pigeons,sculpture, god and man

I walked through central park today and made some observations about art and life. One thing I noticed is the affinity that pigeons have for sculpture. Alex watched as they hovered around bronze figures like Bowery drunks around a bottle. One may question why do they not prefer painting which is a higher art than sculpture? Maybe God looked down and saw man's sculpture and said that he can make them better by adding his little grey, flying, final touches. If a true genius artist wished to "one up" god, he could start by adding bronze or marble pigeons to his sculpture, thus beating god to the punch, so to speak, and so on...

glass forest

It looks like my sample was approved to etch a sixty foot wall to resemble a birch forest. This is one of my larger installations. I look forward to the challenge. I used to get a bit if fear before such a large job but after 20 years in the game of glass I can pretty much visualize the whole thing in my head without all the technical worries I used to get when I was young. My client is a famous nyc nightlife/ club owner/ designer. I will document the whole process--I promise... it should take one and a half months to complete

framed

One of my biggest collectors lives in Colorado----she is a famous attorney. Never believe what they say about attorneys---she is an angel. I hope she is a better attorney than photographer. I am not sure how many pieces she owns but she owns some major glass pieces and many paintings...She has a great framer and that makes me happy.

update

long day--- 4AM to 5pm....finished my sample but I was too pressed for time to photograph it. hopefully it cuts the mustard and I get the commission. Load some art after a nap.

glass trees

I will be making glass tree samples all day...photograph when done...

wild turkey in central park

I often walk though central park to the art store on 57th street. Today I brought my camera and got lucky. Can you see the creature at the top of the waterfall?

study for glass wall

Here is a study I am working on of a etched glass wall that is going to be 60 foot long by 8 foot high (three walls of twenty) It is going to be a stylized birch forest and it should be an interesting challenge.

organ

I can imagine there are some interesting sounds that come out of these pipes.

glass art---by gardega

I made this piece a few years ago for a hedge fund in NYC. It is an etching of a mountain in South Africa called The Sentinel. It is very hard to etch landscapes in glass because you do not have color as an option, only white and and black (etched or non-etched) It was very difficult to get installed and is still not lit correctly.....such is life..some jobs leave me feeling less than 100%. this job needs to be lit correctly to breath life into the glass.

photo of the day---by gardega

new york city--land of characters

stained glass

Here is another window from St. Michaels many of the windows are Tiffany and this one is most likely I cant remember which ones were which but this is an amazing piece of art--There is nothing in the MOMA that even comes close to this piece of art.

Tiffany Mural

Here is a mural in St. Michaels church done by Louis comfort Tiffany. It is a glass mosaic and the picture doesn't do it justice. This mural has got to be insured for an incredible amount of money as it is one of the largest Tiffany murals still in existence. I am doing a few glass panels with mostly text and one image for the church but I will be in good company.

update

I was in the most amazing church yesterday. It was designed largely by Tiffany and the stained glass and murals were out of this world. I took photos and will upload tonight.

photo of the day

found this on the vast sea of the net...

church commision

I have a meeting today with a church in NYC. we are discussing working together (like the pope and Michelangelo...)

mural card

I make a lot of mailer cards and promo material. Here one I am thinking about making soon...

quote of the day

language holds all the memories of the human race----anonymous

sacred crab---by gardega

here is a study I made today for a glass carving. I like the image and may even sell prints of it.

update

I have just bid on two jobs, both are glass commissions. On is to create a faux forest in glass for a restaurant hotel. The other is a church commission for a NYC church. I like church commissions as they remind me of the renaissance. It would be nice to land both jobs as I would be busy for many months.