A solo exhibition of pioneering Studio Glass artist Mary Shaffer opens today at the E.L. Blumenschein Museum, a historic landmark in Taos, New Mexico. Up through June 22, 2014, the exhibtion entitled "A Different View" features the artist's signature "mid-air slumping" technique. Antique farm tools such as buggy wrenches and sheep sheers are adorned by a flourish of drippinghot glass, strategically cooled to preserve the fluidity and grace of the material subject to gravity.
"I take lovingly crafted, hand-forged tools -- the epitome of American invention -- and recycle them in my work," Shaffer explains in a prepared statement. "The challenge is to make the glass look as honest and straightforward as the original tool."
Also on exhibiti will be the artist's prints and drawings
IF YOU GO:
Mary Shaffer "A Different View" Through June 22, 2014 E.L. Blumenschein Home and Museum 222 Ledoux Street Taos, New Mexico 87571 Tel: 575.758.0505