36. Ocular Dreams
By Judith Greavu
Location: 165 S. Main Street
Host: Louie’s Ham & Corned Beef
Owned by Macomb Cultural and Economic Partnership
Artist Statement:
Ocular Dreams is a bronze and fused, slumped glass sculpture, weighing 150 pounds.
Slumping glass is a highly technical operation that is subject to many variations, both controlled and uncontrolled. When an item is being slumped in a kiln, the mold over which it is being formed (which can be made of either ceramic, sand or metal) must be coated with a release agent that will stop the molten glass from sticking to the mold. Such release agents, a typical one being boron nitride, give off toxic fumes when they are first heated and must be used in a ventilated area.
The glass is cut to the shape of the mold (but slightly larger to allow for shrinkage) and placed on top of it, before the kiln is heated.
Her sculptures all reference organic forms, sometimes directly, often fancifully reimagined. All have a sense of movement or stance and are tactilely tempting.
Judith lives and works in Bluffton, OH. See more of her work at https://greavu.com/.
Stop by our office located at 92 NB Gratiot in Mount Clemens and pick up a brochure of all our sculptures in the brochure box located on our front porch or at the Bonior Tree or Pollinator Park. There are plenty of sunny summer days to walk and view the sculptures.
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