• Bob Leatherbarrow & AAE Glass

    From: AAE Glass Nov-30-2021 12:29:pm
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    Bob Leatherbarrow

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    Bob Leatherbarrow established Leatherbarrow Glass Studio in 1988 and has created original kilnformed glass ever since. Known for his innovative styles, techniques, and designs, Bob has taken an experimental approach to developing unique textures and colour palettes using glass powders. His glass bowls and sculptures explore the subtle hues and delicate beauty of naturally occurring textures and encourage the viewer to ponder their origin. In 2008 Bob moved to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, where he continues to make glass art and write e-books on his signature techniques. Bob has also been a popular instructor on both the national and international kilnformed glass scenes and has recently shared many of his techniques through the comprehensive AAE video class program.

    The Art of the Crackle: Basic, Blending & Beyond
    w/ Bob Leatherbarrow

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     If you want to take the crackle technique to a whole new level, then this is your video! Why? The basic crackle technique provides beautiful textures but that is only half the story. Add a painterly colour palette of custom blended powders and design elements such as veining and replacement textures to propel the crackle technique from basic to cutting edge. The video starts with a review of the basic crackle technique. From there you will learn how to achieve a painterly effect within the crackle texture by layering coloured powders, either as pure colours straight from the jar or as custom blended colours. To finish off the piece you will learn how to precisely add coloured veins and replacement textures. The final result is a crackle piece like never before! 

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    Impression Wafers: Printing with Powders Online Video Tutorial with Bob Leatherbarrow

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    The AAE video, “Impression Wafers: Printing with Powders” featuring Bob Leatherbarrow, demonstrates a simple, new process for making thin, detailed design elements in powder. A type of powder wafer, these are perfect for using as design components in projects. For artists interested in printing techniques for kilnformed processes, impression wafers are a great addition to your repertoire.

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    Focus on Design:
    Fine Lines, Lip Wraps & Colour Fields
    w/ Bob Leatherbarrow 

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    The line is a fundamental design style in any artistic medium. It directs the eye around a composition, defines boundaries and adds drama. However, as we all know, making a straight, controlled line with a stringer or powder in kilnformed glass is more challenging than applying pencil to paper. Learn how to use stringers, powders, enamels and micas to create perfectly straight and curved lines, lines that disappear into a piece, or lines that wrap around the outer rim of a bowl. This video also explores using powder wafers as colour fields in sheet glass and sculptural blocks. What appears as a line in one direction is a broad "colour field" when observed from a different angle through transparent glass.

    Displays Stands & Wall Mounts: Effective, Easy & Economical w/ Bob Leatherbarrow

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    One of the greatest challenges in completing a glass art project is to display it in the best possible way. The display should keep the focus on the glass and be as unobtrusive as possible. It has to be versatile so that it can work for any size or shape of work and apply to both tables and plinths or for mounting on walls. From a practical viewpoint it has to be easy to make using readily available materials and tools, and be very economical to make. This video outlines my creative solutions for making dynamic stands and wall mounts. Using the 4 approaches to making stands outlined in this video I have been able to fulfill all of these requirements for ALL of my sculptures, bowls and wall pieces. Most importantly I now make artwork that accomplishes my vision knowing that I will be able to make the appropriate stand that best displays the finished piece. - B. Leatherbarrow

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