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Beach Horizon Glass Art Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:32:50 +0000

The Beach Horizon glass art sculpture is an abstract ‘nod’ to the dance between the beach and the ocean. The two sculptural glass forms are paired together to perform this never-ending dance. The yellow gold amber colored glass form becomes a strand…

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Senado Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:52:59 +0000

Senado glass sculpture is a composition comprised of two handblown glass forms. A soft visual rolling movement guides the eye throughout the sculpture. The visual movement is kept contained by the deliberate posture of the glass forms. The viewer may see a landscape unfolding… Or the viewer may see a figurative interaction at play. The imagination of the viewer is what completes the story.

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Importance of Listening | Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 17:44:08 +0000

Creating a successful glass sculpture installation project involves many aspects. However, the importance of listening should not be forgotten. We enjoy working one on one with residential customers and glass collectors. We appreciate knowing that someone wants to include our work in their lives. Sometimes customers contact us knowing exactly which pieces or groups of work they want. Many times…

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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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Glass Blowing – blocking and papering hot glass

Bernard Katz — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 17:12:24 +0000

A short video clip of Bernard Katz with his glass blowing team blocking and papering a hot gather of glass. This is the final gather of glass for a custom glass sculpture. The video clip was taken during one very hot humid day in August. Wet wooden blocks and wet folded newspaper is used to shape hot gathers of glass while blowing glass.

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Glass Blowing – marving hot glass sculpture

Bernard Katz — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:24:11 +0000

A short video clip of Bernard Katz glass blowing shaping a hot glass sculpture on a marver table. The video clip shows Bernard Katz marving hot glass on the marver table to chill and shape areas of the glass piece in progress. The thick steel table is called a “marver”. A marver table is an essential piece of equipment in any glass studio.

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Glass Blowing – necking glass with jacks

Bernard Katz — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:45:25 +0000

A short video clip of Bernard Katz and his glass blowing team working on a custom glass sculpture. The video clip below shows the glass blowing team necking glass during the blowing process. Using a glass blowing tool called “jacks”, Bernard is creating a “neck line” in the glass sculpture.

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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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Glass Sculpture from Clay Sketch

Bernard Katz — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:36:29 +0000

Creating our glass sculpture begins with a thought, idea, and concept of direction. I develop these thoughts and ideas in a number of ways before actually creating them in glass. Almost everything I make has had its origin in the form of simple quick sketches on paper. These quick sketches may be derived from a past glass sculpture series I want to explore further.

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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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