Steel Blue
James Fletcher
Glass
Approx. 38cmh x 16cmw (at widest point)
$980
ARTIST BIO
My interest in glass began in 1982 when I found a book entitled "Glassblowing" by Frank Kulasiewicz in the local library, in Hamilton, Victoria. Since then I've set up my glass workshop in Western Australia, Papua New Guinea and Sydney. I now have a couple of friends who work with me. The studio in McGraths Hill is well set up and the glass we use is professional quality Graffer Glass. The clear glass is melted in the main furnace and a range of over 120 colours comes as solid bar, powder, chip and cane.
The process of shaping the glass is often time consuming and requires patience, but there are critical moments of intense activity and concentration. Each step in the process affects the outcome and the piece is often quite different to what is planned. Working with hot glass can be strenuous and exhausting. A large piece can take over an hour to make. After the blowing is finished the piece is cracked off the pipe and placed in an annealing oven which stops the glass from breaking. It's exciting to unload the oven a couple of days later and actually touch the glass for the first time. Then there's the job of cutting and grinding the pieces and putting them on display. Glass is durable but fragile, cool and smooth to the touch, alive with light and colour. Hot glass is a very challenging material to work with, technically and artistically. I find it most rewarding to turn a creative idea into a unique piece of art.
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