Art In the Shop: "Girl Interrupted" (Featured Artwork)
"Girl Interrupted"
28" x 24"
Malcom Potek
I am so pleased with how this sweet little window came about. A neighborhood client came to the shop wanting something to energize a stairwell window that looked out into the neighbor’s yard. They liked the look of mostly clear glass and bevels. In looking for inspiration, I visited their nearby Tudor Revival home and so started the rabbit hole. The easy part was going to the source and looking at actual Tudor windows of the 1500s.
This led to the discovery of Essential Vermeer, a website dedicated to detailing every aspect of the artists' paintings. I found my inspiration in "Girl Interrupted in Her Music.” I adapted the design to fit the window specs and available bevels, and voila – Girl interrupted was created.
Art in the World: KéKé Cribbs
KéKé Cribbs, a self-taught artist born in Colorado in 1951, is no stranger to the story of travel. Being one of five children transplanted to Ireland for her mother’s graduate studies in Yeats, she ended up moving 24 times in 24 years before eventually settling on Whidbey Island, but not before having lived in Ireland, France, Corsica and New Mexico. She attended Pilchuck Glass School in 1984 and later taught there. In addition to also teaching at Penland School of Crafts, she started a Glass program at Swain School of Design, which later became Southeastern Massachusetts University (SMU), now UMass at Dartmouth.
Cribbs’ artwork centers on a combination of glass mosaic work and reverse painting vitreous enamels on glass. Utilizing a variety of ceramics, metals, and fibers in two and three dimensional mixed media artwork, she explores the narrative found within mythical and fairytale themes, as well as more abstract ideas involving light and space.
Of her older work, involving forms such as canteens, baskets, high-heel shoes or more commonly, boats, she says,
“All of these forms represent journeys – the canteen and basket forms are containers which one would carry on a journey to hold water, the very essence of life. The narratives depicted on these forms represent the choices we make in this life; small vignettes into fictional lives that may remind one of a surreal dream or experience, a palpitation of the heart, a frozen moment in the emotional adventure of life.”
Upcoming Classes at Potekglass
Beginning Stained Glass
Join us for this beginner-friendly, 4-week course designed to teach you the Tiffany copper foil method of stained glass. Whether you're new to glass art or looking to refine your skills, this class will guide you through the steps to creating your own stained glass masterpiece. Class is 2.5 hours each week for 4 weeks. Students will have 2-4 hours of homework each week. No experience necessary.
Instructor: Mark Trease:
Cost: $115 | Member Price: $103.50
- Day 1: Saturday, July 12 | 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- Day 2: Saturday, July 19 | 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- Day 3: Saturday, July 26 | 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- Day 4: Saturday, August 2 | 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Try-iT! Glass Menagerie Tortoise
Discover the sculptural potential of Borosilicate glass, an American hard glass infused with boron for added strength and versatility. Glass Menagerie is a series of beginner classes as an introduction to sculpture on the torch. In this beginner-friendly torchwork class, you'll learn the fundamentals of creating shapes into smaller animal sculptures. Students will use color and clear rods in this class. No experience or supplies necessary. Class cost covers glass and student tool kit rental for the session.
Instructor: Malcom Potek
Cost: $95 | Member Price: $69
Saturday, June 21 | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Stained Glass Leaded Window
Take your stained glass skills to the next level with this 4-week intermediate course. Learn the classic lead came technique to design and construct a beautiful stained glass window using traditional methods. Class is 2 hours each week for 4 weeks, with the majority of your project finished as homework outside of class.
Instructor: Mark Trease
Cost: $115 | Member Price: $103.50
- Day 1: Saturday, July 12 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Day 2: Saturday, July 19 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Day 3: Saturday, July 26 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Day 4: Saturday, August 2 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Panel Lamp Class
Take your stained glass skills to the next level with this 4-week intermediate course. Learn how to create a multi-sided panel lamp shade using the Tiffany copper-foil method. Class is 2 hours each week for 4-weeks, with the majorirty of your project finished as homework outside of class.
Instructor: Mark Trease
Cost: $115 | Member Price: $103.50
- Day 1: Thursday, July 17 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Day 2: Thursday, July 24 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Day 3: Thursday, July 31 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- Day 4: Thursday, August 7 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wild Color Mosaic Pet Portrait with Erin Ward
Create an abstracted and boldly colored glass mosaic based on a photograph of your pet or an animal of choice. Under the guidance of Erin Ward, an experienced glass artist, you’ll explore the nuances of color, line, and shape as you bring your subject to life in mosaic form. Over three sessions, you’ll learn how to prepare the mosaic base, cut and shape the glass using a variety of scoring knives, glue pieces into place, and grout the final piece.
Instructor: Erin Ward
Cost: $195 | Member Price: $175.50
Day 1: Saturday, May 24 | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Day 2: Saturday May 31 | 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Day 3: Saturday June 7| 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Mastering the Art of Glass Cutting with Joe Ring
Join us for this skills class–perfect for the beginner as well as the more advanced glass crafter who would like to develop better glass cutting skills. This all-day class will open with an overview of all the different types of hand tools available, offer hands-on learning experience with free-hand and guided glass cutting, and close with the option to receive a demonstration video summarizing the key points from class.
Instructor: Joe Ring
Cost: $215 | Member Price: $193.50
Saturday, June 14 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sheet of the Week Playlist: April Review
At Potekglass, we invite you to join us on an artistic journey that unfolds each week as we hand-select a sheet of glass. Each selection is paired with a thoughtfully chosen song that resonates with the unique essence of the glass. Each week, we offer a 15% discount on this exquisite piece, providing an excellent opportunity to enhance your collection. We encourage you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for real-time updates. Here is our review of last month's selections.
"Give It All You've Got" by Monnette Sudler
- Bullseye 2937-30
"You've Been Gone Too Long" by Ann Sexton
- Kokomo 33A
"Lobbo" by Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin
- Wissmach 18L
"Rat Now" by Mal Waldron Trio
- Youghiogheny 00485
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