Brook White is a talented glass artist and the owner/operator of Flame Run, a contemporary glass art studio in Louisville, KY.   Brook considers the art of glass-blowing as a pure and simple magical experience. The physical aspect of working the glass and the fire captured his imagination from the very beginning. He realized soon after he began exploring the endless possibilities of glass art that he wanted to pursue this passion full-time.
Flame Run puts out a monthly eNewsletter that will be featuring short, informational articles about glass and working with glass, so make sure you sign up for …read more

The Harvard Museum of Natural History has recently put on display 19 of the University’s collection of over 400 marine models– a mini-exhibit within the museum. The case is in the Treasures of Nature and Science gallery.

Here are two gorgeous examples of glass models by Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka, created near Dresden, Germany in the late 19th century.
Mary Blue Magruder, director of communications at the museum writes that many people who are familiar with Harvard University’s Ware Collection of ‘Glass Flowers’ do not know about the glass animals and are excited to learn about the Blaschkas’ earlier work.   For those …read more

Artist: Pipyr
Website: Pipyr Art Glass

Pipyr, how do you describe your work, and why did you chose the business name that you did?
“Pipyr” has been the name I have used as my artistic pseudonym since I was at least 12. Even at that age, I have always felt a duality in my life as an artist. In one way, I am a laid-back, happy-go-lucky kind of person who loves to laugh have fun. My artistic side, though, is a bit darker and has more of a surrealist nature. I wouldn’t describe my work as dark in a brooding sense. Rather, …read more