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Gunn's Grotto is a two hour, themed radio show. I'm Peter Gunn, your host and when I inherited this crumbling mansion in North London from an uncle I didn't even know, I found a treasure trove of records and tapes in dusty boxes amongst the Jukeboxes and Pinball machines, in the scary cellar that I call....GUNN'S GROTTO. I am playing Rock'n'Roll and Rockabilly, Doo Wop, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Pop, Psych, Beat, Country, Bluegrass and Blues .....and Funny and Weird Stuff. NOTHING is off the t ...
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Artist, pioneer, and mentor, Peter Layton is one of the founding fathers of British Studio Glass. He discovered the art form while teaching ceramics in the US in the mid-1960s and has played a major part in elevating glass from an industrial medium to a highly collectable art form. Most importantly, he gave it a home in the UK. This month, London G…
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We all know them. They're the life and soul of the party. Entertaining, witty and popular - everything we wish we could be. And all the time they're being charming, chatty and chummy - they're chuggin 'em back. Which is OK up to a certain point... To find out what happens after that, come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight... That Cat…
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I grew up in Weston Super Mare, a classic English holiday town with beaches, donkeys, deck chairs and two piers. Our Dad said we didn't need to go on holiday, because we were always on holiday.... If you feel like joining me on my holidays come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight. Hear the lapping waves, shrieking sea gulls and childre…
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"If tomorrow was today, it would be yesterday..." * ...say the Small Faces with unarguable logic after wrestling with the curved nature of time. And that conclusion will be borne out when you come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight - when it will be today, tomorrow... There might be a slight hitch though because, tomorrow never comes.…
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Kristina Logan makes unique and complex beads in intricate patterns whose sometimes knobby forms recall the remarkable eye beads made in ancient China. Yet Logan’s style is purely contemporary, reflected in work that stands out for its originality, sophistication, and innovation. She is not only interested in beads as body adornment but also as dec…
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Tonight in Gunn's Grotto we'll be down by the river, with muggers, lovers and thieves. We will learn that rivers can be big, dark, deep, muddy, green, red, and dirty, and places where people get pushed in to drown. Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight and let's find out where the river goes. We'll Ride the River Deep, down the Miss…
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More than 50 years after Henry Halem designed a series of cast glass sculptures inspired by the Kent State shootings, he decided to bring the imagery back to life. At a time when the Vietnam War empowered social activism and fueled political debates, the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings seemed to take center stage, influencing several genres of mu…
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You can be sure to turn heads when you cruise around town in your gold Caddie, but if you just need to get from A to B, there are hundreds of other automobiles that will do. Most of them can be found in Gunn's Grotto tonight and we'll be test driving them all. Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight and lets go motorvating! As well as…
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Are women and men different? Well yes, and no... The answer seems to lie in the wiring of the brains, as you will discover tonight when we try to unravel this sticky conundrum in the humble, yet well informed basement that I call Gunn's Grotto. Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight - where gender will be on the agenda, As usual ther…
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An artist using the allegorical power of medieval stained glass as a vehicle for contemporary expression, Pinkie Maclure marries traditional craft techniques with a radically different aesthetic. Stained glass was invented in the 12th century to communicate to a largely illiterate population, its vivid colors having a seductive quality that’s hard …
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They're two things we all do, but not usually at the same time. If we do, it can get messy... But if you feel like trying some eating and sleeping at the same time, come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight for some simultaneous noshing and kipping. The Reverend Horton Heat will be on hand to Teach Us How To Eat, Jimmy Rogers will descr…
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I looked upon the body as a laboratory - I used to throw in this chemical and then that one to see what would happen; I was intrigued by that, but the experiment had to end.' (Keith Richards 2005) Keith today could be any kind and wise old grandad, albeit with a wicked sense of humour. Go back 60 years though and this was a very different fish. A b…
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An American glass artist best known for his modern approach to centuries-old techniques, Rocko Belloso specializes in murrine, cut and flip, stringer drawing, and sculpture. He is an innovator in his combination of these elements as well as his custom color mixing methods. His work presents an updated aesthetic with influences from comic books, cul…
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Towards the end of the Small Faces career, Steve Marriott was hating being a pop star and tried to lead the band down a path towards the heavier rock sound he would later achieve with Humble Pie. Gunn's Grotto opens with the Small Faces "Me, You and Us Too", unreleased at the time, which sets the formula for the rest of tonight's show. So why don't…
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Housed in a 19th-century cheese factory, Audrey Handler’s studio was founded in 1970 and is one of the oldest continually operating glassblowing facilities in the country. Through demonstrations she gave there and workshops she taught on the road at places such as Penland School of Craft and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, she helped spread the…
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Yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder but tonight in Gunn's Grotto everything is pretty. Pretty Babys, Pretty Girls, Pretty (and Purdie) Boys, Pretty Mamas, Pretty Papas, Pretty Faces, Pretty Things, a Pretty Ballerina and a Pretty Good Singer, Pretty Songs and Pretty Words will all be with us tonight. Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter G…
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The inspiration for Jonathan Capp’s art comes from the experiences that shape his life. Whether hiking the Appalachian Trail, coaching Little League Baseball, becoming an archaeological illustrator halfway around the world, or competing on Blown Away, he channels those experiences into ideas and fully embraces life as a part of his art. Capps state…
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Early in his career, Paul Stankard used to trade paperweights for gasoline and car servicing with John Graeber. In 1989, through his uncle John, David Graeber wound up casually visiting Stankard’s studio and weeks later was invited to come and work with him. Young Graeber started learning about glass in the deep end of the pool. Thirty-five years l…
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Said Blown Away Season 4 winner, Morgan Peterson, “I’m not just the creepy weirdo lurking in the background anymore. I’m right up front.” As champion of Netflix’s 2024 glassblowing competition series, the Seattle-based artist received a whopping cash prize of $100,000, a paid residency in Venice, Italy, with glass legend Adriano Berengo, and a resi…
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Gunn's Grotto radio shows can be heard all over the world, so tonight we're inviting the whole wide world to come down the rickety stairs to join us. It'll be a bit of a squeeze but if we all budge up I'm sure we can make room... Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight ... and join the rest of the whole wide world. In the immortal wor…
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Principally a sculptor who employs cast glass and drawing as primary methodologies, Clifford Rainey creates work that is interdisciplinary, incorporating a wide spectrum of materials and processes. A passionate traveler, his work is full of references to the things he has seen and experienced. Celtic mythologies, classical Greek architecture, the b…
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Tonight in Gunn's Grotto we will be initiated into the new craze which is sweeping the planet...mindlessness. Yes, you heard that right, it's the art of losing your mind - everyone's doing it. Come down to Gunn's Grotto with me Peter Gunn tonight - for your two hour mindless experience. If you can just Get Your Mind Out Of The Gutter, we'll go on a…
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Enjoy this stained glass panel discussion with top industry professionals and educators Judith Schaechter, Stephen Hartley, Megan McElfresh, and Amy Valuck. Topics addressed include: what is needed in stained glass education; how the massive number of Instagrammers making suncatchers and trinkets affect stained glass; how to promote stained glass i…
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Kazuki Takizawa’s 2015 installation entitled Breaking the Silence represents the artist’s interpretation of a person’s breaking point and the juxtaposition of balancing inner struggles with oppressive external forces. The installation incorporated performance aspects and sound, where slanted vessels filled with water until submitting to the liquid’…
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Jessica Loughlin’s work is characterized by a strict reductive sensibility and restricted use of color. Fusing kiln formed sheets of opaque and translucent glass together in flat panels or in thin, geometric compositions and vessels, she alludes to shadow, reflection and refraction. Loughlin’s work is influenced by the flat landscapes and salt lake…
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Apollo 8, which launched on December 21, 1968, was the first mission to take humans to the moon and back. While the crew did not land on the moon’s surface, the flight was an important prelude to a lunar landing, testing the flight trajectory and operations getting there and back. Capt. James A Lovell, Apollo 8 astronaut, shared his memories of tha…
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Wesley Fleming brings the fantastic realism of the microcosmos to life in glass. An ambassador for smaller denizens of the earth, his passion for nature sparks awe and curiosity in others. Growing up in the countryside, his favorite pastime was exploring beneath logs and rocks in the woods or reading science fiction and comic books. Hence the natur…
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Physically and metaphorically Robin and Julia Rogers put their minds, hearts and hands together to create sculptural works in glass – their chosen material because of its inherent qualities of luminosity, viscosity, and seductive flow. Their inspiration is drawn from the natural world, personal experience, family life, music, psychology, and scienc…
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Talking Out Your Glass podcast kicks off 2024 with our first episode of Season 9! This fascinating panel discussion on flameworking features four of the technique’s most well-known artists: Paul Stankard, Carmen Lozar, Dan Coyle aka coylecondenser and Trina Weintraub. At different points in their careers, these four artists compare and contrast the…
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Master Glass Painter at Judson Studios in Los Angeles, California, Indre Bileris earned a BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design and became involved in stained glass conservation during that same time at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity’s conservation program. Having been a conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cloisters from…
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Following her father’s passing 10 years ago, Deanna Clayton’s artwork took an unexpected turn when she found herself modeling clay into a figurative vessel rather than a decorative one. The translation of the clay form into glass symbolized glass’ inherent life-affirming qualities. Soft, flowing edges at the bases of these sculptures add to the sen…
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Some might say that Daniel Clayman is more a sculptor using glass as his primary material than a glass artist. That is to say his sculptures would be successful from a formal point of view no matter what material they were created in. With one major exception: the play of light in Clayman’s glass art enhances the objects dramatically in comparison …
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Did I ever tell you I call my girlfriend's father daddy-O? And I don't dig squares man...they're a drag. Tonight the Grotto is rammed with beards, sandals, black roll necks and slacks and we're experimenting with spirituality, drugs and sexuality. We dig literature, poetry, music and painting, we have an anti-materialistic lifestyle and we reject t…
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Each piece in Jack Storms’ newest line of sculptures begins with the artist’s unique and meticulously hand-crafted Infinity Core, boasting 30 times more intricacy and a mesmerizing sparkle that outshines anything you’ve seen before. Every facet reflects a world of colors, and each sculpture captures a symphony of light. Growing up in New Hampshire …
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The emitted light from a David Huchthausen sculpture is an artwork unto itself. For the last five decades plus, the artist has been captivating viewers through sculpture defined by its unique and other-worldly manipulation of light. A critic once described his work as “high tech spiritual,” an observation the artist rather liked. Huchthausen once s…
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From their trademark blown vessel forms to more recent large castings, Hunting Studio of Princeton, Wisconsin, uses glass and its myriad mysteries to tell stories of unapologetic beauty and celebration of color. The work of this father-son team, Wes Sr. and Wesley Hunting, is on view now through February 4, 2024 in Directing the Flow: The Art of We…
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Glass Knitting by Carol Milne A pioneer in the field of knitted glass, Carol Milne combines passion for knitting with experience in sculpture. The artist began working with kiln cast lead crystal, experimenting with different methods and developing a lost wax process to cast individual knitted works into glass. Playing with translucency and the mat…
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Kenneth von Roenn Jr. has designed and executed more than 1,500 commissions in the U. S., Middle East, Far East, Europe, Canada and Mexico. His work has been published in more than 75 books, magazines, and digital publications, and he has received more than 25 awards for work, including two hall of fames and lifetime achievement for the state of Ke…
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The stained glass community will gather in a confluence of energy, inspiration and excitement for Forging New Paths: The Stained Glass Association of America’s 2023 Conference, held at The Hyatt Regency in downtown Buffalo, New York, from Thursday, September 28 through Sunday, October 1, 2023. In addition to 25 workshops, five tours, auctions, art …
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From his studio in Dania Beach, Florida, Rob Stern creates his signature Windstar sculptures, dedicated to his father, a consummate stargazer fascinated by cosmic phenomena. Stern was also inspired by his surname, which means star in German. The artist often names his stars to reveal their celestial spheres. Copernica is derived from Copernicus, vi…
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With glass as her medium and lost wax casting as her primary technique, Anja Isphording creates idiosyncratic sculptures familiar enough for us to recognize that they are inspired by nature, yet rarely resembling anything that we have actually encountered. Her intimate-scale objects, tactile and rich with deeply saturated colors, are reminiscent of…
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Art and technology share a symbiotic grace in the glass spacecraft, rockets, and scientific apparatus of Rik Allen. Most of his work is made primarily of glass and metal, which expresses a paradoxical symbiosis. The relationship between the rigid strength of metal with the inherent fragility of glass creates an alluring tension. While many of his p…
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In 1974, three recent art school graduates – Ray Ahlgren, Dan Schwoerer, and Boyce Lundstrom – cobbled together a glass factory in the backyard of a ramshackle house in Portland, Oregon. Resourceful by nature and necessity, they built their factory with scraps repurposed from a shipyard. And, their products—hand-rolled sheets for the stained glass …
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British born artist, Joanna Manousis creates sculptural objects and installations in glass and mixed media, manipulating materials through a multi-disciplinary process that includes bronze casting, enamels, and even taxidermy. With a hands-on studio practice spanning 17 years, she strives to transform cast glass surfaces into reflective, three-dime…
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Loretta H. Yang and Chang Yi, founders and artists of LIULI Crystal Art, devoted their life to the art of LIULI for three decades. In the process, they revived the ancient Chinese technique of pâte de verre lost wax casting and instigated the contemporary glass art movement in Asia. Richly imbued with traditional Chinese artistic vocabulary and phi…
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Pacific Northwest glass artists Kelly O’Dell and Raven Skyriver, who create sculptures inspired by marine life, species endangerment, extinction, and conservation, will exhibit their work at Habatat Galleries during next week’s Glass Art Society conference in Detroit, Michigan. Titled Confluence, the show is a tour de force of works created in homa…
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Occasionally an artist is commissioned to create a work that advances their skills to such a degree that no project seems unreachable going forward. Such was the case with De Carter Ray’s History of Transportation, created in 2017 for C. Graham Berwind III’s residence. The original work on which the project was based was designed by Jean Dupas and …
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Under cover of his signature top hat and distinctive moustache, Lewis Wilson has accomplished more than most people dream of. His list of achievements includes success as a glass art instructional video producer, demonstrating lampworking artist, promoter of the world’s largest hot glass competition, and founding member of the International Society…
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As a collaborative team, Dean Bensen and Demetra Theofanous create narrative pate de verre wall sculptures utilizing nature as a vehicle to communicate environmental challenges and metaphors for the human experience. Their work connects the viewer with the natural world and instills an appreciation for its interconnectedness to humanity and its inh…
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world-renowned glass artist located in Washington State, Phil Siegel developed his own unique understanding of flameworked glass without any formal education or apprenticeship. With an extensive background in construction and education in architecture, he challenges himself to create a relationship between fantasy and structure throughout his piece…
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