The Skin of Objects

Every object has a skin. Thick or thin, smooth or rough, porous or impermeable, the skin is the line between what’s hidden inside and what we experience on the outside. By reproducing objects  in kiln cast glass, this course will expand creativity but also explore several techniques in order to develop unique “voices” in the pieces.

Skin is also a unique interface of the human body. It protects us from the outside world, while at the same time possessing the ability to self-heal. We will discuss how and why we translate our ideas into glass. The idea of this workshop is to delve into the concept of the skin as a limit and container, as external information about the essence of objects. Levenson will share with the students the process she uses in her work, where the feelings and the intuition of ideas are connected to the glass itself. At the end of the workshop the students will have two small pieces: one reproducing a part of the body (hands, eyes, mouth, etc) and one reproducing a textile surface (for example, baby clothes).