Hot and cold glass
Above: DeLong’s glass knife titled “Raptor’
The knives have clear glass blades, and the handles consist of a colored glass section and a frosted, clear glass section sculpted in the shape of an animal head — a gazelle, an eagle, a boar. They entail some hot work, but also lots of carving and shaping that happens when the piece is cold.
He is now turning his thoughts to his next big body of work, and it’s at this creative stage that he feels he can be more interactive with the public. He wants to continue making larger pieces and finding ways to get out of the confines of a very traditional craft. He speaks of the challenge that he finds in glass work as “separating yourself from the history of glass.”
Many people have an idea of what glass work is — beads and paperweights have a long history, for instance. “If you get caught in that, you find yourself turning into a business manager creating a product,” he says. “That’s something that’s driven me to try to make things that are different from other people’s work.”
There are so many interesting things to do and see this weekend at Open Studios. Having said that, I hope you’ll make it to a good many of the other 150 or so artists participating in the event. For a full listing of events, look for copies of the Redwood Arts Guide at the Co-op, Wildberries, Eureka Natural Foods or wherever you see the Open Studios poster, or check out the website at www.northcoaststudios.com.
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