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A THOUSAND CRANES

A THOUSAND CRANES

A THOUSAND CRANES

Info from Glass Art Magazine, Wikipedia and Philly Voicee

Japanese legend is that if you fold 1000 cranes you will be granted a wish by the gods. The crane is a symbol of happiness and eternal youth so some believe that the 1000 origami paper cranes will bring you long life or recovery from illness or injury. In Japan the cranes which are strung together are very popular as wedding themes.

GERM’S 1000 CRANES PROJECT

Jeremy Grant-Levine (aka Germ) in 2018 started glass blowing 1000 cranes. Jeremy is being back by $92,000 Kickstarter campaign. This project will take 250 pounds of glass and approximately two miles of wire, totaling $20,000 in materials. The completed work went to The Aviary Gallery: Philadelphia in 2019.    Jeremy is based in Philadelphia and has been flameworking glass pipes for over 20 years. He has exhibited at galleries in Philadelphia, Seattle, New York, Miami and Tel Aviv.

Posted on December 13, 2024
Janet Parkhurst
Tagged: Art & Artists, hot glass
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Tiffany Panel from the Richard Mellon Home.

Tiffany Panel from the Richard Mellon Home.

 1908

I am a fan of the Morse Museum. The Morse is in the college town of Winter Park, Fl. They have an extensive collection of Tiffany artwork. This is part of the collection. The panel was originally the center piece of a 10-panel window designed for the landing of a massive marble staircase in the Pittsburg home Of Richard B. Mellon. The panel was divided up when the 60-room house was demolished in 1940.

The piece is done totally in opalescent glass. It must have been a remarkable sight at the top of the equally remarkable marble staircase.

Posted on November 28, 2024
Janet Parkhurst
Tagged: Art & Artists
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KEVIN’S PYRAMIDS

KEVIN’S PYRAMIDS

All this info comes from the Epilepsy Foundation site and note that the pyramids rights are protected. I never had the privilege of knowing Kevin, but I know his mom, Patricia Barnes, and I have met his delightful brother, and I have even helped clean the pyramids! Trish made this incredible collection of pyramids (out of stained glass, of course) after the drowning death of Kevin when he was not quite 17. These pyramids have been donated to the Epilepsy foundation for fundraising for epilepsy research and hopefully new therapies and strategies to improve the life of people living with seizures. Money raised from the sale of the pyramids fund young researchers called “Kevin’s Fellows”. Trish made 20 Pyramids in all.  There is a book also available on Ebay.  There is a video on YouTube called Kevin's Pyramids. 
Posted on September 27, 2024
Janet Parkhurst
Tagged: Art & Artists
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