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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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Luxury Interior Glass Hanging Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:47:07 +0000

Our luxury interior glass hanging sculpture are designed for custom installations. Each of the sculptural glass forms are hung from the ceiling. The combined glass forms work together to create a larger scale sculpture. The visual impact is further enhanced with the space between each glass form. This negative space helps develop an invisible connection for each of the glass forms to one another.

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Cleaning Glass Artwork

Bernard Katz — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 15:12:56 +0000

Cleaning glass artwork can be simple and straightforward. However, I have some tips to consider to help prevent possible damage while cleaning hand blown glass art. There are many different types of glass. The types of glass can include window glass, optical glass, bottle glass, and even cookware glass.

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Potato in Glass

Bernard Katz — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:56:26 +0000

Dipping a potato in a hot glass furnace may seem like an odd thing to do. This is actually an old glass factory trick. This little known trick helps with melting clean, bubble-free glass… And there is some actual science to back this up.

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Making Glass Wall Sculpture Installation

Bernard Katz — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:09:28 +0000

The making of this contemporary art glass wall sculpture installation was a 4 month process. There were many steps involved from start to finish. A time lapse video at the bottom of this page shows some of the 4 month process. We were contacted by Kate Sweeney, Founder of Perspective, an art advisory firm based in London, UK. The project was for the newly constructed building headquarters for…

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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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