I saw an article in the newspaper today about a local Chandler, Arizona glass artist:
Artist to design glass mural for police, fire substation
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Out of 64 artist proposals that were reviewed recently by residents, police and fire staff, and local artists, Chandler artist BJ Katz, owner of Meltdown Glass Art & Design, was selected to produce a glass mural that will decorate the ceremonial flag court at the new Desert Breeze Police and Fire Community Facility.
Katz, a celebrated artist who has done projects around the nation ... she will travel to Germany to work with Derek's Glass Studio to fabricate the mural. She expects to be finished by late spring.
Katz studied glass art for six months at Pilchuk, a glass school in Washington state founded by renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly.
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I liked the different textures and treatments of glass shown in her online product catalog
hand made textures
www.meltdownglass.com/internal_main.asp
machine made textures
www.meltdownglass.com/images/...ed2.html
fused glass treatment
www.meltdownglass.com/internal_main.asp
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Meltdown Glass Art & Design
www.meltdownglass.com/index.asp
Kiln-cast glass:
Meltdown Glass specializes in the art and science of kiln-fired glass. Compared to other forms of glass art, kiln-cast glass is a relatively new medium that developed only recently with the advent of kiln technology. The process involves placing raw plates of glass over one-off molds and heating the glass to approximately 1500 degrees. The result is a deeply textured glass surface with amazing optical and tactile qualities. All steps of this process are performed by hand. Kiln-cast glass can be tempered to meet or exceed safety codes and is easily maintained. for more information on our process, see kiln-cast glass under about meltdown on our website.
Products:
Meltdown Glass offers an extensive product line for art and architectural glass applications. This includes 32 standard textures that can be cast in any glass thickness, over 50 cataloged color options, and numerous treatment options. Some options include sand-blasing, fused metals, and over 20 different colors of iridescent dichroic glass. Besides these products, Meltdown Glass has endless capabilities for custom works of art and architectural glass.
General facts:
Meltdown Glass Art & Design was started in 1993 by glass artist BJ Katz. Since it's inception, Meltdown Glass has been in a state of constant growth and expansion, and has recently moved into a new state-of-the-art facility located in Chandler, Arizona. Currently Meltdown Glass employs seven full-time staff and serves the art, architecture and design communities all over North America.
Visit our Studio: 3225 N. Washington St. Chandler, AZ 85225
(by appointment only)
email: staff@meltdownglass.com
phone: 480-633-3366 or 800-845-6221
Artist to design glass mural for police, fire substation
www.azcentral.com/php-bin/c.../print.php
Out of 64 artist proposals that were reviewed recently by residents, police and fire staff, and local artists, Chandler artist BJ Katz, owner of Meltdown Glass Art & Design, was selected to produce a glass mural that will decorate the ceremonial flag court at the new Desert Breeze Police and Fire Community Facility.
Katz, a celebrated artist who has done projects around the nation ... she will travel to Germany to work with Derek's Glass Studio to fabricate the mural. She expects to be finished by late spring.
Katz studied glass art for six months at Pilchuk, a glass school in Washington state founded by renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly.
________________________________________________________________
I liked the different textures and treatments of glass shown in her online product catalog
hand made textures
www.meltdownglass.com/internal_main.asp
machine made textures
www.meltdownglass.com/images/...ed2.html
fused glass treatment
www.meltdownglass.com/internal_main.asp
____________________________________________________
Meltdown Glass Art & Design
www.meltdownglass.com/index.asp
Kiln-cast glass:
Meltdown Glass specializes in the art and science of kiln-fired glass. Compared to other forms of glass art, kiln-cast glass is a relatively new medium that developed only recently with the advent of kiln technology. The process involves placing raw plates of glass over one-off molds and heating the glass to approximately 1500 degrees. The result is a deeply textured glass surface with amazing optical and tactile qualities. All steps of this process are performed by hand. Kiln-cast glass can be tempered to meet or exceed safety codes and is easily maintained. for more information on our process, see kiln-cast glass under about meltdown on our website.
Products:
Meltdown Glass offers an extensive product line for art and architectural glass applications. This includes 32 standard textures that can be cast in any glass thickness, over 50 cataloged color options, and numerous treatment options. Some options include sand-blasing, fused metals, and over 20 different colors of iridescent dichroic glass. Besides these products, Meltdown Glass has endless capabilities for custom works of art and architectural glass.
General facts:
Meltdown Glass Art & Design was started in 1993 by glass artist BJ Katz. Since it's inception, Meltdown Glass has been in a state of constant growth and expansion, and has recently moved into a new state-of-the-art facility located in Chandler, Arizona. Currently Meltdown Glass employs seven full-time staff and serves the art, architecture and design communities all over North America.
Visit our Studio: 3225 N. Washington St. Chandler, AZ 85225
(by appointment only)
email: staff@meltdownglass.com
phone: 480-633-3366 or 800-845-6221
