Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen & Martin Janecky - Heron

Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen and her husband Jasen Johnsen created a new body of work for Karen's exhibition at Habatat Galleries in West Palm Beach, Florida, December, 2018. Karen and Jasen invited Martin Janecky and Chris Stenzel to come work with them in order to create some larger pieces.
In this instance, Martin is considered the Gaffer of the piece, even though the form and color techniques are all Karen's designs. This piece was about 7 hours work from start to finish, including making the hot-de-verre fusing which create the pattern on the surface of the sculpture.
An avid bird watcher, Karen based this sculpture on the herons which flourish in western Washington state.
To see more of Karen and Jasen's work, including Jasen's glassmaking tools, check out www.willenbrinkjohnsen.com/
To see more of Martin's work seewww.martinjanecky.com/

[@joanfurtiere1177]

A stunning creation,done by very good teamwork.. No wonder glass pieces like this are expensive..Well done guys..

[@alexcraig8543]

Absolute legends! The cracked pipe moment was an especially dramatic bit of improvisation.

[@stereoette]

Omg, welding the pipe mid-blow is one of the most insane things I’ve ever seen in my whole life 😂

[@spooner709]

Got to love that weld! I took a class with Karen about ten years ago, one of the most memorable glass experiences I've had the privilege to have.

[@wingnutzster]

Hahaha 8:00 “you spin me right round baby right round” brilliant vision, execution, and teamplay

[@rgurung351]

I really like how glass sculpting is about team effort

[@joovezglass4458]

Wow, that emergency weld was insane !

[@The_Ballo]

I wonder how many glass shops are even equipped to do that.

[@jasonl3445]

Yea crazy lol

[@basic710]

Dear Karen, it truly is the most beautiful piece of glass I have ever seen! Thank you for sharing.

[@MLMLW]

You glass artists are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robdude1969]

Holy Crap!!! That's gorgeous glass.

[@christineingram55]

What a beautiful creation..I loved the way they patterned the glass and the way it looked so colourful afterwards 😀

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[@FairyKat1759]

SOOOO BEAUTIFUL~ Simplistic Shape Yet Amazing Pattern & Colors.

[@lizzy.c.t407]

Ohh my god that is stunning!.. those colours are to die for... just simply beautiful

[@anitaelghandor5489]

I'm in love with glass,so beautiful!

[@ronseivertson]

I would like to say y'all have out done yourselves, yet I know there is more to come... amazing piece and process... welding a pipe with a piece on the end of it??? wtf... epic. Kudos

[@GregOwen-gmanonfire]

Many thanks. It was an amazing day, and I feel fortunate to have been there to capture it.

[@BeautyDaughtMom]

I would cherish an opportunity to watch them live in action creating a piece! Amazing! Much love, Shelbie =)❤️

[@MAGA33321]

Incredible piece. Really cool glass.

[@rod6666]

amazing, beautiful, expertly made!

[@jakearnett5049]

You've outdone yourself Greg! Thank you for capturing and sharing these incredible people at work!

[@GregOwen-gmanonfire]

Many thanks, Jake! This is actually an edited version of a larger 50 minute video of this piece. I'm trying to figure out where to start posting these longer vids...

[@jakearnett5049]

@@GregOwen-gmanonfire I can't wait to see it! Karen and Martin are fountains of knowledge, I love seeing every little subtle thing they do.

[@janisfroehlig7744]

@@GregOwen-gmanonfire When you do, would you be sure to post links on these shorter ones, please?

[@RW-ik6ij]

Beautiful piece. Great work, congrats.

[@Lulu4Him]

It is beautiful glass but it looks top heavy like it could fall over with the slightest touch. The bird could have been gracefull if the wings had been shaped more delicately, thinner and more eloquently done overall.

[@getin3949]

The only part of it that looks like a heron is it's head and beak.

[@beckaliz]

FANTASTIC music they’re listening to

[@san1883]

Wow. Those colors are absolutely beautiful, kinda reminds me of an opal

[@janisfroehlig7744]

Excellent video all around, but I have to say how refreshing it is to hear a narration that isn't afraid of going over viewers heads just a bit. Hitting the 'optimal challenge' (game theory) sweet spot isn't easy, nor is finding your audience. Beautifully executed!

[@GregOwen-gmanonfire]

Thank you for your insights. I used to emcee at Museum of Glass, so I hope to be able to relate to people off the street, as well as established glass lovers. It doesn't always work, but better to aim high and fail than just post fluff, in my opinion.

[@ale2574]

A masterpiece of art !!!

[@childofcascadia]

I respect the craft, skill and art. These are amazing glasseworkers However, imho that huge mass of a glass "wing" threw off the gracefulness and delicateness of the rest of the bird. A beautiful bird sculpture with this huge heavy looking clump of glass coming out of the top of it that didnt really fit the resr of the sculpture. It suggested a cactus far more than a birds wing.

[@SpydersByte]

yea I was hoping they were gonna separate it into 2 wings, they're also kind of oriented in the wrong direction, off 90 degrees from actual wings. Still looks very cool though

[@Nesta-kn6qn]

Ya and it looked very top heavy. One little nudge and it’s breaking into a million pieces

[@tuwlaets]

wonderful in every way: the video, the narration, martin's process, karen's process, the spontaneity of the weld, you are all so accomplished. amazing.

[@GregOwen-gmanonfire]

Thanks very much for your comments, Judy. It was a special day, and I'm fortunate that we were able to capture so much of it in video.

[@tuwlaets]

@@GregOwen-gmanonfire i can imagine how special it was...you caught it so well...both documenting and teaching. i was fortunate enough to work with karen as my gaffer when i was artist in residence at pilchuck in 2000 and 2001. it was an incredible experience...and work shepherded by the "angels" came out of it...a piece exploring the atomic blast at trinity and the next year one related to the holocaust. martin and i shared an apartment at corning in 2017 when we were there as artists-in-residence (i was collaborating with michael rogers)...it was a joy to watch martin at work each day. and a delight to spend time together. you have caught the hard work and the skill that martin lives in his glass.

[@GregOwen-gmanonfire]

Judy Tuwaletstiwa those are some wonderful experiences, thanks very much for sharing them here. I hope some day I can catch up with you in the hot shop while you are working.

[@tuwlaets]

@@GregOwen-gmanonfire thanks, greg. what eventually happened was that bullseye glass gave me an 18 month residency in 2012 at their santa fe resource center and i fell in love with kiln firing. i spent the whole residency making 6" sq. color samples, returning to color after over 20 years of working only in black/red/white (paint and natural fibers, not glass). so, dan schwoerer designed a large, bell lid kiln for me and my husband and eric whittemore built it. glass has become central to my art now. i hope that you continue to make videos that both give the experience and teach...it is rare when a videographer can do both and make it seem so natural.

[@GregOwen-gmanonfire]

Judy Tuwaletstiwa that is high praise indeed. Thank you very much. I'll continue to strive for that balance in my videos.

[@wil2525]

That is BAD-ASS Watching the Craftsmanship and Process it took to create such a Beautiful Sculpture was AWESOME. NICE WORK LADY AND GENTLEMAN LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON YOUR NEXT UNDERTAKING CANNOT WAIT

[@miriam514]

What an amazing piece!

[@vala.8581]

Absolutely amazing!

[@studestudestude]

Jason to weld up a pipe with glass on the end of it....... My hats off to You .........

[@kimmerdkd]

Absolutely stunning!

[@aruvielevenstar3944]

Beautiful and real art!

[@brianheidtman6017]

Now that's a workshop when you can just pull the welder out and right in the middle have an emergency and take care of it I just wish they could do this under cooler circumstances you guys are great

[@germail86]

Beautiful work.

[@c5ster]

Beautiful work, must admit though don't quite get the wings

[@trentonmccall1045]

I've got to get a gig like this. I draw a vague drawing, get someone with amazing skill and talent to make it a reality while I stand around and shout and curse, and when it's finished, I say "Yep, that's what I imagined."

[@michaelscatt1807]

You gotta do all the shitty work first before you can do something like that. He didnt just walk in and say "hey ill draw pictures and yell at you guys to do your job and youll pay me for it"

[@trentonmccall1045]

Wawa Weewa Looks like he's doing the shitty work now. Should just be doing it for himself.

[@Mooba2]

Wow that is incredible!

[@tiggerlady2352]

Unbelievable! So beautiful!

[@designsbydiana9091]

Beautiful art - congratulations

[@christianmaurice1494]

Magnifique travail !!!

[@kiritvara257]

What a great job. Masters at work

[@raviaviaviavioli]

they also have good taste in music

[@-manmanakkumsamaiyal]

Amazing work...

[@ParanoiaWire]

06:37 what an emergency handling! it is fantastic!

[@GregOwen-gmanonfire]

That was an exciting moment!

[@syedmustak2638]

Woohohoooo!!!!!!!! Diz's wat we call fabulous.

[@denisespurlock7869]

Beautiful!

[@listennowbreath]

Stunning

[@AdityaBasuGamingForLife]

Amazing!! No comments...

[@misabhengu8858]

This is amazing 😙

[@latashapike397]

Awesome job👍

[@beepot2764]

Well this channel is super awesome.

[@albertoortega2467]

Impresionante , que trabajo felicitaciones de Argentina 🇦🇷 julio 2020 ..👏

[@hunterguzman6232]

Out of force of habit when ever he was welding i covered my eyes

[@coelacanth9311]

Great team work!

[@AZCaveMan480]

Love the music choice

[@T_RAWMOTO]

martin is a beast!!!!!

[@elizabethverney2742]

Lol, did anyone else hear the guy in the background say 'it's like penis' at 09:35?

[@1337fraggzb00N]

Elizabeth Verney lel

[@lhaviland8602]

But does it though?

[@lebronfamily640]

Yes😂😂or came to the comments to see of anyone heard it😂

[@lebronfamily640]

I*

[@stacycowles2843]

Yep!!

[@imminiman]

At 13:23 I thought it was gonna be a huge pterodactyl. From the start of the video up until 14:27 when they added the beak, it was pretty hard for me to imagine what they had in mind. Even the drawing at 1:24 didn't help me get it. 😅 Nevertheless, amazing work and result! 👍

[@AN-ou6qu]

Very cool Karen!

[@Akash_here385]

Amazing

[@ferneyarbelaez7473]

EXCELENTE, SON GENIALES.

[@Viktoria-ni4qv]

Молодцы👍👍👍

[@dilarahtc3231]

Wonderful👍👍👍

[@Julia_Maduka]

Beautiful work! But don't you need to protect your nose and mouth during the process?

[@michaelscatt1807]

You should but most glass blowers dont

[@bripage438]

OMG THOSE COLORS SO INCREDIBLE

[@jonathanbarredamolina9109]

BL comidasarrquipeñas

[@Mrodriguez231]

Awesome tracks playing, creative environment, you guys hiring??

[@misha478]

Fabulous

[@ANathan123]

Am I the only one who can’t picture the top part being wings?

[@allthingsoutdoors5609]

Amazing work!!👍🏻.... would anyone know how much this piece sold for at all please??:)

[@cass_p]

I aspire to be as calm and collected as these guys are when they realize they need to stop and do some welding.

[@sun5h1nex14]

9:36 has me crying omg that voice sksksk 😂😂💀

[@ren-pf6mr]

wheres the sound? i dont have any sound and my volume is all the way up

[@shifttube1283]

seen chris tap the side of the kilm

[@user-du5gn4xw4j]

Super!!!

[@jonathanlarson4546]

Cool

[@keagangramling7957]

Do you think you could make a glass spoon or fork

[@mrunknown724]

How much will it cost to buy 1 of these????

[@chamarystigers8731]

Cool welded pipe with glass

[@JuniorAmaral]

Muito loko

[@elenabrambilla8675]

some G funk vibe in the background

[@unknown-gr5eh]

wow

[@andrewduxxx6126]

Нереально круто!

[@hoangxiemvo1367]

That good

[@Spthomas47]

I got a Marco Pierre White feel here. And that's not a bad thing.

[@tatyankaskr7770]

Очуменный красавец!

[@uzwalleembu1220]

How much should i have to pay for that ????

[@uwuowo3869]

Who else heard Tainted Love when they ran back to the room.

[@maxmendizabal2296]

Is it only me tht thinks tht guys tattoos look like really well drawn sharpie tattoos

[@erichodges6066]

Not in USA? Or out of country

[@Klaproossje]

That guy has a serious focusface

[@swilson5320]

The bros are such bros

[@MrATN800]

Powdered glass.... Screw the heat, there's the really dangerous part !

[@chamarystigers8731]

Glass art cooking

[@jcrim88]

Those so called wings look terrible

[@oknotyet9630]

Disagree completely and I think ur missing the point I believe the artists objective was to create the overall "Shape" of the bird, so you can tell what it is but also marvel at its ovular structure. what they came up with was something that blurs the lines between the actual reality of how the wings should look in nature and an artistical choice of how the wings look like within the sculpture. It reminds me of a colorful 3D cave painting and the linear structure is satisfying as well as difficult to pull off. But thats my opinion art is subjective

[@117lyka]

Класс

[@wyatt.little]

9:36

[@Eddie-wn8tu]

Gorgeous glass. Distinct lack of personal safety equipment. Sorry, I'm not trolling , I was just a little distracted.

[@arnaldotorres7060]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😱😱😱😱👍👍👍👍

[@arachanine]

Gotta say, fantastic video and great people, but that bird’s wings are ugly as hell. It’s the artist’s vision and I respect that, but wow... lost opportunity for something fantastic

[@FuriousGeorge3001]

If you can't go hyper realistic, impressionistic is the way to go. Trying to make something look real and not getting it all the way makes it look like a child's crayon drawing.

[@arachanine]

FuriousGeorge3001 did I say hyper realism? No. The wings are ugly.

[@oknotyet9630]

@@arachanine Disagree completely and I think ur missing the point I believe the artists objective was to create the overall "Shape" of the bird, so you can tell what it is but also marvel at its ovular structure. what they came up with was something that blurs the lines between the actual reality of how the wings should look in nature and an artistical choice of how the wings look like within the sculpture. It reminds me of a colorful 3D cave painting and the linear structure is satisfying as well as difficult to pull off. They manage to do quite well the birds smooth design and seamless curves that are birthed out of its circular base to show again the birds "Shape" a basic outline that parallels nature in a simplistic way but thats my opinion art is subjective

[@arachanine]

OK NOTYET nah bro, it’s ugly. Things can be stylistic and look nice too

[@oknotyet9630]

@@arachanine As I said art is subjective so what you think looks nice is only what you think...sorry bud. And its cool I gave the reasons I find it interesting you just think it looks bad without any reason or thought as to why ur like a shitting baby with no class. Form a thought process think about why you don't like it sweetheart