Turquoise Calla Vase by Ed Branson
Posted On: 11.25.2009 | Posted In: Artists |
Artisan Design Gallery’s Featured Product for this week:
Artist Ed Branson’s delicate and unique glass art vase represents the essence of the medium. Shifting colors, intricate lines an shapes and an unmatchable quality. Oh, and don’t forget that any jewelry piece added to a glass art order is shipped for FREE.
More about Ed Branson Blown Glass
Artisan Design Gallery: Featured Products
Posted On: 11.24.2009 | Posted In: Artisan News |
If you have had time to peruse our site, you may have noticed the Featured Products section on the home page. (Hint: click the link to my left)
As we add original pieces to our collection, we will continue to feature various products on the home page. Think of it as our way of spotlighting a few examples of the originality and artisan quality that characterize the glass art and handmade jewelry that we’d love to share with you and yours.
This week we will be posting a blog featuring one of our … well you guessed it, Featured Products. It’ll be our introduction to some of the best and brightest that Artisan Design Gallery and our many artisans have to offer. Look for more to come in the near future!
Artisan Spotlight: Mark Rosenbaum of Rosetree Glass
Posted On: 11.19.2009 | Posted In: Artists |
“It is this controlled spontaneity that makes glass so magical.”
Glass art is a specialization that requires countless hours of dedicated training and craftsmanship, and most especially patience. The intricacies of hand blowing glass and shaping the lines and colors to create a unique piece of original art is a medium that truly requires a deft of hand and skill that is remarkable. Controlled spontaneity captures the essence of this process quite well.
Mark Rosenbaum was the first recipient of a Master of Fine Arts in glassblowing from Tulane University. Shortly thereafter, Mark opened the first privately-owned glassblowing studio in Louisiana, combining a love and highly-trained eye for traditional glassblowing techniques to produce classical shapes and forms with his own individual interpretation. Mark’s beautiful glass art vases, glass art bowls and other pieces from his growing collection are a testament to his distinctive artisan approach to a classic art form. Simply look for the iridescent colors dancing in his designs and you’ll know you’ve found work from Rosetree Glass Studio and Mark Rosenbaum.
View our collection of glass art from Mark Rosenbaum and Rosetree Glass Studio
Defining Artisan: What Characterizes Original Art?
Posted On: 11.16.2009 | Posted In: Artisan FAQs |
In medieval times, an artisan was noted as a purveyor of goods and services. In fact, prior to the Industrial Revolution in many cultures, the artisan was the primary provider/producers of goods bought and sold, from wood and common metals to leather and more. Both essentials services and products as well as finer commodities, an artisan was (and still is) considered a master craftsman.
Translating artisan to the collection of original art and the very name we carry proudly with each product discovered, featured and shared with our community, and you’ll see the connection to fine craftsmanship that coincides with a deep and rich tradition of the artisan community.
Our fine handmade jewelry pieces are handcrafted by dedicated artists that share common characteristics of every jewelry collection we feature on our site: hours of dedicated craftsmanship, hand selected stones and precious metals, and a flare for individuality that you simply can’t recreate on an assembly line.
The intricacies of producing unique glass art can also be traced back to several pinpoints in history (as far back as 2nd and 3rd millennium BC for ancient glass trade), and the process of hand blowing glass requires a level of skill and commitment that is truly unique.
It’s important to point out that “original” and “artisan” are not simply terms of endearment or historical markers best served in lesson plans or from the pages of a book. They are synonymous with the quality and one-of-a-kind nature you’ll come to expect and appreciate when it come to the artisan community. So while it is historically accurate that artisans were indeed the earliest and most vital of service providers, it is the personality and unique qualities of each piece of art (that we scour the country for) that makes original art truly original.