Studio Demonstration | Claire Kelly

Watch artist instructor Claire Kelly demonstrate for her class at The Studio. Her class is focused on cane working and good communication and coordination in the hot shop.
Claire Kelly
Claire Kelly’s work examines the human connection with animals and their larger relationship to our world and environment. She has created a series of “fantastic microcosms that bring a consciousness to their decorative status,” she says. “My sculptures tell a story about the fragility and conservation of these small worlds as well as describing their role in a grander scheme. I’m curious about what we see in my toy-like animals and what they see when they look back.”
Claire's Bio: www.cmog.org/bio/claire-kelly
Claire's Instagram: @clairekellyglass

[@vlee3880]

Wow - this was so cool. The way you could see the it through itself, looking into itself… that was awesome. Thanks Corning - for sharing such beautiful art-making with the masses! 😊

[@kevinmcleod6329]

That cane pattern is stunning. I hadn't seen Claire's work before now, I'm in love and VERY inspired

[@laraemitchell9064]

This was fun to watch. And I very much appreciate getting a look at the finished piece. It’s what I’ve craved in watching other projects!!💚💚💚

[@mortenle]

That is a beautiful combination of pattern and organic form, and so much line work and playful lights. Also great to hear your explanations about the shop.

[@RobbieSchroederComedy]

Very chill and articulate artist. Cool to see this demo!

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@migidymarsh]

Really cool to see a demo as a class setting. I think it'd be cool to see students practicing too!

[@MrUnderstood.45]

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[@twitchy5710]

'Alright, let's pick up some cane.' In any other situation.... lol

[@SubaruLove]

My parents collect Fenton glass baskets, so my love of beautiful glass art started young. I later got into bongs and other "functional art."😉 Beautiful piece and fascinating work.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@oneshotme]

It's beautiful and a masterful job making it!!! Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thank you very much!

[@garberdesigns]

Do the pipes get warn down in specific spots where they're always being turned on the bearings when being flashed? Can the glass be overworked at all? I heard her say there were steps that weren't time sensitive. Thanks.

[@trevorstefanski5525]

The pipes themselves won't really get worn down, but the bearings will start to "stick" with age and continued exposure to the heat. When this begins to happen they can either be oiled or replaced depending on what the gaffer wants. As for overworking the glass, this only really happens if the piece is thinned too much or if too much force is applied. This can cause the glass to lose its shape easily as well as being sensitive to work with. The time-sensitive steps are typically when you're shaping/adding to the glass in a specific way (applying the punty, gathering more glass, etc).

[@ande100]

Just a technical question: why do you say "flip" it, when you only rotate it horizontally by 180°? Is this a special term?

[@RobbieSchroederComedy]

It probably is the easiest way to ask the assistant to turn it 180 degrees. And is usually used when something is being corked or flattened, or is a piece that is A-symmetric.

[@ande100]

@@RobbieSchroederComedy Thank You!

[@mianhussainmianhussain4349]

❤❤❤

[@zysis]

Love the teamwork. it's a pity the piece can't be set all glowing and hot like that... looks amazing.

[@edwarddrost5299]

Put a red LED light in it?

[@mikepohl4091]

❤

[@user-rb6ui9wd8u]

예술 작품을 만드는 과정은 항상 흥미롭고 심장 떨리는 일입니다.🌈🦋 아름답습니다.🫂🍀🌈💜💎🌈🦋

[@Saltydoc121]

How did she take off the crown?

[@daphneward855]

please show us all the projects after they are cooled off

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hello Daphne, the finished piece is shown starting at 56:09 in the video. Thanks.

[@mohdshahzeb4384]

Did you use thermolasters a teqnique of making irridecent glass by spraying a solution on hot molten glass

[@ypcomchic]

Why not make the heart even on both sides?

[@conymacedo825]

Que dirían los Venecianos de este trabajo?🥴

[@ricks2907]

Noice thanks Ricky 💥🥂🙏

[@donascandizzo1523]

Very pretty but it looks easy to be knocked over if you bump it.they better run for their life if it was mine and they broke it.haha. kidding.

[@doctordurst]

Man, this woman got some sexappeal.

[@koopa_cra524]

Like always in corning, nice décoration but the shape is always Boring

[@KalliJ13]

I feel like this video was thirty-six minutes of watching a pipe in an oven, twelve minutes of shaping, and eight minutes of walking back and forth. I would rather have watched making the canes and cutting and arranging them, since they provide the intricacy of the piece.

[@shmina1]

Yep that’s glassblowing. Making the canes is a bunch more watching the pipe in the oven, more shaping, and lots of walking back and forth too lol. Cutting is boring as hell, but yeah pattern arrangement would have been nice.

[@judymichaud4081]

basic glass not impressed

[@JoniTickledPink]

Already saw this. Dumb it not new

[@fairwitness7473]

Hey, don't be a dink

[@MrMicrowave3]

Cool did anyone ask?

[@ande100]

New to me...

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi Joni, thanks for watching. This demo took place July 20, 2022.