Fall 2017 A glass journal for the flameworking community Collaborative Issue Ryan Tanner & Pakoh $9.00 U.S. $10.00 Canada Vol 15 Number 3 Tutorials by Eric Goldschmidt Leslie Rowe-Israelson & Ryan Bavin Dr. Whitestone & Rhoades Glass Lewis Wilson with his faithful Paragon F-130. This kiln now comes with an industrial mercury relay, 3” firebricks, slide-out mandrel holder, and sidewall elements. (See photo below.) You can order the F-130 in 120 or 240 volts. The 2” x 8” bead door includes two flexible gaskets. “If you are going to do serious work, you will need a Paragon oven” —Lewis Wilson Lewis Wilson is not a typical glass many times while working on large New slide-out mandrel holder artist. He lived in Morocco as a child, sculptures. My oven recovers heat very The F-130 now has an adjustable taught himself to eat fire and juggle by quickly. Thanks, Paragon.” mandrel holder. Adjust it horizontally age 11, and was part of the Apollo 12 UL and CSA standards and vertically without tools. ground medical crew during the second Paragon kilns are not just assem- New sloped control panel lunar landing. Forty-two years ago Lewis bled—they are hand crafted. And for The control panel is angled for easy made his first glass figurines with Bun- your safety, the F-130 and BlueBirds are viewing and operation of the digital con- sen burners in a medical lab. He taught tested by TUV to meet UL and CSA troller. himself from a library book. standards. Wide selection Lewis developed an early The new and improved Paragon offers the widest selection of relationship with Paragon F-130: mercury relay, 3” lampworking, glass fusing, and bead walls kilns. “My wife and I use three kilns in the industry. Call now or email The firebricks are 3” thick. different Paragon ovens,” us for a free catalog and the name of a This is 20% more insulation said Lewis. “My receiving local Paragon distributor. Sign up for than the standard 2 1/2” fire- oven is a very old Paragon ce- Paragon’s free Kiln Pointers email brick walls and bottom of our ramic oven that I bought used newsletter. earlier F-130 kilns. The extra 33 years ago. Barb uses a insulation enables the F-130 Constantly finding BlueBird XL for soft glass and to maintain a temperature ways to make small boro work. I use a Para- hold with greater ease. A de- better kilns. gon F-130 for my tabletop luxe mercury relay is now work oven.” standard. “The quality of your work is greatly Sidewall elements 2011 South Town East Blvd. influenced by the quality of your equip- The new F-130 has side elements Mesquite, Texas 75149-1122 ment,” added Lewis. “It is good to have mounted in dropped, recessed wall 800-876-4328 / 972-288-7557 an oven that was designed specifically grooves. You can still order the kiln with Toll Free Fax 888-222-6450 for my style of working. I go in and out top elements if you prefer. www.paragonweb.com [email protected] Publisher ~ Maureen James Contributing Editor ~ Sara Sally LaGrand Dear Readers, Founding Editors ~ Wil Menzies, Jennifer Quaid I am quite honored to be contributing editor for the Fall Copy Editor ~ Darlene Welch 2017 Collaborative Issue of The Flow. As an avid reader Accounting ~ Rhonda Sewell and longtime contributor, I am always pleased to see the Circulation Manager ~ Kathy Gentry flameworking community embraceThe Flow as our voice Advertising ~ Maureen James in the world of torchwork. I have witnessed many changes Graphic Artists ~ Dave Burnett since that day in 1994 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, when I first discovered that melting glass in a sharp, pointy flame Mark Waterbury was a possibility, and embracing that possibility would Contributing Artists and Writers change my life forever. I transitioned out of the advertising/marketing/journalism Elizabeth Belle Barbano, Carolyn Baum world and into the glass art world. In the time since then, I have seen the rise of Ryan Bavin, Cindi Brunell the glass bead, the glass marble, the glass sculpture, and now, the glass pipe. Chris Chorvat, Eric Goldschmidt Each community has its players—movers and shakers, innovators, inventors— Helena Hatten, Sara Sally LaGrand and it’s interesting to see how things change over time. There are some things, Sharon Peters, Rhoades Glass however, that never change despite our insistence that it’s all new! I see the pipe Leslie Rowe-Israelson, Staff of The Flow community, for example, struggling with safety and marketing issues as they seek Darlene Welch, Dr. Whitestone to master new techniques. Now that marijuana laws are beginning to relax in some ISSN 74470-28780 is published quarterly of the states in the U.S., it’s fascinating to see the level of mastery that young by Glass Patterns Quarterly, Inc. flameworkers are exhibiting as they gain the confidence to expose their work. POSTMASTER: Send address When many glass artists began making beads in the ’90s, boro did not have changes to The Flow, the color palette of the soft Italian glass, so it became a no-brainer for some of us. P.O. Box 69, Westport, KY 40077 Soft glass was the natural choice. The number of glass manufacturing companies Telephone: 502-222-5631 that have now abandoned soft glass entirely to cater to hard glass has grown, but so has the variety of colors for boro. This shift in the industry has opened up a Facsimile: 502-222-4527 genre of glassworkers who have mad skills and the bravado of youth. While they Website: www.theflowmagazine.com struggle with online trolls, scam charity projects, and uninformed know-it-alls, the E-Mail: [email protected] community thrives with young ideas, deft skills, and confidence. Subscriptions: (4 issues) It’s always refreshing to me to find a young person in glass with a foot securely $28 for one year, placed in history. I really believe the artist who embraces the ideas and ethics of $52 for two years, $74 for three years, the past has a leg up on creating original work inspired and informed by that which Kentucky residents, add 6% state came before. The three articles I have contributed to this collaborative issue embrace sales tax. International Rate that very idea. Glassworker Ryan Tanner works with pipe makers to create very $48 one year, $87 two years, original work with a nod to the technique of the Woodall Studios of 1800s England. $124 three years. Italy’s GLASSTRESS, pioneered by Murano native Adriano Berengo, embraces All subscriptions must be paid in U.S. dollars with the rich history of hundreds of years of glass knowledge with the modern artist’s an international money order or voice. In both cases, collaboration is the key to growth. I also had the great fortune with a check drawn on a U.S. bank. to interview French-born Canadian artist, Mathieu Grodet, another artist with a Periodicals Postage Paid rich sense of art history, and share some of his unique work. I hope you enjoy this at Westport, KY 40077 issue and thank you for the opportunity to share my fascination in all things glass. and additional mailing offices. Keep it hot, glassy peeps! Sample issues U.S. $9, International $13. Sara Sally LaGrand ©2017 The Flow. Contributing Editor Editor and staff assume no responsibility for the claims of advertisers or their services, Ryan Tanner and BFF, nor do we endorse any particular business. The Ancient Mouth Breather. The articles reflect the views of the writer, not Photo by Arey Photography. necessarily those of the magazine. The Flow is not responsible for materials such Deadlines for Editorial Submissions as photographs and letters, and they will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed, Spring 2018 Nature stamped envelope. All material will be presumed December 1, 2018 to be for publishing and is subject to editing unless Summer 2018 Marbles and Paperweights otherwise indicated in writing. March 1, 2018 The Flow urges its readers to proceed cautiously in If you are interested in becoming a contributing artist for The Flow, respect to technical information or visit www.theflowmagazine.com for a link to themes of upcoming step-by-step articles. Always take proper issues, author guidelines, and submission forms. safety precautions when working with glass. The Flow/Fall 2017 3 The Flow/Fall 2017 Table of Contents Volume 15 Number 3 Flow 3 Letter from the Contributing Editor The Flow Fall 2017 Collaborative Gallery 6 Featuring the work of 16 flameworking artists Synergy 2016: Color Outside the Lines Lampworking Artists Creating Collaborative Beauty 10 by Helena Hatten and Cindi Brunell, Chairpersons Anthony Barbano, Raven Johnson, and Kristian Merwin Collaborative Achievement 16 through Dynamic Talents by Elizabeth Belle Barbano Ferenc J. Albert From Scientific Glassblower 18 to Glass Art Miniaturist by Carolyn Baum Borosilicate Glass as Fine Art A Collective Critical Theory 22 by Chris Chorvat Mathieu Grodet Sharing Blown Glass Narratives 26 by Sara Sally LaGrand Glasstress Fulfilling the Mission to Marry 30 the Contemporary and Glass Arts by Sara Sally LaGrand What’s Hot Featuring the latest in innovative products 34 for the flameworking enthusiast Ryan Tanner Discovering New Techniques through Collaboration 36 by Sara Sally LaGrand Jennifer Caldwell & Jason Chakravarty Collaborative Inspiration 40 by The Staff of The Flow Mountain Inspiration and Color Bar Collaboration From the Kiln to the Hot Shop 44 Demonstration by Leslie Rowe-Israelson and Ryan Bavin Parallels Between Hot Glass & Human Existence 49 The Village Iterate Space Tech with Multiple Windows, Blow-In Style 50 Demonstration by Dr.