Smoke Stack – Pushing the Bubble

David Martin

Pushing the bubble, both inside and out, requires patience and problem solving to achieve your desired shape. During this demo I will use inside sculpting techniques to push the inside of the bubble outwards while also using tools to manipulate the outside of the bubble. I am excited to share the struggles and triumphs that I have gone through while practicing this creation process.
The “Smoke Stack” is a glass representation of a drawing I created in response to the concept of climate change and our continuing human contribution.

Lecture: Glass Making and Materialism: Open discussion on how we contribute to the world.

Artist Bio: David Martin is a Glass Artist from Calgary Alberta, currently living and creating in Whitehorse Yukon, the ancestral territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council. He began working with glass in 2010 at the Alberta College of Art and Design, and has taken on residencies in Scotland and Japan. As a resident of the Yukon, David is inspired by the surrounding landscape and spends most of his time adventuring in and around the mountains. He recently has contributed to his art practice with the finalization of his first large scale public art installation, Chimney Smoke.