Events

Free Last Saturday Demo: Jeremy Burdge

May 18, 2013

Saturday, May 25 | 4 to 6pm

Every last Saturday of the month Glass Axis presents free demonstrations. Watch as an artist makes their personal best. This in-depth demonstration shows the step-by-step process and finesse of creating glass art. In May, we feature Jeremy Burdge.

Jeremy Burdge began blowing glass at Glass Axis in 1990. He studied beginning and intermdiate glass blowing with Joe BenVenuto, then continued to rent time and work on his own. From 1992 until 2000 he served on the board of directors of Glass Axis, and was Chairman of the Board for 2 years. During that time, his wife Angela ran the Glass Axis Office for a year as a volunteer. In 2000 he went to Corning Museum of Glass where he began all over again, taking a beginning glass class with Bill Gudenrath. He continued studying with Bill over the next 8 years, taking his classes 5 times and finally becoming his teaching assistant on two separate occassions most recently in 2013. In addition to studies with Bill Gudenrath, he has taken classes with Fritz Dreisbach, Mark Mathews, Ellio Quarisa, and Davide Fuin. He has taught Beginning Glass and Next Steps classes at Corning Museum Studio with Dan Schreiber. He built his own studio and now continues to explore goblet forms, looking to mix both Italian and English techniques with those of his many teachers.

Predator and Prey: A Free Demonstration with Mark Petrovic

May 18, 2013

Saturday | June 1st | 9:30-11:30am

Reception at Hawk Galleries | 5:30-7:30pm

In partnership with Hawk Galleries, we are pleased to host a free demonstration from Mark Petrovic. Petrovic is part of Hawk Galleries' Predator and Prey exhibition.

Watch as a professional artist makes his personal best. This in-depth demonstration shows the step-by-step process and finesse of creating glass art.

About Mark Petrovic
Marc Petrovic graduated from the Cleveland institute of art in 1991. He was the recipient of the top Agnes Gund Memorial scholarship. Marc works out of his private studio that he shares with his wife Kari Russell-Pool near their home in Essex, Connecticut - Kari’s work can be seen at KariRussell-Pool.com - They have two wonderful children, Phoebe and Kay, and two above average dogs, Pixie and Roux.

I strive to be an artist first and a hot glass sculptor second. Although I primarily work with glass, a material most commonly viewed as a craft material, I strive to make content driven work that stresses the idea at its core rather than the seductive material it is made from.

Glass is a fantastic material to create work with. Once you get past the expansive technical difficulties of working with this material, it offers the creator almost endless possibilities for form, color, and content. It is one of the few materials where you work with color and form simultaneously. Glass also has the unique ability to be opaque, translucent, or completely transparent. But glass in itself is limited. It is just a material. Until it is infused with an idea, a source, or an expression, my job as an artist is not complete.

My approach to working is to make many varied parts. Most parts are made to satisfy a list for sketched pieces; with extra parts and variations being made at the same time. Often times these parts sit for months or years before they make their way into one of my pieces. I like working with these extra parts. I tend to view them as home made found objects. As they sit on my shelves with seemingly disparate parts, some of these parts start to dialogue with each other and new ideas emerge. This gives a lot of crossover between my pieces as distinct parts get used in various series.

My pieces revolve around ideas that both intrigue and befuddle me. While these pieces ask alot of questions, they attempt to answer none. They simply serve as a way to contain and continue a dialogue. At the nucleus of each sculpture is an idea around which the piece grows. In a sense, the way a grain of sand aggravates the oyster enough that it creates a pearl.

Experience Columbus presents Sip & Socialize at Glass Axis!

May 14, 2013

Join us for local libations and glass blowing demonstrations!
Thursday, May 16^th | 5:30 to 7:30pm | 1341 Norton Avenue-B, Columbus 43212

Join us at Glass Axis on May 16, 5:30-7:30pm, to sip samples from local breweries, wineries, and distilleries and socialize with Experience Columbus members and staff. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres from Sunny Street Cafe and cake from The End Dessert Co. will be available.

Plus, Glass Axis' professional artists will be conducting live glass blowing demonstrations. Experience Columbus is proud to partner with Columbus Underground for this event. Get tickets.

Tickets:
Experience Columbus members: $5 for one pass
Non-members: $15 for one pass
Columbus Underground readers: $5 for one pass
(Each pass includes 10 tickets for samples.)

Past glass blowing demonstrations:

Free Last Saturday Demo: Erinn Bessler

April 22, 2013

Saturday, April 27 | 4 to 6pm

About Erinn Bessler

Bessler has her BFA in Fine Arts from Columbus College of Art and Design where she first tried glassblowing. Even though she almost dropped the class the very first day because her "skin felt like it was melting off" she quickly became fascinated with the medium and has been blowing for six years now. She has studied with many teachers on scholarships from Pilchuck, Penland, and Corning. Strongly influenced by the pristine forms and complicated patterning from her instructors' work, her most current work uses cane to form intricate thread-like patterns on the interior of bowls. She is currently an instructor at Glass Axis.

Renee Stanko: We're Hear, They're Their

April 8, 2013

On view April 25 - June 14, 2013

Opening Reception: April 25, 6 to 8pm

Light refreshments will be served with the infamous OGEE on the turntables.

Renee Stanko’s work explores the crossroads where written text and identity meet. Her work confronts the viewer with layered text made of glass, paper, fabric and other everyday materials, an onslaught of written words so similar to the constant visual chatter of email, text, social networking, etc. The plasticity of the material reflects the flexible (mis)interpretation of segmented text and begs us to question how the new use of written language situates our identity in the real world and what that world is.

Annual Spring Sale 2013

March 28, 2013

Glass Sale and Workshops

May 3, 4 & 5 | 2013

Friday: noon to 7pm | Saturday & Sunday: 9am to 4pm

Join us for a fun-filled family weekend of shopping and glass making! Our 6th Annual Spring Sale is just in time for Mother’s day, so stop by to find the perfect gift or bring in the whole family for an art-making workshop.

Give the gift of handmade glass art, (or keep it for yourself!), created by Ohio’s premier artists. Hundreds of glass art pieces are on sale, ranging from blown glass vessels to exquisite jewelry, from colorful glass flowers to unique sculptures, from stained glass mantel pieces to funky kitchen accents, many at discounted prices.

As always, our talented artists offer glass-making workshops for both adults and children. This a great opportunity to make something for Mom or even bring her in to try her hand at glass-making. Workshops run 2-6pm on Friday and 11am-3pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Pulled Glass Flower: Ages 12+. Create a colorful glass flower out of molten glass. $35/flower

Torchworked Bead: Ages 6+. Use smaller torches to heat and form glass into colorful beads. $25/bead

All workshops are first-come, first-served. No pre-registration is required, no reservations accepted. If you would like to take a class at another time, visit our First Experience page for more info. Gift certificates are also available.

Thank you for supporting Glass Axis!

Join the Facebook event to be entered in a raffle for a free pulled glass flower!

Free Last Saturday Demo: Trey Snowdon III

March 18, 2013

Saturday | March 30 | 4 to 6pm

“Traveling the world enhances the personal journey one has from with in.”

Snowdon lives in Columbus, Ohio, a senior at CCAD studying Glassblowing and Small Scale Metals. With a previous degree in Biological Anthropology from The Ohio State University, his work fundamentally seeks to highlight his studies in higher education, with his travels and experiences laying the detail.

In 2011, he was awarded a student work scholarship through CCAD to attend classes at PGC Pittsburgh Glass Center with American glass sculptors, Rik Allen and Shelley M. Allen. In 2012 he served as Glass Studio Tech, an Internship at Starworks Glass in Star, NC under Nick Fruin. In spring/fall of 2012 he worked as TA to Glass I & II classes at CCAD. Snowdon currently works as a Glass Studio Assistant to Chris Harman (2011-present), Glass Studio Tech for CCAD (Aug 2011-present), as well as Jewelry Tech in 2012.

Recently he was nominated for the Windgate Fellowship Award for his work in sculptural glass. Also a series of his Mokume-Gane rings will be shown digitally at the SNAG conference this coming May (Society of North American Goldsmiths).

Artist Statement

“Animals and nature carry a heavy theme in my art, as animals can represent a purity and grace. My designs stem from a basis in nature, always working from the essence of a particular form. The complexity we all endure daily, drives my work to highlight a balance in color, design and simplicity. The focus is to convey the smooth and non-linear lines in nature, and provide a unique opportunity to seize the moment that is glassblowing while working with the natural characteristics of the material.”

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Zac Attack's Goblet Shack - Free Last Saturday Demo: Zac Weinberg

February 11, 2013

Saturday | February 23 | 4 to 6pm

Every last Saturday of the month Glass Axis presents free demonstrations. Watch as a professional artist makes their personal best. This in-depth demonstration shows the step-by-step process and finesse of creating glass art. In February, we feature Zac Weinberg.

Zac Attack's Goblet Shack is a unique demo where patrons help dictate what is made. The studio is transformed to have a fast food style atmosphere as people "order" various goblets in different styles that Zac makes on the spot.

About Zac

Zac Weinberg is from a small town on the coast of Maine. After an introductory glassblowing class at The Haystack Mtn School of Crafts, he became smitten by the medium and went on to pursue a BFA degree from Alfred University where he graduated in 2009. Weinberg is now a MFA candidate at the Ohio State University. His glass and mixed media pieces address issues of practicality in the object/user relationship and have been exhibited nationally.

Rod Sounik: The Fidelity Collection

January 26, 2013

January 31 through April 13, 2013

Artist Reception: Thursday, February 21, 6 to 8pm

Light refreshments and music from Sounik's collection

This exhibition brings together a collection of art works and artifacts, new and old, as a testament to Rod Sounik’s undeniable fidelity; a fidelity apparent in his exacting color application, in his loyalty to the media and to his community shown in the work he collects, and in his obsessive gathering of flea market glass, high-fidelity music recordings, and other charmed nostalgia. This collection spans over 25 years, showcasing his work over a quarter century as well as artwork and other collectibles that inspire and inform Sounik’s practice. Hidden in the subtext of the exhibition is an enchanting story of the Columbus glass scene in the late 80s and 90s.

About Rod Sounik:

Rodney Sounik is one of the founding members of Glass Axis and continues to make work at and support Axis. His work has been exhibited regionally and nationally since 1986. He was selected for the Ohio Craft Museum Best of Show exhibition five times and his work is part of the permanent collections at the Boston Children’s Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital, and the Columbus Courthouse, to name a few.

Free Last Saturday Demo: Andy Hudson

January 23, 2013

“What we respond to in any work of art is the artist’s struggle against his or her limitations.” - Saul Steinberg

From Andy Hudson:

"Working with glass is a two-way conversation with a demanding medium. I want it to do one thing and it does another. Sometimes if I’m lucky and paying attention I learn from what the glass shows me. The face vases and face weights have been just such an exploration. Drawing with hot glass on a two-dimensional surface presents its own challenges, lessons and results."