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Shipping Art Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:04:45 +0000

Packaging and shipping hand blown art glass sculpture may seem like an afterthought to some. However, making sure your art work has arrived unbroken does take some special care. We are often asked by customers about how we will ship their newly acquired glass sculpture. They may express concern about possible damage during shipping… After all it is glass and glass can be fragile.

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3 Ways To Tell If Glass Art Is Valuable

Bernard Katz — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:42:26 +0000

3 ways to tell if your glass art is valuable… There may be more ways, but most likely there are less. Attaching a value to art in general is very tricky. The price of art compared to its value can be very different. Things people collect, whether it is art, antiques, or something rare and unique, are generally valued at what someone is willing to pay. There are many factors involved in…

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Glass Blowing – using torches on glass sculpture

Bernard Katz — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:30:39 +0000

A short video clip of Bernard Katz and his team blowing glass during one very hot humid day in August. The glass blowing team uses bench torches to spot heat a piece in progress. While working on a custom glass sculpture with custom colors, using the bench torches helps keep areas of the piece hot.

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Why People Buy Art

Bernard Katz — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:52:44 +0000

There are many reasons why people buy art. But for the collector who is passionate about art, one reason looms large. A collector always talks about the story or their “experience” of how they acquired a particular artwork. These stories range from visiting an artist’s studio to stumbling upon a hidden gallery while traveling.

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William Morris Glass Sculpture and Influence

Bernard Katz — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:33:20 +0000

The glass sculpture by William Morris is usually the first thought I have when asked about which contemporary glass artists do I like. This is the type of question I could easily create a large list of artists, and glass work. I could populate that list with glass blowers showcasing their technical skills and talent. I could include glass artists with a wonderful sense of aesthetic. I could “comb”…

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Making Something

Bernard Katz — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:01:21 +0000

Making something that has the potential to strike an emotional chord with a viewer… Making something that may encourage someone to think a little deeper… Making something that draws in more than just a passing glance… That makes making something just a little bit more rewarding… and why some people become artists. by Bernard Katz …

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Henry Moore Influence

Bernard Katz — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:59:33 +0000

Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth have significantly grown as inspiration and influence on my own artwork and glass sculpture. In the first article, Inspiration in Art, I explained the complexity about inspiration. In the second article, Influence Behind My Glass Sculpture, I described the relationship between “inspiration” and “influence”. As I was becoming increasingly more interested in moving…

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Influence Behind My Glass Sculptures

Bernard Katz — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:01:16 +0000

In my previous article about inspiration, I talked about the trickiness with the common question, “What is your inspiration?” In that article, I did not state the actual influence behind my glass sculptures. For people expecting me to pin-point those one or two things that have had an influence on my work, then this second part is the article for you.

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Can’t Draw a Straight Line

Bernard Katz — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:42:53 +0000

“I can’t draw a straight line.” – I’m sure there is a good chance you may have heard someone make this statement at one time or another. When I hear someone say this, it usually means it is code for – “I am not creative enough to do thing (x), or thing (y).” Basically, it is just a way to down play their creative abilities. I personally have always believed that a big part of what separates human…

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Is this piece perfect?

Bernard Katz — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:10:27 +0000

This is a question people sometimes ask me when looking at one of my glass sculptures, vases, or bowls. I think I was most surprised the first time someone asked me that. I felt a little defensive… not because the piece was defective in any way, but because I didn’t have a good answer.

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