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Meet the Artist:
Biography:
WILD WEST
For your Consideration:
Paul Lockwood
“Glass is very personal to me, being a medium that requires talent, time, and persistence to accomplish works that relate natural elegance.”
Glass has always been mysteriously captivating for Paul. His physics professor made several attempts to speak with the art department about getting him to spend more time in the science lab. It’s no wonder that his senior thesis physics project won the all student art show. Glass has given Paul an outlet to speak artistically while allowing him to challenge himself with the ancient techniques of glass blowing. Sand, soda and a twist of lime. It’s not a martini, but at 2000 degrees Fahrenheit you have glass. Gathering glass from a furnace filled with molten glass is a lot like gathering honey out of a pot. Each time Paul gathers a new layer,he has the opportunity to add colors, textures and reshape the design of the final form. Once he is happy with his creation, it goes into an annealing oven to gradually bring the glass to room temperature, ready to find a home.
Paul first learned the art of glass blowing at Hastings College in Nebraska. His instructors, John Elias, Tom Kreager, Lino Tagliapietra, Elio Quarisa, and Dino Rosin have inspired and encouraged Paul through out his career as a glass blower. He has traveled to many studios throughout the nation and continues to take courses at “The Studio” in Corning, New York.
Selected Exhibitions & Awards
- 1st Place, Denver, CO USA, Denver Botanical Gardens, 2004
- Best of Show, Boulder, CO, USA, Flat Irons Art Festival, 2006
Collections
- Fountain, Aurora Municipal Building, Aurora, Colorado, USA, 2004
- Lighting renovation, State Capitol Building, Denver, CO USA, 2008
- Three Graces, Briar Gate shopping mall, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, 2008
- Staff of Asclepius, Clear Creek Surgery Center, Wheat Ridge, CO, USA, 2007
- Lighting renovation, Church, Little Rock, AR, USA, 2008
Lynne Buss
Marquetry Landscapes of THE WEST .
Meet our artist:
Lynne Buss
My education and early work background are in manufacturing and mechanical engineering. After several years, I found myself seeking more creative work. Marquetry has been the perfect medium for me. It allows me to work in a tangible way, with a broad variety of woods to depict the soothing natural world of mountain scenery. Since 1985, I have shown my work at art shows, exhibitions and galleries. By continually seeking improvements in design, technique and materials, marquetry provides me with a rich source of problem solving opportunities that drive the creative process forward.
Capturing the beauty of mountains, lakes and valleys in natural wood varieties is my specialty. The variety of colors, textures and figuring available in the wood world is more extensive than most of us realize. I select from among the natural colors of individual wood species to bring out the best contrasts between all features of the design. My hope is that my sceneries will be a reminder of the spectacular beauty of our natural world.
Marquetry Landscapes of THE WEST defined:
What is the difference between marquetry and inlay?
The difference between inlay and marquetry: in marquetry pieces of wood veneer are applied to the surface of an object, such as a table top, while in inlay they are set into a depression
Lynne’s Technique:
Working from a prepared line drawing of the scenery being created, pieces of carefully selected exotic and domestic veneers are roughly cut for each feature of the design. A “saw pad” is constructed layer by layer incorporating each of the veneer pieces according to its place within the design. Using a motorized scroll saw, each feature is then cut away from the saw pad in turn. Once cutting is complete, the pieces of the” puzzle” are then sorted and taped together. The scene is then glued, applied to a backing board and clamped in a vacuum clamp. When secure, all the tape is removed and allowed to fully dry before sanding and finishing. Each piece is then mounted in a handcrafted frame. The back is finished with black felt, D hangers, framing wire and a description of the woods used within the scene.
- Marquetry Landscapes of THE WEST for your consideration as matted prints in 2 sizes: 8″x10″ @ $32 and 11″x13″ @ $40
- Original Marquetry maybe available for your consideration varying sizes.
- Please call the Gallery for availability of these marquetry as originals for sizing and pricing if not listed below.
Details of Original Marquetry :
This fascinating geologic feature is seen near Boulder.
The wood types seen in this print of the original marquetry scene are: Sky – Purpleheart
Moon – English Sycamore Stars-Cubic Zirconia Mountains – Wenge
Flatirons – Figured Red Oak Flatirons Hills – Bloodwood Plains – Curly Maple
Cottonwoods – African Satinwood
Details of Original Marquetry:
Named for explorer Zebulon Pike, this majestic mountain graces the Colorado Springs skyline.
Sky-Purpleheart Stars-Cubic Zirconia Moon-Sycamore
Mountain snow-Sycamore and Curly Maple Mountain-Makore Foothills-Wenge
Rock formations-Buttonwood and Curly Maple Shadows-Bloodwood
Foreground-Walnut Stump Frame-“Java” Stained Solid Red Oak
Paul Lockwood Blown Glass Vases
New Glass Pumpkins Have Arrived!
Patrons love these glass pumpkins from Colorado, and we sold so many we had to get more!
A second batch just arrived with even more beautiful colors and shapes to choose from.
Hurry in before they are all gone!
Pieces pictured are examples. We have quite an assortment!
$30 – $63
Contact us or come in to see available colors/sizes
Spirits in the Wind Gallery
1211 Washington Ave
Golden, CO 80401
303-279-1192
art@spiritsinthewindgallery.com
