Interconnected, is a month-long exhibition in the WaterFire Arts Center gallery created in celebration of Earth Month through a creative partnership between Gather Farm, Gather Glass, and WaterFire Providence. Apparently the Gather folks are up to much more than the mere creation of beautiful art glass. Gather Farm is a small-scale, chemical-free, regenerative farm situated …
(3.22) “Tlingit Hat” by glass artist Preston Singletary was commissioned by the RISD Museum and added to the collection in 2020. I noticed it immediately upon my return to the museum. Assistant curator of decorative arts and design, Emily Banas, wrote the accompanying text: Singeltary’s blown-glass, sand-carved hats are based on Native Northwest Coast painted …
Toots Zynsky has created one of her unique glass sculptural vessels especially for the annual Gamm Theatre fundraiser. Zynsky is known for her signature “filet-de-verre” technique, shaping fused and thermoformed color glass threads. ‘Soliloquio’ will be on display, along with photos of her other work, at the BankRI Gallery on Pitman Street through February 29th. …