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| Lavish: 120” x 72” wall mounted, fused glass and iron sculpture. |
What I love most about my job,
beyond creating dynamic glass art that echoes a client’s unique design style, is
going to new places and meeting new people. So you can imagine how excited I was when
a north California resident contacted me to inquire about having two sculptures
made for her home.
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| Lush: 24” x 28” freestanding, fused glass and iron sculpture. |
The design phase took several weeks,
and then the fabrication took six months. Projects of this scale have the added
complexity of multiple techniques, therefore the construction is done in stages.
In the first stage, I cut the glass and assembled the multi colored panels. Then,
while rotating the glass pieces through the fusing and slumping firings in the
kiln, we worked on the metal frames. The steel structures were designed for dual
purpose, they had to support as well as showcase, the glass art. Once the metal
structures were constructed, we entered the finishing stage. The steel
assemblies were sandblasted, primed, painted copper color and clear coated. The
last stage was packing and shipping. It took four days to bubble wrap the
artwork and build the sturdy crates that would ensure a safe delivery 2,800
miles across the country.
Two weeks after the sculptures were delivered
I flew to picturesque north California to oversee the installation. It was my first
trip to the roaming hills of wine country and my first visit to the job site. Back
in Florida, Joe and I had tried to plan out every aspect of the installation, and
it paid off. The installation went like clockwork. It was one of those exceptional
jobs where you’re rewarded for hard earned experience learned over the course
of a long and fruitful career. But the best part, was seeing how well the artwork
harmonized with the décor and how much that enhanced the overall living space.
When you put so much of yourself into
a project it becomes personal. So much so, that I felt part of myself was left behind
in California. But that doesn’t bother me. In fact, it makes me happy to be
able to share my love of art; and to know that my artwork is being appreciated and
bringing joy to someone who was a great pleasure to meet.
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| Voila! |
Lavish
and Lush, fabrication to installation.
View the photo album now on Facebook,
at Lisa J Vogt
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| Joy riding in San Francisco. |
After the installation, I couldn’t resist
staying a few extra days and going to San Francisco. You can view my trip photos
in the album: I left my heart in San
Francisco
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Life is what you make of it.
Make it great!
Lisa
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Fused Vessel Sink Class Dates for 2014
4-Day, Hands-on, in Wesley Chapel,
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May, 13-16, 2014
September, 16-19, 2014
Register online! Seats are limited.
My
Design Books
Fire & Ice, Destination Innovation and FireWorks!
Autographed copies of my glass
fusing books are now available for a limited time.
GALLERY
Exciting news for students!
Now you can view pictures of
projects we’ll be discussing in class. I’ve posted class specific photo galleries
under the gallery tab on the website.
You’ll find:
Cast
Away Class Project Gallery
Fine
Art of Design Class Project Gallery
Fireworks Class Project Gallery
Painting
with Frit Class Project Gallery
Profit
from Production Class Project Gallery
Also new:
Latest
Work
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how-to
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Class Alumni
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