39 S – “Fritography – The Palette of Prisms”
Saturday, Oct. 4th
The painterly use of crushed glass frits and powders has opened up a whole new world of artistic imagery. Anything is possible when working with small particles of glass from tight, photo-realism to loose impressionism. Working in the panel format, you will learn how to control color density, shading, soft and hard edge lines and some unique specialty looks. The class will make a glass tile as well as some “technique pieces” to assure a solid understanding of the principals involved. Just imagine how you can expand these techniques to create unbelievable wall pieces, tiles and continuous murals. As one of the early kiln working artists, Michael has pioneered this and many other glass working processes. His dynamite slide show will inspire as well as educate. He does request that only those with previous fusing experience take this class.
Mike Dupille
Seattle resident Michael Dupille has worked in art his entire career, as both creator and educator. Experienced in a variety of media including animation, illustration, print, and textile design, he continues to challenge himself through invention and innovation. Since the late 1980's he has worked extensively with glass, having developed and refined a technique for 'painting with glass' that uses crushed glass in combination with kiln firing methods. Michael pioneered many kiln forming processes, especially in the area of mold making and kiln casting and has developed a reusable high detail mold mix called Castolot.
He has done design work for Bullseye Glass, was a guest artist and instructor at Camp Colton, and his creative input is prominently featured in Boyce Lundstrom's books on art glass techniques. His work is highly collectible and his numerous commissions include projects for the Washington and Oregon State Arts Commissions, The Everett Cultural Commission, The Seattle Times, Amazon.com and the Seattle Mariners.