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Artist Birthday: Roni Horn (born 1955 US)

Friday, September 25, 2026 | Karl Cole

Roni Horn’s work consistently generates uncertainty to thwart closure. Important across her oeuvre is her longstanding interest to the protean nature of identity, meaning, and perception, as wel ...

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Gem of the Month: Lino Tagliapietra (born 1934 Italy)

Monday, August 10, 2026 | Karl Cole

August's Gem of the Month is also this artist's birthday! I have been to the so-called Island of Glass, Murano, off the coast of Venice. I have rarely been so wowed by an art process as I was when I s ...

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Artist Birthday: Christopher Wilmarth (1943-1987 US)

Thursday, June 11, 2026 | Karl COle

Christopher Wilmarth, in his tragically short life, was a Minimalist sculptor who created over 150 sculptures, most of them made of glass and steel.   ...

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Beautiful in Cobalt Blue

Monday, August 15, 2022 | Karl Cole

Being a painter, I have colors that I consider essential to almost every painting I make. I tend to prefer phthalo and cobalt colors. (Safety note: yes, I always wear gloves when I paint.) O ...

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Eye Candy for August: Louis Comfort Tiffany

Monday, August 13, 2018 | Karl Cole

I can’t think that anybody doesn’t find the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his designers to be absolutely beautiful specimens of glass art. Seeing some of his windows recently in Boston ...

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Beauty in Syria and Egypt: Blown Glass

Monday, August 26, 2013 | Karl Cole

Considering the unfortunate circumstances in Syria and Egypt presently, I thought I would present some art from that region to show what beautiful things have come out of Syria and Egypt. ...

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