Artist Information:
Ed Pennebaker
Green Forest, AR
United States
Member Since: Jun 2001
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Artist Statement:
Ed Pennebaker
Red Fern Glass
Statement:
At a time when many
designers/artists leave the
crafting of their designs to
apprentices, fellow craftsmen,
or even a factory style
setting, it is rare for the
designer to continue as the
maker. For me working
directly with the glass is a
time of zen, a period when I
can concentrate on one thing
only, the glass, a time to
leave the rest of the world
behind.
I see my work belonging to a
contemporary line of the
"decorative arts" that
developed from the arts and
crafts movement where
craftsmanship is of the utmost
importance. Striving for the
"perfect object" is the goal
of the craftsman/designer and
working directly with the
materials at hand provides the
greatest satisfaction for me.
The most important aspects of
glassmaking are light, color
and form. I want my work to
take advantage of the luminous
quality of light. Light
coming through the glass
reveals texture and pattern
and casts colors and shadows
so the glass work interacts
with its environment and
becomes a pure visual feast.
The jewel like colors of
glass, the individual forms of
the pieces and the light from
within work as a ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
-"A Glass Act 2001: The Prism
Collection", Prism
Contemporary Glass, Pontiac,
Michigan, April-May 2001
-"A Glass Act 2000: The Prism
Collection", Function Art,
Pontiac, Michigan, April-May
2000
-"Hot & Cool", a traveling
exhibition by Exhibits USA of
contemporary glass through
2001.
-"The Arkansas Exhibition", an
exhibit of Arkansas Artists...
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Artist Galleries:
Easy Street, Annapolis,
Maryland
Glass Reunions, Key West,
Florida
Prism Contemporary
Glass/FunctionArt, Chicago,
Illinois
Rivermarket Artspace, Little
Rock, Arkansas
Zark's, Eureka Springs,
Arkansas
Alexander/Sinclair Showroom,
Scottsdale, AZ
Artique, Lexingon, KY
Classic Kitchens of Virginia,
Richmond, VA
Glass Menagerie, Corning, NY
Iago, Blowing Rock, NC
Karg Art Glass, ...
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Ed Pennebaker's Free Artist Portfolio
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Ed Pennebaker
Red Fern Glass
Statement:
At a time when many designers/artists leave the crafting of their designs to apprentices, fellow craftsmen, or even a factory style setting, it is rare for the designer to continue as the maker. For me working directly with the glass is a time of zen, a period when I can concentrate on one thing only, the glass, a time to leave the rest of the world behind.
I see my work belonging to a contemporary line of the "decorative arts" that developed from the arts and crafts movement where craftsmanship is of the utmost importance. Striving for the "perfect object" is the goal of the craftsman/designer and working directly with the materials at hand provides the greatest satisfaction for me.
The most important aspects of glassmaking are light, color and form. I want my work to take advantage of the luminous quality of light. Light coming through the glass reveals texture and pattern and casts colors and shadows so the glass work interacts with its environment and becomes a pure visual feast. The jewel like colors of glass, the individual forms of the pieces and the light from within work as a ... |
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