I was thinking of past glass artists this morning and Jack Storms popped into my head. Thought you would enjoy seeing his work again.
https://sundayeveningartgallery.com/2018/03/03/jack-storms/
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A friend is a gift you give yourself.
~ Robert Louis Stevenson
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Okay — this morning I am taking a downer turn, but only for the moment ….
Lasted night I watched Terminator 2 where the computer system Skynet develops consciousness and wipes out half the population.
My friend and I talked about the current AI concerns and wondered if that really could happen.
My take on it is the only way AI can develop consciousness is if it’s programmed that way. Humans have been finding ways to destroy humans for centuries. AI is just another tool — like armies and mass hysteria.
This link crossed my desk about dictators and their destruction, and it says more than I ever could. Take a few minutes and watch it, and you will see that we are our own worse enemy …
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Rebecca Manson is is an exacting sculptor and earthenware alchemist who fixates on nature’s microcosms, magnifying delicate details into exquisite large-scale objects.
Manson has a BFA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design.
The New York-based artist is he is best known for her monumentally scaled moth and butterfly wings composed of thousands of individually shaped and glazed, pixel-like elements.
Utilizing thousands of individually crafted porcelain pieces, she creates dynamic forms, often depicting wings, leaves, and natural elements, exploring themes of impermanence, transformation, and the fragility of life.
These dichotomies emerge through dynamic sculptures of butterflies and moths that drape down walls and across floors in dramatic displays.
Layered into undulating compositions, these individual pieces mimic the lush texture of scales and the protective patterns of disguise some species use to hide from predators.
Her practice reimagines ceramics as visceral fantasies where sight is subverted by touch and form surpasses function.
More of Rebecca Manson’s beautifully detailed sculptures can be found at https://www.instagram.com/rmanson/?hl=en and https://joshlilleygallery.com/artists/rebecca-manson.
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Erick Mendel is a Los Angeles-based artist known for his unique textile art, creating scenes of immigrant life using thread and a sewing machine.
Medel moved to the United States from Mexico as a teenager, and he positions his work in the context of the wider history of immigrant labor.
Medel began working with textiles while completing his MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design.
The artist draws inspiration from the Boyle Heights neighborhood outside of his studio, showcasing sidewalk scenes, festivals, sidewalk scenes, and family moments from a thriving immigrant community.
Medel’s technique involves embroidering denim with colorful threads, transforming everyday scenes into detailed artworks.
Using a sewing machine as a drawing tool, he creates stitches that act like brushstrokes.
The resulting work appears soft when viewed from a distance, but up close it vibrates with expressive visual energy.
His work often honors labor, hard work, and the beauty of family in his immigrant roots.
More of Erick Mendel’s amazing needlework can be found at https://www.erickmedel.com/.
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