30 — Tuesday, June 19, 2018


Kathleen Schnell


Glass (Fused) With a heritage of handcrafting, I en-


joyed and studied art at an early age. I fell in love with Stained Glass over 35 years ago. I was very focused in my work and created many pieces for family and friends. One of my pieces was featured at an In- ternational Airport. As I worked longer my abilities, tools and studio expanded. I was introduced to Fused Glass and my glass processes changed. I compare Fused Glass to stained glass without the lines, giving me the ability to blend and shade glass, use inclusions, small whimsical ideas, or to be bold and dimensional. The possibilities are endless. As a glass artist the choice of transpar- ent, opaque, patterned, dichroic, and/or


iridescent glass is deliberate and can be very purposeful. The placement and lay- ering of glass can be striking. Glass Centers and world-renowned artists are develop- ing new processes continually. I build on those processes and venture into my own areas. My glass is a combination of colors, shape, inspiration and ideas I experience in my life. I see art everywhere. I love fused glass because to me it is always new and exciting! Fused glasswork is creating design with


compatible glass and firing it in a kiln to fuse it together. Part of my studio work includes making glass components for


Schoonover Kevin (Rural exploration) Photography Some of my happiest memories of child-


hood revolve around visits to my grand- mother’s farm in rural New York for the holidays. Whether it was Thanksgiving or Christmas or Easter, inevitably the farms and fields lay dead and desiccated. Dried out. Void of new growth. Maybe some snow. Perhaps a blue sky. But always, brown corn stalks rustled as harsh winds blew.


Solitary, battered farm houses sat alone,


in need of paint and care. And I loved it. I loved it all. Because I loved her. And I came to associate that drained and shriveled look with the joy of seeing my old gram. She is 102 now, and I still get the same giddy feeling while driving down those same country roads named for my family


TIMELESS TREASURES


and their neighbors. Nostalgia mixes with anticipation as I look forward to seeing rel- atives and sharing the old stories. I don’t see my work as scary or spooky or creepy. These images represent the fondest mo- ments of my life. No matter how old or worn out something is, once upon a time, it brought joy. And still does. I don’t document reality, I create my


own – emotionally charged, visual elegies enhanced by muted sepia tones and ma- nipulated contrast, exposure and depth of


field, in pursuit of a sen- timental, reflective realm where the past shares its wisdom and my mind is free to wander. I warm to shadows, textures and calcified ghosts -- lost in imagined memories.


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Picture Frames, Candles, Signs, Pip Berry Garlands & Candle Rings, Kitchen Gadgets, Park Design linens & blossom buckets. Come down and check out our children’s department.


We have sizes 3-24 months, and many lines are made in the USA We carry a large selection of Melissa & Doug Toys.


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use in future projects. Hand-pulled string- ers are made using a terracotta pot filled with glass. It is then heated to 1700° in a kiln with a hole in the bottom; the liquid glass flows through the hole and can be manipulated to form straight, undulating or spiral lengths of glass. I use these and other glass elements to create my unique glasswork. One-of-a-kind pattern-bars are created and fired in a mold or dam. Once formed, a wet saw is used to slice the bar. Pattern-bar slices are placed together to make unique kaleidoscope-type designs. As glass designs go into the kiln, each firing is individually programmed to match


the size, thickness, type of glass and de- sired effect. Initial firings are generally to melt the pieces all together, a second fir- ing can add form by using a multi-use a purchased or hand made mold of ceramic fibers. Numerous hand and electric tools may be used before and after the kiln, to refine the glasswork for the Studio. So many ideas, so little time!


Art in the Wilds 2018


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