[PA-NJ Glassblowers] Glassblowing and Ice Cream (what could be better?!?!)

Tony Patti gaffer at glassblower.info
Wed Jun 19 21:43:55 EDT 2013


http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/baltimore_city/local-glass-artist-le
nds-talents-to-haagen-dazs

 



 



Local glass artist lends talents to Haagen Dazs


Hot art for a cool treat



By: Charley Crowson

 

BALTIMORE - This is one hot way to enjoy a cool summer treat. Glass blowing
artist Tim Mcfadden is sweating over the blazing ovens in his Southeast
Baltimore shop, creating hand shaped bowls and spoons for Haagen Dazs' new
flavors of Gelato.

 

"I've made a dozen of these, maybe two dozen for Haagen Dazs to use for
promotional purposes," McFadden said.

 

The company approached McFadden along with a musician, a clothing designer
and a photographer, challenging them to use the gelato as inspiration in
their respective mediums.

"It's founded on unique and creative new flavors and ingredients, not a
run-of-the-mill product," he said.

 

So McFadden designed this bowl, inspired by the vanilla bean and a recent
trip he made to Italy.

"The striping pattern was inspired by old Venetian techniques," he said.
"Mine was based on a Venetian technique with a more modern gelato cone
shape."

 

Working with his volunteer apprentice, Barb Victor, McFadden took us through
the process of firing, shaping, re-firing and detailing his bowl. "When we
put our colors in there I always put a key on top, so I'll know what's what
because once you heat them up, they all look the same."

 

It's a process he repeats as many as ten times for this piece, but other
artworks, he says, can take much longer. "Some things take hours to heat,
and you may have to do this hundred times."

 

It's difficult work that can only be made tougher during the approaching dog
days of summer.

 

"When it's 95 (degrees) outside, it's probably 130, maybe 135 (degrees) in
here," he said.

 

It's all done so we can enjoy some top shelf gelato with a little artistic
flare. McFadden's bowls will cost $65.

 


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