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Duncan McClellan Glass
Susan Benjamin Glass Etc. is proud to present the work of Duncan
McClellan. He was born in Bayshore, NY in March 1955. His
fascination with glass began at age 5 when he visited a glass factory
in West Virginia. After successfully working with leather and clay, he
had the opportunity to learn at a studio in Ybor City, Florida in 1987.
He studied the creation of larger forms with Fred Kahl and John
Brekke, instructors and artists working at the New York Experimental
Glass Workshop.
When producing larger and more complex forms, assistance is used to
provide an extra pair of hands during the blowing and polishing
processes. Some of his current works depict, through the use of
recognizable icons, emotions relating to family, personal growth, and
the spiritual connections between people as souls.
The focus is centered around the internal graal technique and
overlay techniques, incorporating hand cutting and photo resist. To
finish these works, acid-etching, fire-polishing techniques are used.
These processes, used in his one-of-a-kind and series works, enables
imagery inside, on the surface, or in some cases both, to juxtapose
combined images to articulate the message or idea.
Learning these techniques and through experimentation with the
media has allowed McClellan more freedom of expression, to better
draw the viewer to what he envisions, and hopefully to touch similar
emotions.
McClellan. He was born in Bayshore, NY in March 1955. His
fascination with glass began at age 5 when he visited a glass factory
in West Virginia. After successfully working with leather and clay, he
had the opportunity to learn at a studio in Ybor City, Florida in 1987.
He studied the creation of larger forms with Fred Kahl and John
Brekke, instructors and artists working at the New York Experimental
Glass Workshop.
When producing larger and more complex forms, assistance is used to
provide an extra pair of hands during the blowing and polishing
processes. Some of his current works depict, through the use of
recognizable icons, emotions relating to family, personal growth, and
the spiritual connections between people as souls.
The focus is centered around the internal graal technique and
overlay techniques, incorporating hand cutting and photo resist. To
finish these works, acid-etching, fire-polishing techniques are used.
These processes, used in his one-of-a-kind and series works, enables
imagery inside, on the surface, or in some cases both, to juxtapose
combined images to articulate the message or idea.
Learning these techniques and through experimentation with the
media has allowed McClellan more freedom of expression, to better
draw the viewer to what he envisions, and hopefully to touch similar
emotions.
DRAGONFLY
Click on the images to the right to see the enlarged versions of
Duncan McClellan's Glass art.
Duncan McClellan's Glass art.
MOTH TO A FLAME
SUNFLOWER
HUMAN TREES
FIRE SERIES
COBALT WITH FLOWERS
RED TREES
BEES
