Comments on: When Craft becomes Art https://bernardkatz.com/when-craft-becomes-art/ Contemporary Glass Sculpture Sat, 27 Jan 2018 22:32:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bernard Katz https://bernardkatz.com/when-craft-becomes-art/#comment-40403 Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:55:20 +0000 http://bernardkatz.com/?p=2342#comment-40403 In reply to Greg Hinton.

Thank you for your inspirational comment. I agree, blowing glass is very expensive and acquiring the desired skills can be challenging… Sometimes limitations can be the mother of invention.

]]> By: Greg Hinton https://bernardkatz.com/when-craft-becomes-art/#comment-39561 Sat, 18 Jan 2014 03:22:10 +0000 http://bernardkatz.com/?p=2342#comment-39561 In the area that I live in, Akron, Ohio, about 7 or 8 years ago I finally found some local glass studios that offered workshops. I was thrilled to be able to finally try blowing glass, something that I had wanted to do for decades.
Now, after so many years I still love to work the glass, play with the colors and try new things. Unfortunately, due to the fact that it is costly and as to develop any skills takes time and in this case money. If given the chance I know what I need to do is to be able to work consistently, to hone the basics and move on.
The question of whether what I do is art or a craft is a no brainer. With me, it is obviously a craft that I would so much love to turn into art. Some pieces everything seems to click or I guess I should say, almost everything.
Due to the internet I have been able to meet people from all over the world and some have seen my better pieces and I have made gifts of them and in some cases even been able to sell some. So I have glass, not only coast to coast but even a few pieces in Europe. A thrill to me but not so much as to give me a fat head over it.
I wish that my crafting would develop more towards the art side of the line and I would be able to sell enough to feed my desire to be able to work more. I wish….that I could make a home studio so I could work more often but so far….it hasn’t happened but I haven’t totally given up on the dream.
Thank you for the article explaining art vs craft it is as I believe. Mentally I have a good idea as to what needs to be done but lack the technique that I believe comes only from consistent work. Maybe, just maybe some day but till then I will enjoy the hobby.

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