Revelations in Form: Utilizing Tones + Values
Session 5 | August 10–22
Shirobutan (translation “White Peony Bulb”) by Robert Lewis, 2024. Blown and cut glass, 13” X 13”.
Dance of the Shmoo by David Walters, 2021. Blown glass, enamels, and steel, 22” x 16” x 9”. Photo by Russell Johnson.
Designing within the parameters of monochromatic color schemes offers us the chance to work with unblemished purity, an ability to highlight an object’s sense of neutrality, and to focus more on shape and form without the visual distractions often created by patterns on the surface of things. This workshop will allow participants an opportunity to focus on making unconventional and conventional shapes, their surface contours, silhouettes, and postures, and emphasize the 3D footprint an object holds in a space. A minimum of two years of glassblowing experience is required.
Robert Lewis (he/him) is an international artist/maker/educator presently living in Calgary, Canada. He was an Associate Professor at the Toyama City Institute of Glass Art in Japan from 2005-2009. Since returning to North America, Lewis has been a faculty member at Ohio State University, the Alberta University of the Arts, and has most recently taught courses about the fundamentals of 3D design and sculpture at the University of Calgary. He has been teaching internationally for twenty-one years.
Dave Walters (he/him) has taught, traveled, and exhibited all over the globe. He worked for Lino Tagliepietra for more than thirty years as well as assisting many of the world's top glass artists. Walters’ art practice combines intricately blown glass forms with highly detailed enamel work, utilizing fairy tales as a vehicle to discuss contemporary social and political issues.