Mark Matthews Guest Artist Demonstration

Watch as sphere expert Mark Matthews creates a blue marble with cane decoration as his guest artist demonstration for Marvelous Marble Day. See the final object out of the annealer starting at 2:03:47. The Guest Artist Series features world-class visiting artists at work in the Amphitheater Hot Shop. These special, extended demonstrations provide a fascinating peek at the techniques, artistry, and improvisation that comprise contemporary glassmaking. Our own Hot Glass Demo Team assists and narrates for each artist, answering audience questions in real time. Learn more at https://www.cmog.org/programs/guest-a.... Mark Matthews has become internationally recognized for his mastery of the glass sphere. He began handling molten glass for aesthetic purposes in 1974 while studying with Henry Halem at Kent State University. The sphere, with its minimal physicality, has become the one factor unifying Matthews’ investigations of color systems and radically diverse explorations in historical glass techniques. Mining 5,000 years of glass history as a rich source of inspiration, he creates everything from traditional swirls and lutzes to realistic interpretations of animal pelts. https://www.cmog.org/bio/mark-matthews