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I saw some great art over the weekend, which made me think of something I did last weekend at Balboa Park.
In the Spanish Village they had a collection of glass artists. And the stuff is still on display and for sale, for at least another few weeks.
I’ve seen Leslie Perlis’ stuff displayed at the Del Mar Fair, and one of the Urban Trees near the bay. I always enjoy seeing her art – some of which includes life-size people made of glass.
Since I wrote about this event in the Reader once (I believe the story was called Splendor in the Glass), I wasn’t going to devote another Crasher column to it. But I figured I’d blog about it, just in case people are in the area and want to check it out.
Cathy Coverley did some waves that were blue and green, and the white water of the waves in broken glass. It was mesmerizing.
She won 1st place for “Wave 2”, but I liked “Wave 3” better. I’m not sure how they judge these things, but it probably involves techniques in glass making I’m not familiar with. I’m merely an expert in glass breaking.
In the Mixed Media category, a guy named Frank Havlichek impressed me with his “Last Drop”, which had a Coke bottle going through glass, with a drop of Coke slowly dripping out of the top. It also had an old bottle cap and opener.
I went outside to grab a glass of wine, which was actually in a plastic cup. Odd, considering this is a glass party.
Someone showed up with a huge cake, and a guy was staring at it the way I was staring at Cathy’s Wave artwork. I walked over and he said “I don’t want to be the first person to cut into that.”
Again, odd that we’re talking about “cutting” at a glass party and it involves cake. I had no qualms about doing it, and we both enjoyed a delicious piece.
When I finished, I went back to look at more of the pieces (of art, not cake).
I saw a stained-glass piece done by Pam Horn. The heart was shaped funny, and I thought she was going for an abstract, Salvador Dali type of look. I then noticed right below it there was a piece of construction paper, with the exact same picture, drawn by her 5-year-old. She recreated the piece in stained-glass, and I fell in love with it. It reminded me of a John Lennon interview, where he had to explain that Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds wasn’t written because it’s “LSD” abbreviated. It was a picture his son had drawn and called that.
I think Pam’s piece is way more interesting than that track off Sgt. Pepper.
There was a category called “Wearable”. I’m not sure if this was created specifically for Leslie, but the dress she made won. And everyone was blown away by it. I just wondered if you could really wear it, and if so, what happens when you sit down.
Someone named Tes Shea created a Jesus face on a plate. It was selling for $450, and I couldn’t help think – had this same face been on a tortilla at Taco Bell, it would be selling for $45,000!
I saw some great art over the weekend, which made me think of something I did last weekend at Balboa Park.
In the Spanish Village they had a collection of glass artists. And the stuff is still on display and for sale, for at least another few weeks.
I’ve seen Leslie Perlis’ stuff displayed at the Del Mar Fair, and one of the Urban Trees near the bay. I always enjoy seeing her art – some of which includes life-size people made of glass.
Since I wrote about this event in the Reader once (I believe the story was called Splendor in the Glass), I wasn’t going to devote another Crasher column to it. But I figured I’d blog about it, just in case people are in the area and want to check it out.
Cathy Coverley did some waves that were blue and green, and the white water of the waves in broken glass. It was mesmerizing.
She won 1st place for “Wave 2”, but I liked “Wave 3” better. I’m not sure how they judge these things, but it probably involves techniques in glass making I’m not familiar with. I’m merely an expert in glass breaking.
In the Mixed Media category, a guy named Frank Havlichek impressed me with his “Last Drop”, which had a Coke bottle going through glass, with a drop of Coke slowly dripping out of the top. It also had an old bottle cap and opener.
I went outside to grab a glass of wine, which was actually in a plastic cup. Odd, considering this is a glass party.
Someone showed up with a huge cake, and a guy was staring at it the way I was staring at Cathy’s Wave artwork. I walked over and he said “I don’t want to be the first person to cut into that.”
Again, odd that we’re talking about “cutting” at a glass party and it involves cake. I had no qualms about doing it, and we both enjoyed a delicious piece.
When I finished, I went back to look at more of the pieces (of art, not cake).
I saw a stained-glass piece done by Pam Horn. The heart was shaped funny, and I thought she was going for an abstract, Salvador Dali type of look. I then noticed right below it there was a piece of construction paper, with the exact same picture, drawn by her 5-year-old. She recreated the piece in stained-glass, and I fell in love with it. It reminded me of a John Lennon interview, where he had to explain that Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds wasn’t written because it’s “LSD” abbreviated. It was a picture his son had drawn and called that.
I think Pam’s piece is way more interesting than that track off Sgt. Pepper.
There was a category called “Wearable”. I’m not sure if this was created specifically for Leslie, but the dress she made won. And everyone was blown away by it. I just wondered if you could really wear it, and if so, what happens when you sit down.
Someone named Tes Shea created a Jesus face on a plate. It was selling for $450, and I couldn’t help think – had this same face been on a tortilla at Taco Bell, it would be selling for $45,000!