Glassfaucets by Jim McKelvey "I want my glass to stop conversations, and then provoke long discussions." |
For 20 years, James McKelvey has
worked to capture the magic of glass
in his art. As chairman of the world's
largest gathering of glass artists in 2006,
he strove to surprise and challenge
other artists with his innovative glass
faucets. Demand for the faucets
proved so strong that McKelvey and a
team of artists and engineers spent the
next nine months perfecting his design.
Creating functional art is a great
challenge for an artist/engineer. Each
of McKelvey's faucets is shaped by
hand from a tube of molten glass. For
every four attempts, only one faucet is
accepted. It is then cut, polished,
tempered, and assembled using
materials so pure that the FDA
approves them for implantation into
the body. This patented design is like
nothing else in the world.
worked to capture the magic of glass
in his art. As chairman of the world's
largest gathering of glass artists in 2006,
he strove to surprise and challenge
other artists with his innovative glass
faucets. Demand for the faucets
proved so strong that McKelvey and a
team of artists and engineers spent the
next nine months perfecting his design.
Creating functional art is a great
challenge for an artist/engineer. Each
of McKelvey's faucets is shaped by
hand from a tube of molten glass. For
every four attempts, only one faucet is
accepted. It is then cut, polished,
tempered, and assembled using
materials so pure that the FDA
approves them for implantation into
the body. This patented design is like
nothing else in the world.
McKelvey began blowing glass as
an undergraduate engineer at
Washington University in 1986.
Upon graduation, he supported
himself as a glass blower while he
established Mira Digital Publishing,
splitting his time between the
corporate and art worlds.
He has studied with dozens of artists
but was primarily influenced by the
Italian techniques of Lino
Tagliapietra and his disciples.
"Before there were good classes
and textbooks, apprenticing was
the only way to learn, so I spent
years traveling and working with
artists all over the world. I spent
many days working with people
with whom I couldn't even
converse.
McKelvey has taught glass blowing
at Washington University's Art
School and Glen Echo National
Park in Maryland and presented
several workshops in the U.S. and
Asia. His work has been exhibited
nationally and three galleries
represent him.
an undergraduate engineer at
Washington University in 1986.
Upon graduation, he supported
himself as a glass blower while he
established Mira Digital Publishing,
splitting his time between the
corporate and art worlds.
He has studied with dozens of artists
but was primarily influenced by the
Italian techniques of Lino
Tagliapietra and his disciples.
"Before there were good classes
and textbooks, apprenticing was
the only way to learn, so I spent
years traveling and working with
artists all over the world. I spent
many days working with people
with whom I couldn't even
converse.
McKelvey has taught glass blowing
at Washington University's Art
School and Glen Echo National
Park in Maryland and presented
several workshops in the U.S. and
Asia. His work has been exhibited
nationally and three galleries
represent him.
| In the fall of 2001 he co-founded the Third Degree Glass Factory. At Third Degree, McKelvey teaches classes for the Washington University College program. He developed the basic curriculum used in all Third Degree courses and in 2006 wrote The Art of Fire: Beginning Glassblowing, a textbook used for classes at Third Degree as well as at colleges around the world. He's also produced a 4-disc DVD set that complements The Art of Fire and brings an additional dimension to learning glass blowing. |
| resource: www.glassfaucet.com |
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