Head on over to my shop to see some of the Platonic Solids I've been working on.... I'll be posting new stained glass sculptures all during the week! I'll also do a post in the next few days about my idea behind the platonic solids series and what goes into making them.
Monday, August 29, 2011
shop: first update!
Head on over to my shop to see some of the Platonic Solids I've been working on.... I'll be posting new stained glass sculptures all during the week! I'll also do a post in the next few days about my idea behind the platonic solids series and what goes into making them.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
work: platonic solids
Platonic Solid: Tetrahedron (3, 5, 6), 2011
I am currently working on a series called Platonic Solids.
The faces of a platonic solid all have the same shape and size; and the shape itself is made from the same number of faces meeting at each point.
There are five platonic solids, and their names are derived from their number of faces: tetrahedron (4 faces), cube (6 faces), octahedron (8 faces), dodecahedron (12 faces) and icosahedron (20 faces).
As you probably realized already, they are named for the Greek philosopher Plato. Early philosophers theorized that the classical elements (air, water, fire, earth and aether) were constructed from these solids.
Platonic Solid: Tetrahedron 6, 2011
I will be making different sizes of each of the platonic solids from stained glass. Above is one of the tetrahedrons that I have almost completed. There is more to be added to this one (besides the base!)
By the beginning of next week I will post the completed work and explain the process behind it more completely.
Check my store on Monday for my first shop update!!
The unmistakable shape of a cube in construction.
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Monday, August 22, 2011
a new venture
After an eventful month in my life I have settled on a new path for myself. For about ten years now I have been creating stained glass sculpture. It is the perfect medium for my spatially-inclined mind. For me, art above all has always been a tactile experience.
And now I hope to take my art out of my mind and into your hands.
I hope you enjoy.
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