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Quote of the day
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. -Anatole France
Quote of the day
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time”. ~Thomas Merton
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day! “Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” Stevie Wonder
Quote of the day
Our visions begin with our desires. Audre Lorde
Still need a mother’s day gift?
Still need a mothers day gift? Our Flower or Heart shape paperweights to benefit HAVEN will be available through May 15th. Sold in sets of 3 they are beautiful gifts for any occasion. Please call studio to set up an appointment. 248.745.3786
Women in Glass
Women in Glass- Women have played an important role in glassmaking history. The following is a brief overview of the ways in which women have worked with glass before 1950, as documented in articles, books, and original materials from the Rakow Research Library of The Corning Museum of Glass. Ginny Ruffner investigated the gender gap [...]
Quote of the day
I shut my eyes in order to see. Paul Gauguin
Last chance…
Today is your last chance to come to our amazing open studio, and sale! Sunday May 5 from 12-6pm. Visitors can enjoy live glassblowing demonstrations while perusing beautiful glass art on display and for sale in the gallery and gardens. This year’s special guest artist for the Spring Show is glass artist Paul Runde. epiphany [...]
TODAY!!!
Today kicks off the epiphany glass Spring Open Studio! -Today and Sunday May 4 & 5 from 12-6pm. Visitors can enjoy live glassblowing demonstrations while perusing beautiful glass art on display and for sale in the gallery and gardens. This year’s special guest artist for the Spring Show is glass artist Paul Runde. epiphany studios [...]
Spring Open Studio
Saturday May 4 & Sunday May 5 12 – 6pmglassblowing demos- beautiful art on sale- wine lite treats – a free event, open to the public families and children welcome
Today!
Today is First Thursday open studio! 4-9pm lite bites, art, and wine Our Flower or Heart shape paperweights to benefit HAVEN will be available through May 15th.
Tomorrow…
Tomorrow is First Thursday at epiphany. Our Studio e line has some great items for the graduate, Mothers Day or for that special someone. Want to try your hand at glassblowing for $50– you can work with one of our talented epiphany artists and make a flower in the color of your choice – for [...]
We are busy getting ready for this weekend!
The epiphany glass Spring Open Studio is Saturday and Sunday May 4 & 5 from 12-6pm. Visitors can enjoy live glassblowing demonstrations while perusing beautiful glass art on display and for sale in the gallery and gardens. This year’s special guest artist for the Spring Show is glass artist Paul Runde. epiphany studios is the [...]
Busy week!
It’s gonna be a busy week for us at epiphany studios, getting ready for First Thursday, and our spring show this weekend!
Teaser…
Teaser….Today we have a very special guest coming to the studio
Quote of the day
A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind. Eugene Ionesco
Quote of the day
You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward. Conrad Hall
Time to charge!
Our furnace is running low on glass, so it’s time to charge again! Batch is raw powder comprising the different chemicals which when melted form glass. However, the raw powders in batch can be dangerous to breathe. You can either mix your own batch, or purchase it already mixed.
Quote of the day
If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. John F. Kennedy, Speech at Amherst College, October 26, 1963 35th president of US 1961-1963 (1917 – 1963)
Quote of the day
A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. Oscar Wilde
Today!
Today!…Spring flowers are popping up at epiphany studios for our First Thursday open studio today April 4, from 4pm to 9pm. See you at the studio- if you have any questions please call the studio at 248.745.3786
Tomorrow…
Tomorrow is First Thursday at epiphany – come join us! see glass blowing demos by our studio assistants at the world class epiphany glass studio
First Thursdays
Spring flowers are popping up at epiphany studios for our First Thursday open studio April 4, 2013 from 4pm to 9pm. Our glass garden is in full bloom! It may be chilly spring weather outside, we are hot in here! Great gift items for mom, the graduate or that special someone from our Studio e [...]
Quote of the day
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. Albert Einstein
Quote of the day
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist”-Pablo Picasso
Quote of the day
For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. -Vincent Van Gogh
Quote of the day
“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.” -Frank Zappa
Volcano time!
The Volcano series is yet another interpretation of our understanding of glass as a molten material. this series is defined by the graceful wave of the lip, the placement of the exterior clear bitwork around the bowl of the piece, and the hot sculpted glass ribbons that curl tantalizingly off the body into a base. [...]
Quote of the day
I don’t want life to imitate art. I want life to be art. -Ernst Fischer
Quote of the day
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. -Pablo Picasso
Reflections on Glass: Telescope Mirrors
“I contrived heretofore, a perspective by Reflexion. —Sir Isaac Newton, c. 1668 The refracting telescope gave astronomers their first real glimpse of the heavens. Then, it began to frustrate them. At higher magnifications, the instrument’s glass lenses produced distorted images. Pioneering British scientist Isaac Newton solved the problem by using a metal mirror to gather [...]
Prince Rupert’s Drop and Glass Stress
Theoretically, because of the nature of its atomic bonds, glass should be about five times as strong as steel. However, glass tends to have less strength than theory would suggest. One of the main reasons for its loss of strength is surface and internal stress. If glass is cooled too rapidly, high stresses are “frozen” [...]
Tools of the Glassmaker
Tools used by glassblowers/glassmakers are pretty much unchanged since the first century AD. Incredibly, a Roman-period worker could walk into a small glassblowing studio today and , with little adjustment, begin working successfully, immediately. Other essential “tools” of the glassblower used to shape the glass in its molten state: gravity, centrifugal force, and well-developed lung-power! [...]
The Glass Merchants of Venice
Glass has been made on Murano island for some 1200 years, when the Venetian locals insisted the artisan trade be isolated on the island to stop the continuous fires from the firing ovens that were plaguing Venice! The works created on the island were so amazing that they became famous around the world, so much [...]
glass vocabulary
Annealing The process of slowly cooling a completed object in an auxiliary part of the glass furnace, or in a separate furnace. This is an integral part of glassmaking because if a hot glass object is allowed to cool too quickly, it will be highly strained by the time it reaches room temperature; indeed, [...]
we love good quotes
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. -Pablo Picasso
Quote of the day
Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. Twyla Tharp
Today!
Stop by the studio today for First Thursdays at epiphany! The furnaces are on so its’ warm and cozy. There will be glass blowing demonstrations by the artists of epiphany studios 4pm-9pm
It’s that time again
It’s that time again! March 7, 4pm to 9pm is our next FIRST THURSDAY open studio. Glass blowing demonstrations by the talented artists of epiphany. Feeling creative, make your own spring flower with our artists ($50). Our glass flowers are in bloom, the studio gallery has new work by April Wagner and our ‘studio e’ [...]
First Thursday
Beat the winter blues with an evening at epiphany glass studio. FIRST THURSDAY open studio is March 7 from 4pm-9pm. The furnaces are on so its’ warm and cozy. There will be glass blowing demonstrations by the artists of epiphany studios. Our glass flowers are in bloom, the studio gallery has new work and our [...]
Quote of the day
the great artist is a slave to his ideals. Christian Nestell Bovee
Quote of the day
You must do the things you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
Next week is First Thursday!
Next week is First Thursday! Beat the winter blues with an evening at epiphany glass studio. FIRST THURSDAY open studio is March 7 from 4pm-9pm. The furnaces are on, free glass blowing demonstrations and our glass flowers are in bloom. The studio gallery is blooming with new work. Great way to spend the evening. Be [...]
Quote of the day
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. Frank Zappa
Art of Glass
“Primary Circles” is from the exhibit “Blown Away: Epiphany Studios Glass” by April Wagner. She is a glassmaker from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, who creates hand-blown glass at her studio in Pontiac. Wagner combines traditional Venetian glassmaking techniques and methods she has developed. Her work has been commissioned for prominent public and [...]
Quote of the day
Light in Nature creates the movement of colors. Robert Delaunay
Quote of the day
If music be the food of love, play on. William Shakespeare
Chemistry of Glass
Thousands of different chemical compositions can be made into glass. Different formulas affect the mechanical, electrical, chemical, optical, and thermal properties of the glasses that are produced. There is no single chemical composition that characterizes all glass. Typical glass contains formers, fluxes, and stabilizers. Formers make up the largest percentage of the mixture to be [...]
Quote of the day
Art doesn’t transform. It just plain forms. Roy Lichtenstein
Quote of the day
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Aristotle
February Exhibits with Gifts of Art
BLOWN AWAY: EPIPHANY STUDIOS GLASS April Wagner A glassmaker from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, April Wagner creates beautiful hand-blown glass at her studio – epiphany studios in Pontiac, Michigan. Wagner has been working with molten glass since 1993, and she creates each piece by hand working at a 2000°F furnace. Whether functional [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day
Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. -Voltaire
Valentines day shopping!
epiphany studio will be open this Thurs 10am to 8pm to the public for valentines day shopping! hand-made means made with love
shopping hours
epiphany studio will be open Wed and Thurs 10am to 8pm to the public for valentines day shopping! epiphany studios 770 Orchard Lake Road, Pontiac, MI 248. 745.3786
Studio Hours
epiphany studio will be open Wed and Thurs 10am to 8pm to the public for valentines day shopping!
Studio will be open…
epiphany studios will be open Wed and Thurs 10am to 8pm to the public for valentines day shopping!
Valentines day
if your love is everlasting why not give her something everlasting? stop by epiphany for that perfect gift!
Quote of the day
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” ― Dr. Seuss
Quote of the day
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”-Albert Einstein
Open Studio Event
First Thursday Open Studio Event at epiphany glass studios for 2013 is tomorrow 4pm-9pm. Our glass artist have been busy working on a special handcrafted valentine gift items- flowers that never fade, heart shaped paperweights or make your own flower with one of our artists.
First Thursdays
First Thursdays Open Studio at epiphany glass return again for 2013 beginning on February 7, 4-9 pm. This month we celebrate love and romance with special handcrafted works of art. Handmade heart shaped paperweights to flowers that never fade. See these unique gifts of art made and available for purchase or make your own flower [...]
Thursday…
Thursday is open studio! 4-9pm. Tell your friends to come. art, food and wine!
Quote of the day
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” ― Dr. Seuss
Glass of the Romans
Until about 50 B.C. glass objects could only be made slowly due to the limited techniques available. One bottle could take several days to make via casting or cutting techniques. Core-formed objects may have taken 45 minutes to create. Glass furnace technology was such that only small amounts of glass could be made at one [...]
Quote of the day
There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun. Pablo Picasso
Open Studio
Next Thursday is open studio! 4-9pm epiphany has many unique gifts that will thrill your loved one this February. Everything is handmade here locally in Pontiac, Michigan. Do your Valentine’s day shopping at our open studio Feb 7th 4-9pm
Quote of the day
Creativity takes courage. Henri Matisse
New and Unique Gift Ideas for Valentines Day
Valentines Day is fast approaching and so is the time when you will need to buy your significant other a Valentines gift. If you are tired of the customary flower, jewelry, chocolates, and teddy bears, you may want to consider a different approach. epiphany has many unique gifts that will thrill your loved one this [...]
Glassblowing Terms
If the gaffer does not already have at the bench, usually will just yell out, “I need the Soffi!” or “I need the Puffer!”. Typically used by the gaffer to add air to a piece, after transfering to the punty, i.e. to “open up” the bowl of the piece being worked on.
Glassblowing Terms
Reducing Color: Certain colors of rod, frit, or powder will change colors if they are exposed to a reducing flame. This is a flame lacking in oxygen. Students will sometimes place newspaper into the glory hole (the paper then quickly catches fire, and the fire robs the glory hole of oxygen, and thereby the piece [...]
quote of the day!
“Art is made to disturb. Science reassures. There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.” Georges Braque
Oakwood Arts for the Spirit
We are honored to be apart of Oakwood Arts for the Spirit. April’s artwork is on exhibition in the 3D galleries at both Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, as well as Oakwood SouthShore Hospital and Medical Center. The exhibition goes through March 2013. Oakwood Arts for the Spirit is designed to create an environment that [...]
A note from Keith Haring to an aspiring artist
“Whatever you want to do, the only secret is to believe in it and satisfy yourself.” A note from Keith Haring to an aspiring artist.
Quote of the day
“The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s day is just around the corner. Don’t wait until the last minute to find that perfect gift for your special someone. We have many one of kind handmade special gifts for your special someone! Stop by the studio for our monthly open studio. Thursday, February 7th, 4-9pm.
Poll
How many of you went to the Auto show? What did you think? We want to know what was your favorite thing? and what was your least favorite?
Quote of the day
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
North American International Auto Show
Did you know that the first auto show was held in Detroit in 1907 at Beller’s Beer Garden at Riverside Park and since then annually except 1943-1952. It was renamed the North American International Auto Show in 1989. Since 1965, it has been held at Cobo Center where it occupies nearly 1 million square feet [...]
I ❤ epiphany
Will you be our Valentine ? No matter who’s got your heart this Valentine’s Day, you’ll find the perfect gift for them here at epiphany!
Quote of the day
“Inspiration does exist but it must find you working.” Pablo Picasso
World Class Glass Facility of epiphany
In July of 1997 epiphany began the process of building their own state of the art glass studio in Pontiac, Michigan. As of February 1, 2000 this 4,000 square foot studio is fully operational. Spiral Arts, who built the studios of Lino Tagliapietra, Steuben, and the Corning Museum, built much of epiphany’s studio equipment especially [...]
Teamwork
It’s all about teamwork! April Wagner, Marc VandenBerg, and Paul Runde huddle together to discuss how they will go about making this LARGE blown glass piece. Planning ahead is crucial, especially when working with glass this large.
What do you think?
A few days ago I posted about Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2013, which is Emerald green. What do you think of emerald as the 2013 color of the year? What are your thoughts on this color, does it get a yay or nay from you? How will use this color? Let us know! [...]
Interior design
Glass is a popular interior design material for a variety of uses in both contemporary and traditional looks. The use of glass as a decorative interior design material gained popularity in America during the Art Nouveau movement in the late 1800s, with the help of artists like Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of the founder of [...]
PANTONE color of the year
The color company pantone has selected ‘emerald’ as the color of the year for 2013. it has been described as ‘lively. radiant. lush…a color of elegance and beauty that enhances our sense of well-being, balance and harmony.’ leatrice eiseman, executive director of the pantone color institute® says: ‘the most abundant hue in nature, the human [...]
Back to work…
It’s Back to work at epiphany! It’s a new year and time to start some amazing new projects!
On the twelfth day of Christmas…
On the twelfth day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Twelve Drummers Drumming,
On the eleventh day of Christmas…
On the eleventh day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Eleven Pipers Piping
On the tenth day of Christmas…
On the tenth day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Ten Lords a Leaping…
On the ninth day of Christmas…
On the ninth day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Nine Ladies Dancing…
On the eighth day of Christmas…
On the eighth day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Eight Maids a Milking…
On the seventh day of Christmas…
On the seventh day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Seven Swans a Swimming…
On the sixth day of Christmas…
On the sixth day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Six Geese a Laying…
On the fifth day of Christmas…
On the fifth day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Five Golden Rings…
On the fourth day of Christmas…
On the fourth day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Four blue ribbons…
On the third day of Christmas…
On the third day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Three glass flowers…
On the second day of Christmas…
On the second day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Two tumblers tumbling… Glass Tumblers by, epiphany studio e line.
On the first day of Christmas…
The Twelve Days of Christmas begin on Christmas Day and run through the eve of Epiphany (January 6.) So we thought it would be fun to honor the season with our own rendition… The Twelve Days of Christmas On the first day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: A partridge in a pear [...]
Need a last minute gift ?
Stop by the studio today we will be there till about 3pm. pick out your perfect last min gift now!
epiphany’s workshop
Paperweight making day!!! all the beautiful colors in world make our paperweights, and bringing cheer to all! e
The perfect gift
Looking for that perfect gift for a co-worker? Looking to brighten up your workspace? This set is for you then! Stop by the studio this Saturday 11am-4pm.
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
epiphany loves the snow! It turns the studio into magical workshop! The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found? [...]
Concentration on crafting
Check out this article on April Wagner of epiphany studios, from the Detroit News: Artist and owner April Wagner concentrates on crafting a Christmas ornament at her Epiphany Glass Studio in Pontiac on Sunday. Epiphany hosted a three-day open houseover the weekend that featured glassblowing demonstrations by Wagner and her team. From The Detroit News: [...]
give the gift of epiphany!
epiphany’s studio e line, is the perfect price point, featuring pulled flowers, tumblers, business card holders, wine coasters and more. each one is hand made, in our private glass blowing studio. We also offer make your own glass flower. for $50 we will guide you through the process of making your own glass flower. Call [...]
New pumpkins
Fresh out of the oven… Brand new pumpkins from epiphany’s studio e line. These pumpkins wont last long get em while you can!
Holiday shopping
Holiday shopping ? We have lots of cool fun gift ideas. All hand made here at our studio. ornaments $36 tumblers $45 business card holders $25 flowers $25 pumpkins $35 wine coasters $55 Stop by the studio saturday 11-4pm or check out our work at The Detroit Shoppe in Somerset and downtown in Detroit.
The Detroit Shoppe
The ornaments are selling like hotcakes at The Detroit Shoppe in Somerset and downtown in Detroit. Great places to shop if you can’t swing by the studio. We’re open every Saturday in December 11-4 if you can swing by.
It’s getting cold but were just warming up!
New ornaments are being made every day come get em’ while their hot!
Happy Hanukkah
Hanukkah (pronounced HAH-nə-kə] Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, Tiberian: Ḥănukkāh, usually spelled חנוכה, pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew; a transliteration also romanized as Chanukah, Chanukkah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean [...]
Remember…
epiphany will be open every Saturday in December 11-4 pm. Stop in to pick out a one of a kind, handcrafted gift.
First Thursday
Don’t forget tomorrow is first thursdays at epiphany. Glassblowing demos, food and wine. Come pick out the perfect gift at epiphany. 4-9 pm
Glassblowing in acient times
In prehistoric times, obsidian, a natural glass formed by volcanic eruptions, was prized for its hardness by primitive man and was used to make tools and arrowheads. Man-made glass amulets and beads from as far back as 4000 BC have been discovered by archaeologists. Around this period, the basic formula for glass was discovered – [...]
Holiday shopping
If you didn’t make it out to the holiday show don’t worry, you can catch us this week for our First Thursday’s at epiphany 4-9 pm. We we also be open every Saturday in December. 11- 4 pm.
Last Chance!
Today is the last day of the holiday show. 12-6 pm. Make sure to come by the studio and see some amazing art, and live glassblowing demos. This is also the last day we will be offering the 15 % off.
Buy Local. Stay Local. Support Local.
In many ways, supporting local businesses is what drives the local economy. We see trickle effects when people decide to make their purchases at small businesses, rather than online or at non-local big-box chains. Support Michigan, Detroit, and the Arts this year. Come do you your holiday shopping at epiphany studios this weekend! epiphany studios [...]
Holiday Show
Next weekend is our annual holiday show! Featuring guest artist Marc VandenBerg Enjoy 15% off gallery prices Watch master glassblowers perform hourly glassblowing demonstrations a free event, open to the public families and children welcome special discounts on select items November 30th (4-9 pm) December 1 & 2nd (12- 6 pm) Lots of wonderful things [...]
Part museum, part retail, all Detroit.
Check out the best of Detroit take a walk down memory lane, help some great local charities, and finish up your holiday shopping at the same time at The Detroit Shoppe in Troy’s Somerset Collection. We are pleased to announce epiphany will now have gifts and merchandise available for purchase at the Detroit Shoppe.
Pop-up retail returns for holiday shopping in downtown Detroit
epiphany studios is excited to be a part of – Somerset Collection’s CityLoft haute pop-up retail for the holidays. We will have an assortment of items for sale, decanters, business card holders, paperweights, glass flowers, and ornaments. The pop-up retailers will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through Dec. 22. from 12 p.m. to [...]
New Holiday Ornaments
After receiving all our new glass colors the other day, we made some fabulous new holiday ornaments! We are making new styles every day, we will keep you posted on new ornaments. Don’t forget…epiphany studio will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from its blown-glass ornament gift packages to HAVEN. The holiday ornaments, individually handcrafted [...]
New glass colors
We love ordering and receiving new colors here at epiphany studios. Every time we get new colors in, we make test color samples so we know what each color REALLY looks like! Looks can be deceiving!
Haven
epiphany studio will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from its blown-glass ornament gift packages to HAVEN. The holiday ornaments, individually handcrafted in epiphany’s Pontiac glass studio, are specially packaged in a set of three for $105 and are available now through December 2012.
Tacoma Museum of Glass
Reflection pool and outdoor glass art installation These are pictures taken at the Tacoma Museum of Glass (MOG)
glass terms
GHIACCIO A decoration consisting in an apparent cracking of the surface of blown glass, obtained by dipping it in water during the working procedure. The reaction which occurs, a sort of “puckering” , produces an “icy” effect. This technique has been known since at least the XVIIIth century.
amazing
wonderful video
Tonight 4-9pm at epiphany
1st Thursdays at Epiphany 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at epiphany studio, 770 Orchard Lake Road, Pontiac. Tonight April Wagner and her team of artisans will be hosting free glass-blowing demonstrations. The HAVEN ornament gift packages will be available for purchase, as well as many other gift items from the StudioE line by epiphany. “We [...]
1st thursdays at epiphany
Nov. 1st 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at epiphany studio, 770 Orchard Lake Road, Pontiac. Epiphany studio will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from its blown-glass ornament gift packages to HAVEN. The holiday ornaments, individually handcrafted in epiphany’s Pontiac glass studio, are specially packaged in a set of three for $105 and are available [...]
Epiphany glass creates ornaments for HAVEN, hosts glass-blowing demonstration – theoaklandpress.com
Don’t forget to stop by on Thursday and get a jump start on your holiday shopping! Epiphany glass creates ornaments for HAVEN, hosts glass-blowing demonstration – theoaklandpress.com.
Glass terms
SOFFIATURA A BOCCA Blowing by mouth . The term indicates the “classic” technique of glassworking when a hollow object is desired. The shaping of a hollow object is executed by the “maestro” with the help of his assistants using the CANNA DA SOFFIO, BORSELLE and TAGIANTI. Glassblowing constitutes one of the most revolutionary inventions in [...]
This sign gets alot of attention
This one of kind sign that we ‘redesigned’ to suit our studio both inside and out. If you have been to the studio, you have seen our beautiful glass in our garden.
intense heat
A heat rash this intense can only be achieved by seriously hard and dedicated work! And that is what we do every day at epiphany studios!
Glassmaking terms
SCAGNO The glass master’s bench. A simple wooden bench, with two parallel bars. The glassmaker rests the blow-pipe on the bench and, rotating it backwards and forwards, performs a kind of “horizontal lathing” movement which allows the glass objects being made to be evenly shaped.
drop it while its HOT!
drop it while its HOT! april wagner and ally gurss in the studio doing their thing! This glass piece is being made for a sculpture that is all ready in the works. keep posted for the final masterpiece!
glowing orbs shed light through glass.
The light from the center of the sphere interacts with the imperfections, rifts, bruises and bubbles of the cast glass to project a visually rich halo of light. Due to the organic nature of cast glass-hand crafted and inherently imperfect-each piece is entirely unique from any other piece. check out more @ http://www.flor.com/blog/glowing-orbs/
91-year-old fashion icon Iris Apfel stars in the autumn roundup of the new aesthetic
One of the more fabulous things I’ve seen in a while… please click on the link to watch the amazing video and read the full article. Iris Apfel the 91-year-old New Yorker dressed the rooms of nine Presidents, played mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to successive generations of designers and advanced the cause of dressing-as-art more [...]
Glassmaking terms
CANNA The blow-pipe: a basic tool in glassmaking. It consists of a tube, perforated from end to end, approximately 140 to 150 cm. long and 2 to 4 cm. in diameter. One end is slightly conical to assist blowing, whilst the other is sometimes thickened. The blow-pipe (discovered towards the 1st century A.D. in Syria [...]
yummy!
Who wants cake?! Very painterly frosting technique you have there… would love to have this for dessert!
Glass blowing terms
Rods are the solid/cylindrical form of glass. When broken up, rods can become frit or powder. Rod is often used in small pieces, perhaps 1″ in length, to blow a piece of glass all the same color. Rod can be cut into small chunks with a “rod cutter” or small pointy hammer.
DLECTRICITY
DLECTRICITY is a new contemporary light art festival in the City of Detroit. For two nights, the historic architecture of Midtown will become the canvas for local, national, and international artists to display their cutting edge works of art. Over 35 projects will be shown including video projection, 3D video mapping, lasers, light sculpture, interactive [...]
pumpkins
“near harvest”… our new epiphany pumpkins are going to be available for purchase this month. Come visit us on October 4th, as we continue “First Thursdays ” autumn edition.
sculpture of the day
Today’s sculpture of the day is ‘Icarus’ Son of Daedalus who dared to fly too near the sun on wings of feathers and wax. Daedalus had been imprisoned by King Minos of Crete within the walls of his own invention, the Labyrinth. But the great craftsman’s genius would not suffer captivity. He made two pairs [...]
sculpture of the day
Today’s sculpture of the day is entitled ‘cardoon’ by april wagner. this glass sculpture is amazing. and we LOVE these soft green colors. The wild cardoon is a stout herbaceous perennial plant growing to 0.8–1.5 m tall, with deeply lobed and heavily spined green to grey-green tomentose leaves up to 50 cm long, with yellow [...]
Exciting opportunity for Detroit artists!
Whole Foods Market, in partnership with Midtown Detroit Inc., is looking for Detroit-based artists! Artists are encouraged to propose mural designs for the exterior walls of the new location at the corner of Mack Ave. and John R.. Click on links below for more info! Whole foods Market Metro Detroit Facebook page http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/detroit/mural-contest-for-whole-foods-market-detroit
good morning!
It’s going to be an amazing day today! and just want to say THANK you and much love for sharing my previous post, and in helping spread the word about our First Thursdays!!! hope to see you all and many new faces tonight at our open studio! 4- 9pm
pass it on! please share :)
Remember everybody…. Tomorrow is first thursdays at epiphany! please share this post… via email or send them to our facebook page. it would be much appreciated!!!! we are trying to reach out to as many people as we can to inform them of our monthly open studio. Live glass blowing, wine, snacks and art… what [...]
first thursdays
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first thursdays
Come get HOT at epiphany glass studio the FIRST THURSDAY of every month. epiphany glass studio opens its state of the art hot glass studio to the public. This is a unique opportunity to see the working studio of glass artist April Wagner and her latest work. Glass blowing demonstrations throughout the evening by the [...]
games to play with the moon
Photographer Laurent Laveder plays games with the moon. Which one is your favorite?
Vermeer: Must- See Masterpiece. Ends Sunday September 02
Like summer, all good things must come to an end. This is the last week to see Johannes Vermeer’s “Woman Holding a Balance” and “Patti Smith: Camera Solo” at the DIA. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience one of Vermeer’s 35 known works or an original Polaroid by Patti Smith. For more information: http://bit.ly/PDhVsb http://bit.ly/HmanFe [...]
color test
Today we are preparing to do some color tests. To do a color test we will cut small chunk of the chosen glass rod, then heat the color to abt 1000°. Next we will pick up the color and blow a small glass piece. After it is blown and annealed, we will now know what [...]
private residence install
Another amazing glass sculpture by artist april wagner, of epiphany studios Private Residence in Birmingham Michigan. August 23 2012
How do you get the colors in the glass?
Today we are working with the color OPAL WHITE. These sculpture parts are for a private commission, which will be installed later this week. Colorants: There are several ways to impart color into glass. Most color is created by mixing a specific oxide into the batch and allowing it to react with the other constituents [...]
another amazing installation by Catie Newell (Alibi Studio)
Check this out! another amazing installation by Catie Newell (Alibi Studio) http://www.cathlynnewell.com/Weatherizing WEATHERIZING Detroit, Michigan As a material study and electrical experimentation, this alteration to a stand-alone garage mutates and activates the barrier between the atmospheres of the interior, and the greater surroundings on the exterior. As a replacement of the common flat-pane windows, Weatherizing [...]
in the studio
april hard at work making some beautiful blown glass flowers. check out some of the finished flower sculptures that are available for purchase in our online store : http://epiphanyglass.com/store/
looking for something to do?
Got plans this weekend? The DIA is open until 10 tonight with live performances by the Paul Keller Quartet featuring Sarah D’Angelo at 7 and 8:30. Tomorrow, don’t miss the final day to see “Reveal Your Detroit,” a community-wide photography project based on the DIA’s exhibition “Detroit Revealed: Photographs 2000-2010” at the Detroit Public Library. [...]
fash bash 2012
Enjoy an evening that’s dedicated to art, food, and fashion! The Founders Junior Council of the Detroit Institute of Arts has teamed up with Neiman Marcus, once again, to host Fash Bash 2012. Fash Bash is an annual event that celebrates art and fashion in Detroit. The event will include a cocktail reception, the Neiman [...]
Researching Child Labor in the American Glass Industry
article from corning museum of glass http://www.cmog.org/blog/2012/08/08/researching-child-labor-in-the-american-glass-industry/ Today’s post is from Museum Explainer Carolina Downie While conducting my research, I learned there is a long history of child laborers in the American glass industry. Initially, young boys worked as apprentices alongside their male relatives to learn the family trade of glassblowing. Therefore, although children were working, [...]
Recycled glass bridge to welcome athletes to London Olympic village
The new pedestrian walkway and cycle bridge across the River Lea near the Athletes’ Village in east London features a swirling design using silver and coloured recycled glass. It was created by award-winning local artist Martin Richman, who calls the design ‘One Whirl’ and says it represents ‘the unravelling of the coiled energy that a [...]
Thank you for voting YES!
“Well, we did it! The millage passed in all three counties. A big thank you to all of you for your support. We could not have done it without you!” – DIA to read more click link below http://www.freep.com/article/20120807/ENT05/120807090
Guess who’s in the news again! check us out
the oakland press came out to our monthly open studio event: First Thursdays at Epiphany! check out the link below to read more and see the video, and photos taken! Pontiac glass artisan demonstrates craft at Epiphany Studios WITH VIDEO – theoaklandpress.com.
Tomorrow is Election Day
SAVE THE DIA Tomorrow is Election Day…don’t forget to vote! Find your polling location and view your ballot at www.publius.org.
all done!
Woohoo Install complete! Glass bubble chandelier: private residence in Birmingham Michigan
installation
Today we are getting started on a chandelier installation, at a gorgeous house in Birmingham we will post more photos tomorrow !
FIRST THURSDAY – epiphany glass open studio
Come get HOT at epiphany glass studio the FIRST THURSDAY of every month. epiphany glass studio opens its state of the art hot glass studio to the public. This is a unique opportunity to see the working studio of glass artist April Wagner and her latest work. Glass blowing demonstrations throughout the evening by the [...]
Save the Date: Tuesday, July 31 RALLY TO SAVE THE DIA
TODAY at 5:30 NEW CENTER PARK Join the for a pre-election day Rally to Save the DIA! Emceed by Spike from Mojo in the Morning (Channel 95.5) Entertainment by Urban Stringz Sign up and get involved to Save the DIA! Refreshments available for purchase at New Center Park. Directions: http://www.newcenterpark.com/How_to_Find_Us.html
last chance
today is the last day to come see us at ‘Downtown Detroit Days’ don’t miss out, on some amazing shopping! The once-a-month pop-up shop concept will return to Detroit today! featuring many of Somerset’s finest retailers.Tents for as many as 40 artists and independent retailers will be set up across Woodward on the site of [...]
unusual art
Love all the unusual art that you get to see on the interweb Stunning horses made out of packing tape, installed on trees like a forest carousel. Am I dreaming?! http://etsy.me/M67IVN
the glass armonica
Invented in 1761 by Benjamin Franklin, the glass armonica (not harmonica) is considered the first American instrument. Two centuries later, glass pioneer Dominick Labino made his own version of the armonica, which consists of glass bowls nestled together, beehive-style, and is played by stroking the edges. Come see Labino’s original instrument, now in the TMA [...]
Alexander Calder, the king of mobiles
We’re starting to make glass mobiles so it’s only fitting that we should honor Alexander Calder, the king of mobiles, birthday yesterday!
“Pill Spill” by Beverly Fishman
“Pill Spill” by Beverly Fishman is a new installation in the DIA’s contemporary art galleries. The piece consists of 86 hand-blown glass capsules in three sizes and various colors and patterns representing pharmaceutical pills. The capsules are reconfigured to underscore the viewer’s personal relationship to pharmaceuticals. They remind us that medicine can be both a [...]
La Chispa y Compania
La Chispa y Compania Friday, July 27, 2o12 Next Friday don’t miss performances by the most talked about flamenco performer in metro Detroit at the DIA! Valeria Montes of La Chispa y Compania have been described as “mesmerizing” by the Detroit Free Press and “beauty in motion” by the Metro Times. The musicians of [...]
This is what we feel like when we get our monthly gas and electric bills for the glass shop. How did Caravaggio know?
This is the day that Caravaggio is thought to have died in 1610. Here’s a striking example of his realistic observation of human emotion combined with dramatic lighting.
DIA
Tomorrow, join DIA Director Graham W. J. Beal in a discussion about how museums from around the world loan some of their most precious works. He will discuss how the DIA’s “Melancholy Woman” by Picasso, which recently returned to the museum and is now on view in “Five Spanish Masterpieces,” and other acclaimed masterpieces, [...]