Fine art photographer Andrew Peter King joined us as a student for Jo Whaley’s session 1 class “The Theater of Photography.” In addition to learning some new approaches and techniques for lighting while at Penland, Andrew also took some captivating images of his fellow students and their work.
Head on over to Andrew’s blog post on Penland to read more and view the images he took for Jo’s class. And don’t miss his second blog post with dramatic photos of Penland’s hot glass studio!
I didn’t ask if they had coordinated their outfits. I did ask if they’d met before they came to Penland (they had, at Pilchuck).
Johnny Cash came on and we were about to be enveloped in his sound. “What are you both working on?” I asked Lydia (above, on the right).
“Oh, a piece I’m making–but I need these little pieces for it. So I asked Megan to do them. She’s really good at them.”
A component of the fall glass Concentration, taught by Matthew Szösz, was an exploration of the material properties of glass, which include, in its molten state, light, heat, and fluidity. During the workshop’s final critique, studio assistant Leana Quade, with help from the instructor and several of her studiomates, did a performance based on these properties.
With the lights doused and using the last bit of glass in the furnace, Quade and Matthew slowly poured ribbons of glass into a tall, water-filled box with one transparent side, creating fleeting vertical patterns that changed in character as the water heated up. (Photos by Robin Dreyer)
