10.13.2010

Failure (or skilled in the eye, not in the hand)

A few years back when I was trying to expand my artistic horizons I took a glass blowing class at a studio in Brooklyn. The teacher was really great and I was really enthusiastic about learning a new craft. I soon discovered that blowing glass required a lot of dexterity with your hands and athleticism - two things I painfully lack. The results as you can see are clearly "artistic" and not the least bit embarrassing...