I enjoy watching CBS Sunday Morning. My first exposure to many amazing artists came while watching. This morning was no different...or, was it?
This morning included two glass "artists", Eric Markow and Thom Norris, who create woven glass sculptures. It was unlike anything I had ever seen. They weave glass like it is yarn. How do they do that? They won't tell. It's a secret.
***Soapbox Warning***
If the technique makes them special, they are technicians. If it is the art, they are artists. I personally think both are amazing, but they have chosen to make the technique an issue. Why must they protect their secret technique? Is there anything else? Would anyone care if they were making more traditional sculptures? I have said before and will say again that it is not the tool or technique that makes an artist exceptional. Anyone can learn a technique. It is the life of experiences housed between the artist's ears that make them special.
***End of Rant***
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