CASTING GLASS –WITH DANIEL CLAYMAN
Daniel Clayman has been working with glass for more than 25 years. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1986 with a B.F.A. in glass. Mr. Clayman maintains a studio in Providence, RI, and has completed numerous private and public commissions. Clayman is a frequent visiting artist and speaker, and his work has been shown and collected throughout the United States and abroad, including the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass.
Daniel Clayman creates large-scale, cast-glass minimalist sculptures that evoke familiar objects and capture space and volume, transforming intangible light and shadow into the tangible. In this DVD, Clayman takes viewers through the process of kiln casting with glass, including creating the positive model, making the mold, kiln firing, and finishing. He discusses his work, his personal development as a sculptor, and his efforts in teaching and sharing his techniques. Clayman has been working with glass for more than 25 years. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1986 with a B.F.A. in glass. Clayman maintains a studio in Providence, RI, and has completed numerous private and public commissions. He is a frequent visiting artist and speaker at The Studio, and his work has been shown and collected throughout the United States and abroad. His works are included in the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass.
In this DVD Clayman takes viewers through the process of kilnforming with glass, including the positive model, the manufacture of the moulds for the lost-wax technique and the primal mould, the melting of the glass and the finishing. He discusses his work, his personal development as a sculptor, and his work in education and sharing with others of his techniques. His works are included in the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass.
Released in 2013, Volume 9, length half an hour, costs $ 19.95 via glasmarket.cmog.org or call 1 (800) 723.9156, The Corning Museum of Glass-One Museum Way Corning, NY 14830 www.cmog.org
