"My focus is on using the shard technique, which Keith Mahy used, to create a unique line of painterly glass art."
Keith runs the Grinter Glass studio in Whangarei, where his focus is on developing his glass blowing skills, particularly the shard pick-up technique. He works in a range of media including painted and blown glass, painting and sculpture. His paintings on canvas and glass are often based on blind contour drawings made while walking. The concept of drawing while walking was developed for his Master's degree as a means to investigate the everyday.
My glass blowing skills are improving but every new shape and technique is a challenge that takes a while to master. My focus is on using the shard technique, which Keith Mahy used, to create a unique line of painterly glass art. I find this technique fits well with my other large scale painted glass work and my fascination with modernist painting.
"My focus is on using the shard technique, which Keith Mahy used, to create a unique line of painterly glass art."
Keith runs the Grinter Glass studio in Whangarei, where his focus is on developing his glass blowing skills, particularly the shard pick-up technique. He works in a range of media including painted and blown glass, painting and sculpture. His paintings on canvas and glass are often based on blind contour drawings made while walking. The concept of drawing while walking was developed for his Master's degree as a means to investigate the everyday.
My glass blowing skills are improving but every new shape and technique is a challenge that takes a while to master. My focus is on using the shard technique, which Keith Mahy used, to create a unique line of painterly glass art. I find this technique fits well with my other large scale painted glass work and my fascination with modernist painting.
"My focus is on using the shard technique, which Keith Mahy used, to create a unique line of painterly glass art."
Keith runs the Grinter Glass studio in Whangarei, where his focus is on developing his glass blowing skills, particularly the shard pick-up technique. He works in a range of media including painted and blown glass, painting and sculpture. His paintings on canvas and glass are often based on blind contour drawings made while walking. The concept of drawing while walking was developed for his Master's degree as a means to investigate the everyday.
My glass blowing skills are improving but every new shape and technique is a challenge that takes a while to master. My focus is on using the shard technique, which Keith Mahy used, to create a unique line of painterly glass art. I find this technique fits well with my other large scale painted glass work and my fascination with modernist painting.
Grinter Glass in The Fernery
Pukekura Park / KINA
Showcasing the jewel toned glass among the greenery and bursts of colour emphasises Keith's play with contrasting tones and organic curves.
delightful and fascinating experience
The Glass Blowing Process is Intense.
Make a visit to Keith Grinter in Whangarei and you will be greeted with a delightful fascinating experience of extreme heat, cheerful banter and fast moving creativity!
It was a pleasure to make the trip north and spend a few hours watching him create his distinctive vases from shards and feel the energy of a working glass blowing studio. The glass blowing process is intense, not just in the temperature sense but also the fast pace and physical nature of blowing the molten glass to create the desired shape and size.
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