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process of making glass begins. Depending on the tech
nique used, glass can eventually take shape to form any
thing from a window to a light bulb to a work of art similar to
like those on display at the J. Wayne Stark University Center
Galleries this month.
Cathy Hastedt, curator for the galleries, said an exhibit such
as this one is exciting for them to have.
“We like to try to explore all kinds of art work,” Hastedt said.
“This is the first time we have done a glass exhibit, and since
it is something we have never explored before, we are very ex
cited about it.”
Hastedt said there are many types of glass and glass-mak
ing techniques.
“There is blown glass, cased glass, marbles and beads, to
name a few,” Hastedt said.
“There are many examples of these on %
display here.”
Hastedt said one example of glass blowing \
on display is an untitled piece by artist John
Leighton.
“This work shows how, once the glass is
melted, you can pull and twist it,” Hast- s
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“It is one of my favorites because of /
the organic fluidity of the form, and that ^#1
they are whimsical.” . „
Hastedt said that through these
works, much can be learned about the %, ^ :?
individual artists, as well.
“One of the artists on display is
Lavonne Scott, who is actually a potter,”
Hastedt said. “She does her work, such as
Glass Vessels [which is part of the exhibit], in
ceramic first. Then she makes a plaster mold of her original ce
ramic objects and pours glass through the plaster mold.”
From then on, she can do a number of things to add to the
design.
Hastedt said in conjunction with the exhibit, some artists
will take part in sharing their craft with anyone interested
in the making of the pieces.
“On Oct. 14 in the Rudder Courtyard, we will have three
local artists demonstrating the process of marble and bead
making,” Hastedt said.
Matt Potter, who sculpts glass as a hobby and is an acceler
ator technician at the Alvin Audecke building, is taking part in
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what you do with it
is only limited by
your imagination/'
the events with his wife, Christine, a staff assistant at the
Texas A&M Department of Human Anatomy.
Potter said they will be working with hot, molten glass
to make marbles and beads much like those being shown
in the exhibit.
“Someone who is interested in this really needs to come
and watch us to really understand what we do,” Potter said.
“Also, if someone actually wanted to do this on their own,
by coming out and watching us they could really get a bet
ter understanding [of marble making], as well.”
Potter said one of the most interesting aspects of glass
making is that so much can be done with it.
“Once it is melted, what you do with it is only limited
to your imagination,” Potter said.
Christine Potter said what they do are only two of the
limitless styles in the making of glass.
Hastedt said people’s reactions to the
I exhibit have been positive.
“From everyone who comes and
sees it, we typically get the ‘ooo-
ahh’ reaction,” Hastedt said.
“Mostly, it has just been a wonder
at how these artists created these
things.”
Kyle Closner, a junior infor
mation operating systems
major, said he likes the
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there is a large
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ent colors.
“With this ex
hibit, you look at the works and then put
them all together,” Closner said. “Over
all, you definitely feel overwhelmed.”
Closner said that when looking at
artist Christine Barney’s work, Emer
ald Balance, he sees more than what
originally appears.
“You look down, and it is almost
like you see a guy with an open mouth,
a droopy nose, two eyes and he is wear
ing a hat,” Closner said.
“You see it, and it not only is art but a
lot of fun.”
— Matt Potter
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