The ‘Mierda!’ Moment
A few months ago, when social contact was still allowed before the Covid-19 crisis, I had a fantastic…
A few months ago, when social contact was still allowed before the Covid-19 crisis, I had a fantastic…
I’m often asked how I create my glass sculptures. In this video interview with creativity expert Fredrik Haren…
Working in a glass studio can have a few health risks. If you follow these general guidelines you…
I’m happy to announce that my sculpture Pendulum has been selected by the Glass Art Society to be…
The other day I received an email from a supposedly private collector who wanted to buy one of…
Making a plaster mold to cast a glass sculpture involves a few steps.
A few months ago, when social contact was still allowed before the Covid-19 crisis, I had a fantastic studio visit. Fredrik Haren, a creativity explorer who travels the world to meet artists and creative people, stopped by my studio in Barcelona. We had an eye-opening discussion about art. His inspiring inquisitive mind made me dig deep…
I’m often asked how I create my glass sculptures. In this video interview with creativity expert Fredrik Haren I explain the process and how failure is essential to be creative.
Working in a glass studio can have a few health risks. If you follow these general guidelines you will minimize injury and safety concerns. 1. Ventilation One of the first and most important health concerns in a glass studio are harmful particles in the air (and fumes if you’re running a kiln). To make sure…
I’m happy to announce that my sculpture Pendulum has been selected by the Glass Art Society to be part of the exhibition ‘Visions in Glass’ at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petesburg (Florida, USA). The Exhibition will run from March 9 – April 26 and the Opening Reception will be on Friday, March 29,…
The other day I received an email from a supposedly private collector who wanted to buy one of my glass sculptures. The email looked a bit suspicious and after doing some research I found out it was a scam technique being used in the art world. I’ve read some unsettling stories about artists who have…
Making a plaster mold to cast a glass sculpture involves a few steps.
It was an honor to be recently interviewed by the Glass Art Society, one of the world’s leading organizations in glass art dedicated to promoting and supporting the worldwide community of artists who work with glass.
The mantle makes up most of the Earth’s total volume, but it has never been physically explored. This mysterious hot layer reaches temperatures as high as 3700C (6692F). Geologists believe that diamonds are formed in the mantle
AXIS. Optical glass sculpture. April 2018. Cast, polished and sandblasted. Size: 27 H x 27 W x 8.5 cm (10.6 H x 10.6 W x 3.3 in). Weight: 13 kg (28.6 lbs). Like the Earth revolving around its axis, life is constant movement and change. Everything fluctuates and changes constantly, within us, around us. Nothing…
One of the most challenging parts when polishing glass with an automatic grinder is to overcome surface tension: that moment when the slurry mix and the water on the metal disc get literally “glued” to the glass sculpture and don’t want to let go of each other. It is a moment of tension because you…
This grinding/polishing disc is around 40kg (88 pounds). I have to clean it extremely well every time I switch from one grit stage to the next, as any previous grit left on the disc can cause scratches — one of the most feared moments because it means you have to start over and spend several…
A few pictures of my Showroom opening on October 28 in my glass studio in Barcelona. Thank you everyone for attending!
Today I had a nice surprise. The artist Theo Horneman has dedicated his latest illustration to my art. Through his drawings, Theo explores the world of imagination and free expression. Check out his artistic illustrations and creativity on Instagram! @theohorneman
After a glass sculpture is fired in the kiln, the first result is an opaque surface. The piece needs to undergo several stages of grinding and polishing to achieve optical transparency.
This video shows one of the most tedious parts of the glass polishing process. Cleaning up the eccentric grinding machine to make sure it’s not contaminated from previous silicon carbide grit. Of course this speedy timelapse took me over an hour in real life… When I started working with glass, I remember I used to get impatient…
Behind the scenes in the studio [fve]https://vimeo.com/226649587[/fve] One of my favorite moments of the glass casting process is when I open the kiln. Firing a piece takes about two weeks and it requires complex programming—optical glass is very demanding. In glass casting there is always tension because unpredictable things can happen. You have…
Sometimes optical glass can take you to places you would have never imagined.
Surrounded by cliffs and rocks, sirens were fated to die if someone heard their singing and escaped them.
The arrow is a symbol of movement, direction and force. I created Arrow inspired by life’s constant movement and change.
I was intrigued by the contradiction of something like an anvil being made of a material as fragile as glass.
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