Machine Hands
My sister collects butterflies, you name it and she probably has it when it comes to them. She has butterfly wallpaper, little ceramic sculptures of butterflies, books, little dead ones pined up for display, and of course little glass sculptures all over. About a month ago I was in search of a new butterfly to give to my sister for her birthday. I found myself in this little shop in of all places main street Disneyland. This little Asian man was behind the counter holding these clear rods of glass with this beautiful blue flame shooting out strongly from in front of him. He was melting and manipulating the glass that he had in his hand to look like a dolphin, it was one of the most amazing things that I have ever seen in my life before. This story is why I picked Hans-Godo Frabel to do my paper on. Hans-Godo Frabel is a very well known Torch artist; in his time he was known as one of the founders of modern torch-work art in America. However he didn't always live here. Born in Germany during the Second World War, Fra
Then I thought to myself this should be something we should do in class!. Along with his title of master craftsman he also got the nickname "Machine Hands", because of the precise movements of his hands and how quickly he works. With this torch Frabel has created some beautiful sculptures and done some incredible projects. I have found that to be true when I wondered into the glass shop in Disneyland. If a steel hammer can hammer steel nails than shouldn't a glass hammer be able to hammer glass nails? I had never seen glass manipulated in this way before, so instantaneously and perfect. The realistic view of the hammer in half swing is very powerful, and who is to say that it wouldn't work. The torch-work method used by Frabel looks like a very interesting and challenging method of fusing glass. One particular piece of Frabels that struck me as particularly nice was "Hammer and Nails". In limited exceptional cases, master craftsmen can work in other crafts for which they are not registered. Frabel was joined with a Glass artist started his apprenticeship and was a part of Germanys Master Craftsman program. de Young Memorial Museum on San Francisco. This is also an entitlement to train apprentices. The master craft program is the legal basis for admission into a craft. Hammer and Nails went on a tour in 1979 and exhibited over a period of several years in leading museums through out the world.
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