Ebook: Stephen Rolfe Powell: Glassmaker

Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Arabesques of Color; Teasers; Whackos; Screamers; Genesis and the Vitreous Singularity; Road Trip to New Orleans; In Love with Glass; An Extraordinary Maverick; A Commencement Weekend; A Few Days in Kentucky; A Colleague and Friend; Color and Sweat: An Anecdotal Biography of Stephen Rolfe Powell; Biography; Select Permanent Collections; Early Work; Checklist; Contributors.;An illustrated introduction to internationally acclaimed glass artist Stephen Rolfe Powell's career, this book charts the evolution of Powell's remarkable body of work. Dazzling photographic close-ups not only detail the luminous murrini patterns that have become Powell's signature but also reveal new ways of appreciating the complex interplay of color and texture in his art. Biographical and analytical essays by Mark Lucas, Laurie Winters, and James Yood explore such topics as the teamwork that is so critical to Powell's unique glassmaking process; his teaching and learning experiences on the.