Arkansas Craft Guild » Glassblowing http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress To encourage and promote excellence in traditional and contemporary crafts and fine art in Arkansas Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:46:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ed Pennebaker http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/ed-pennebaker http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/ed-pennebaker#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 21:22:31 +0000 admin http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/?p=250 The garden and woods surrounding his home and the Red Fern Glass studio provide Ed Pennebaker with inspiration for his work where he uses traditional offhand glass blowing techniques to manipulate the fluid qualities and interaction with light that glass provides. “I see no need to replicate nature, but I prefer to interpret and reimagine it.”

Creating all his glass by himself without assistance, Ed focuses on sculptures, chandeliers, and lighting that belong to a contemporary line of the decorative arts. “My latest sculptures include steel, bronze, and/or limestone in combination with glass. These sculptures deal with the natural environment and our relationship to our natural resources. Prairie Grass is indicative of the wind and the way it moves the plants rooted in the layers of earth.”

Ed’s work has been selected for inclusion in the Hsinchu International Glass Art Festival in Taiwan and for the White House Crafts Collection, among others and represented by galleries nationwide.

www.redfernglass.com

]]> http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/ed-pennebaker/feed 0 Ron Mynatt http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/ron-mynatt http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/2010/ron-mynatt#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 21:13:49 +0000 admin http://www.arkansascraftguild.org/wordpress/?p=242 From Callahan Mountain Studios in Northwest Arkansas, Ron Mynatt creates hand-blown decorative and functional glass pieces with the emphasis on form and pattern. His work varies widely including large and small vases, bowls, paper weights, ornaments, and perfume bottles, to name a few, as well as custom glass creations. Intricate use of color and attention to the interaction of transparency, reflectivity, and color sets his work apart.

“My glass gives me the chance to produce something that people like to bring into their own homes and show off to family and friends. I think it is so cool that people pay me for something that I enjoy doing in the first place.”

Ron makes glass from sand, soda ash, limestone and a few chemicals, melting them at 2350°F. Colored glass in powdered form from Europe is added to create just the right tones and shades for each piece and pattern. His work was included in the touring exhibit for the Year of American Craft in 1993, and designed and produced the 2004 and 2005 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® regional awards.


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