye Candy

Blown glass, torch sculpted found glass, candy

Erica Carey

Built Landscape I & II

Blown, cut, kiln worked glass

site specific installation
Austin Bamford

Mariana Calderon

 

COA glass exhibit, College of the Atlantic Student Glass Exhibit

ON CENTER  

an Exhibition of FINAL SCULPTURE projects 

from the spring 2012 students from COA

will take place on campus at COA at the 

Blum Gallery Courtyard 

Saturday, June 2nd 10-5.

Finishing Strong! COA Class week 9

Time Flies! We had our last studio class on Saturday and it was a productive, exciting day. Also, just a little sad because it was our last 

studio time all together.

Everyone made the most of it and the final projects are looking great.

With so much happening it was all hands on deck, and we had valuable help from glass blower Derrick Seckulich who worked with the students on the hot shop floor as well as offering advice on fabrication issues. 

Thanks Derrick!

This course has concentrated on two approaches. The first is a technique oriented instruction, where one learns to wrangle molten glass on the end of a blow pipe. The second is one that encourages the students to "think outside the bubble", to manipulate the glass in any manner imaginable to express a sculptural form. We have had lessons and demonstrations on cold working techniques; cutting, sand blasting and grinding, as well as warm glass manipulations; blowing, slumping, casting.

ON CENTER  an Exhibition of FINAL SCULPTURE projects 

will take place on campus at COA at the 

Blum Gallery courtyard 

Saturday, June 2nd 10-5.

Hope the following images whet your appetite to attend the show. 

Check out the following images.

The photos show all the skills that glass blowing and artistry requires, and how far the students have come in their explorations!

Focus

Keeping it on center.

Teamwork

Playing with metaphor, the glass, the muse and an excellent use of the sketchbook

invites transformation!

A balanced approach between the artisan and the artist!

Preparation!

a sense of adventure...and a willingness to surprise oneself!

...a well thought out plan anda jump suit....

 Big Kilns, little kilns, heat of all types, combined with great ideas= cool hot glass!

Many Hands Make Light...

So many amazing things are happening in the class that it's hard to keep track. Everyone has really been working hard and all their hard work is paying off.
Every corner of the building is filled with a bright student cutting, sawing, drilling blasting, slumping, torching or blowing glass, musing, and their many ideas are coming to fruition! The sun is out and we are feeling some pretty springy energy here.

A picture is worth a thousand words and so we'll let the photos carry the story.
So without further ado, here are weeks 7 and 8. 

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