Mark Matthews Guest Artist Demonstration

Watch as sphere expert Mark Matthews creates a blue marble with cane decoration as his guest artist demonstration for Marvelous Marble Day.
See the final object out of the annealer starting at 2:03:47.
The Guest Artist Series features world-class visiting artists at work in the Amphitheater Hot Shop. These special, extended demonstrations provide a fascinating peek at the techniques, artistry, and improvisation that comprise contemporary glassmaking. Our own Hot Glass Demo Team assists and narrates for each artist, answering audience questions in real time. Learn more at www.cmog.org/programs/guest-a....
Mark Matthews has become internationally recognized for his mastery of the glass sphere. He began handling molten glass for aesthetic purposes in 1974 while studying with Henry Halem at Kent State University. The sphere, with its minimal physicality, has become the one factor unifying Matthews’ investigations of color systems and radically diverse explorations in historical glass techniques. Mining 5,000 years of glass history as a rich source of inspiration, he creates everything from traditional swirls and lutzes to realistic interpretations of animal pelts. www.cmog.org/bio/mark-matthews

[@theredrover3217]

Earlier today I watched a Mark Matthews video making sphere after sphere in his shop. Years of experience do not begin to explain his accomplishments. What is even more fascinating than his creations is hearing his inspiration for (each unique) series and the development TO create them. Okay equally fascinating. 😁 I found the video on this Channel and highly recommend searching for it.

[@patrickjaroch5084]

mark is the best, hes a true professional and hes such a great ambassador for his craft

[@bevakathedementedraccoon]

Yey george speaks!! So used to him being busy helping with the pieces it was nice to hear him talk for a bit too. Love marks work, i'd been wanting to see this one for a while. I've watched the studio demo vids for the canes being made a few times, but couldn't find a vid that showed how the canes got turned into marbles. As i know pretty much nothing about glass, it answered a lot of questions.

[@SkyeRangerNick]

Thank you so much for this event. This guy is so engaging while doing his work. I am delighted I have been recently watching all of the Corning videos featuring Mark, so that I can bring together in my head the entire process (well most of it) of making these spheres. I have been sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to see this whole video released as I came in late when it was being featured.

[@SkyeRangerNick]

still on the edge of my seat, occasionally breathless

[@SkyeRangerNick]

I mean, I just watched the roll-up.

[@SkyeRangerNick]

It is astounding to watch the process regarding the spacing between the canes. I still have not gotten to the point where I tuned in the first time. It is nice to see the early process of these careful adjustments.

[@SkyeRangerNick]

And I have a better sense now of how the canes are being slowly submerged into the core.

[@SkyeRangerNick]

A splendid work.

[@superilu]

Mark and George, two of may favorite artists. But you should really have given Mark a microphone, he is such a fun guy to listen to...

[@daniel_charms]

My guess is, it would simply have been too much of a distraction. In the cane-pulling videos, there's always lots of waiting around so he has time to talk and do other things, but here, it's just two hours of keeping eye on the ball and making sure the canes are straight; you simply can't afford to be distracted and slip up there.

[@davoupnya3202]

Beautiful work !

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@davoupnya3202]

@@corningmuseumofglass And a BIG thank you for sharing with all of us ! Much love to all at Corning !

[@smash5967]

I wish you would give us shots of whatever the host is talking about, like the koogler bars or whatever, rather than yet another view from inside the reheating furnace. That said, this did have more of those than usual.

[@RICDirector]

@Corning Museum of Glass ; if you put a small cheap digital scale with a steel fork welded to the table,, you'd be able to answer the 'how heavy' questions, at least somewhat.

[@anastellabritto7758]

LINDO TRABALHO 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@mustardseed308]

Ohhhh perfect.

[@apple.sauce.]

Baller. Sphere man.

[@decvoid261]

Corning Glass

[@decvoid261]

or mix powder with water and suitable gum. Dry in ordinary oven, then charge as a lump.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Most batch is already misted and dried to form pellets - which greatly helps with dust reduction. People still worry about it. Misting it as it comes out of the bag could be an option, but when shoveling or scooping, you would still break that surface.

[@TheMitchYouKnow]

Representing T-Town 🤘🏻

[@laplantski]

TheMitchYouKnow 4 ONE 9!!

[@hmmok1329]

So intense

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@shadeseph8817]

I might be wrong...but I think she forgot to mention the Kanes!!!

[@garysweek9993]

What are the sissors he is going to be using called when looking for a pair? Thanks

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi Gary, there are typically two main types of shears: straight shears and diamond shears. Thanks for watching!

[@1976jtd]

How do you protect the camera in the oven

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi, the camera we use is actually behind the furnace protected by a layer of fused silica, which melts at a much higher temperature than the furnace is set to. You can learn more in this blog post: blog.cmog.org/2016/12/12/the-view-from-inside-the-furnace/. Thanks for watching!

[@TripleG69]

Why is he not so worried about the back getting cold as other gaffers? They keep heating it with the torch.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

He certainly is worried about it, but unlike other artists who might be making larger objects, he is working on a narrow cylinder-like form and can still gain a fair amount of heat at the back end when flashing.

[@reginaldpipinpadilopsucopu4357]

Why is he Anthony Bourdain?

[@monicagilvin3035]

It's not a hot dog