[PA-NJ Glassblowers] Google Alert about Philadelphia glassblower Jason Curtis

Tony Patti gaffer at glassblower.info
Mon Sep 14 21:12:58 EDT 2015


http://www.eastoncourier.com/2015/09/12/art-glass-on-exhibit-at-easton-library/

 

Colorful drinking glasses hand blown by Jason Curtis.

Colorful drinking glasses hand blown by Jason Curtis.

 

 


Art glass on exhibit at Easton Library

Hand blown glass by Jason Curtis, Easton native son

By  <http://www.eastoncourier.com/author/easton-courier-staff/> VivianLea Solek on September 12, 2015 in  <http://www.eastoncourier.com/category/news/connecticut/> Connecticut,  <http://www.eastoncourier.com/category/happenings/events/> Events,  <http://www.eastoncourier.com/category/happenings/> Happenings,  <http://www.eastoncourier.com/category/lead-news/> Lead News,  <http://www.eastoncourier.com/category/happenings/library-news/> Library News,  <http://www.eastoncourier.com/category/news/> News· 

 

The Easton Public Library is pleased to host an exhibit of Jason Curtis’ hand blown art glass in the library’s display case through Oct. 12.

The exhibition includes a series of functional vases and drinking glasses as well as pieces representing a study in cane coloring, which is when color is used in linear patterns. The inspiration for cane coloring came when Curtis observed another glass blower working with a large mass of glass that he quickly pulled into very long strands of glass called the cane.

“This experience allowed me to discover the fiber-optic quality of glass and gave me the ability to use glass in a linear, color function,” he said.

Curtis, an Easton native, has been creating and exhibiting his blown glass for audiences in Connecticut for two decades. Growing up in Easton, he discovered the ancient art of glass blowing while in high school. In the summers, he took classes at Bucks Rock Camp, New Milford, and continued his studies at Rochester Institute of Technology’s The School of the American Craftsmen.

 <http://www.eastoncourier.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2015/09/Curtis-@-Work-9.101.jpg> Jason Curtis at work

Jason Curtis at work

 

Now living in New Hope, Pa., Curtis works in the hot shop at Bucks Community College and has devoted his career to perfecting the ancient art of glassblowing, which is his artistic passion. He has many collectors of his glass work who will be able to see his current exhibit of new pieces.

Curtis and his glass partner, Dan Burnstein, use the most primitive of tools — a long metal pipe, a wooden paddle, a bucket of water and wet newspaper, and a metal table with a seat. Four basic elements of the earth — air, water, sand, and fire — are combined to form the glass.

 <http://www.eastoncourier.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2015/09/Jason-Curtis-glass-2-9.17.jpg> Sparking hand-blown ornaments come in an array of colors and sizes. 

Sparking hand-blown ornaments come in an array of colors and sizes.

 

The glass is worked at temperatures so hot that artists prefer not to create it during the summer months. The furnace burns at 2,000 degrees and raises the temperature to 100 degrees in the studio. It is intriguing to watch the glass being shaped by the artisan and partner as they build the object layer by layer with each immersion into the “glory hole,” a reheating chamber.

Curtis would like to invite the community to come to the library, see his display through early October, and contact him with comments. All pieces are available for sale and the artist can be reached by email at jcglass at gmail.com or at 203-954-8038.

The exhibit is available during the library’s public hours: Monday, 10-5, Tuesday and Wednesday, 10-8, Thursday, 10–6, Friday, 10–5 and Saturday, 10–3.

 <http://www.eastoncourier.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2015/09/Curtis-Blue-Cane-Coloring-91.jpg> The inspiration for cane coloring came when Jason Curtis observed another glass blower working with a large mass of glass that he quickly pulled into very long strands of glass called the cane.

The inspiration for cane coloring came when Jason Curtis observed another glass blower working with a large mass of glass that he quickly pulled into very long strands of glass called cane.

 

There is ample parking in the library parking lot, located at the corner of Morehouse and Center Roads. For directions to the library, visit our website eastonlibrary.org. For more information about programs at the Easton Public Library, sign up for our email newsletter at tinyurl.com/EPLeNews; find us on Facebook at “Easton Public Library;” or call 203-261-0134.

 

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