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Glass Artist Mike Lightcap says, “Glass is a mysterious medium. It is exciting to see the depth of color combinations, and forms and textures you can get by melting glass in a kiln at various temperatures. I am fascinated by the mysteries of how many ways that glass, a seemingly hard material, can be manipulated.” Mountain Made
From the Scholastics Page, Asheville Art Gallery|Mountain Made; Glass Page, and NCArts SmART Glass Artists Page. Links will take you to their webpages. Content is owned by each site.
Rob Levin is one of a team of glass artists who joined the SmART community public art project in Burnsville, NC. Photo from NC Arts Council.
Glass Works are handcrafted objects made from glass, according to Scholastics. Glass pieces may include stained glass, cast glass, fused glass, blown glass, etc.
Scientific glassblowing creating beautiful yet strong and durable glass artwork such as Christmas ornaments, goblets and vases. Various other techniques include glass fusing and using a glory hole furnace, kiln formed and carved glass. Glasswork can be accented with detailed illustrations or designs using the sandblasting method, and can be vividly colored yet functional glass pieces Learn More.
Click on the picture to the left to learn more about a team of glass artists in NC.
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