David patchen creating one of signature pieces out of complex murinne. David patchen azure rivers bloom for sale at 1stdibs. David patchen handblown glass skip to main content area. David patchen relishes the dual challenge of designing and executing complex glass pieces, achieving elements of great detail or soft abstraction. David is a glass artist and designer who uses the italian techniques of cane and murrine in an american style. Patchen assembles hundreds of multicolored dots of glass into a mosaic, fuses them together in a furnace, attaches them to a blowpipe, then begins the blowing process. His book david patchen, glass is in the permanent collection of the rakow library at the corning museum of glass and the fondazione giorgio cini, centro studi del vetro glass study center library in venice, italy. If you havent seen many examples of hand blown glass works of art, then jump online to check out one or more of the following galleries full of images of incredible works of glass art. Through the medium of glass, patchen plays with the ideas of contrasting transparency and opacity and the creation of windows with views into or through his pieces. A veritable rainbow weaves across this exquisite blown glass vessel, creating a stunning interplay of light and color. David patchen aquagoldhyacinth resistenza for sale at. Satisfying the artist and craftsman within like a beautiful sea creature, david patchen s sculpture makes one marvel at how such detail, color, and complexity could be possible within its graceful form. The art of glass blowing is still alive in montreal.
David patchen multicolored foglio handblown art glass. David patchen creates vivid and luminous glass works using the timehonored techniques of cane and murrine glass blowing, originally discovered in the glass blowing studios of venice. David patchen s handblown glass is an exploration in patterns, colors and transparency created through multilayered cane and murrinie colored rods and patterned crosssections of glass. The compositions are fused and wrapped around a bubble of liquid glass to begin the blowing process. For sale on 1stdibs white thread foglio, blown glass by david patchen. Once the glass has cooled, patchen cuts and arranges the rods into a mosaic to design the final work, a process that can take days. A number of murrine may be scattered, more or less randomly, on a marver steel table and then picked up on the surface of a partially blown glass bubble. Contemporary hand blown glass artist david patchen s distinctive and unique blown glass art are created through venetianstyle multilayered cane and murrine. David patchens work is wellknown for its intricate detail. Im assisted by ian whitt making a cane cup from uroboros system 96 rods.
David patchen white thread foglio for sale at 1stdibs. David patchen creates art glass that explores pattern, color, and transparency through the use of multilayered cane and murrinisome of the most difficult. Glass blowing tools of trade use for glass blowing. Patchen s work is known primarily for a combination of complexity and scale in densely patterned glass. Watch david patchens demo from the special glassfest 2300 event. For sale on 1stdibs aquagoldhyacinth resistenza, blown glass by david patchen. Hot glass alleys mission is to promote an understanding of, and appreciation for the art of blowing glass. Patchen first creates a patchwork of short cane, which he fuses together before picking up on the blowpipe and encasing in clear glass. Using the canework technique, patchen meticulously arranges and fuses colored glass rods, shapes them into a final form, then encases them in thick, clear glass to add depth, weight, and stability. David patchen cerulean glow ellipse for sale at 1stdibs.
David patchen took a glassmaking class in 2001 which would inspire a drastic. Glass blowing is far more comfortable when you experience it through a screen. Assisted by jason, steve, and, hey that me manning the doors. From blown glass vases to flameworked sculpture, here youll discover the largest selection of contemporary art glass in north america. Further blowing, heating, and shaping on the marver will incorporate the murrine completely into the bubble, creating a random arrangement of murrine in the vessel or sculpture being blown.
David patchen handblown glass, san francisco, california. And, to offer a high quality art glass product that meets the needs and budgets of individual interests. This exciting blown glass vessel from the artists foglio series is created using the challenging murrini technique. Created as course materials for the class im teaching titled using uroboros cane in aug 2014 at public glass. I was honored to be chosen as the subject of a video.
David patchen emeralddaffodil ellipse for sale at 1stdibs. David is glass artist who works as a chaiman for glass arts community. David patchen creates art glass that explores pattern, color, and. Artist david patchen creates vivid and luminous sculptural glass works using the timehonored glass blowing techniques of cane and murrine. Art glass vessel david patchen glass art sculpture. Labonte, who hails from montreal, quebec, says of her work. David patchen is an american glass artist who uses the techniques of cane and murrine in an american style. This beautiful, whimsical animal designed by catherine labonte will delight the child in all of us. Glass vessel glass ceramic bottles and jars perfume bottles art of glass bottle art clay crafts hand blown glass glass ornaments. Patchens work is known primarily for a combination of complexity and scale in densely patterned glass. Born in new york, david patchen is a handblown glass artist known for his pieces rendered in intense colors and intricate details. Artful home is the source for contemporary art, blown glass, fine furniture, and art jewelry and apparel, all. Before any glass can be blown, i create the patterns days earlier see making cane and making murrine and design the piece by arranging the patterns into a mosaic on a large ceramic kiln shelf when im ready to blow the piece, the finished design is preheated in a kiln, then brought to the glory hole reheat furnace for fusing.
For two decades davids creative energies primarily found an outlet in music, but a. Davids forms are graceful, three dimensional canvases. David has received awards for his work including an artistic merit scholarship for a class at pilchuck. Glass artist david patchen uses an old italian technique murrhine in contemporary art. Influenced by textiles, ethnically distinct colors and shapes, and the marine environment, the artist creates multilayered cane and murrine, then contrasts complimentary. David patchen s work is wellknown for its intricate detail and vibrant color. Artforte gallery features a mix of international and northwest contemporary artists working in glass, paint, ceramic, print and mixed media. When you use this machine you will want to wear a respirator just encase. Julien mongeau and david frigon, as they worked in. Here at elev8 premier glass studio we use aluminum oxide. Each piece is begun by meticulously planning color combinations. Mar 12, 2020 david patchen is an american glass artist and designer who uses the italian techniques of cane and murrine in an american style. Gallery opening with 4hour glassblowing demo friday, january 17, 2020 6 10 pm david will demonstrate the difficult and complicated techniques of blowing with murinies over a period of four hours accompanied by a live band with heavy hors doeuvres and two drinks.
Hot glass alley handmade glass art vases drinkware. We teach you every tool how to use this in our 4 hours glass blowing class in colorado by elev8premier. About david patchen creates vivid and luminous glass works using the timehonored techniques of cane and murrine glass blowing, originally discovered in the glass blowing studios of venice. David patchen, world renowned glassblower comes to. Mixed cane foglio by david patchen art glass sculpture. Hot glass alley is located in the united states, and all products are handmade by jake and his assistants. Patchen is influenced by textiles, patterns in nature, and the marine environment.
David patchen creates art glass that explores pattern, color, and transparency through the use of multilayered cane and murrini some of the most difficult techniques in glass. Glass blowing tools of the trade glass blowing classes. David patchen is an american glass artist who uses the techniques of cane and murrine in an american style patchens work is known primarily for a. Shot with a gopro hero2 at public glass, san francisco, ca in march, 2014. David patchen resistenza handblown art glass vase ebth. Mixed murrini resistenza by david patchen art glass sculpture iris trio x limited production the orchard gallery of fine art, glass by guest artists. David patchen is an american glass artist born and raised in new york, now he resides in san francisco. Artist profilea documentary series created by olivari olive oil profiles unique artisans who obsess over their craft and believe in carrying on a tradition of detail and care. David patchen taupe striped bloom for sale at 1stdibs. Patchen studied in the public glass studio in san francisco under afro celotto.
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