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blown glass slumped
Currently on view at Mint Museum--UPTOWN
Gift of lead donors Lorne Lassiter and Gary Ferraro; Judy and John Alexander, Sandy Berlin, Linda and Bill Farthing, The Founders’ Circle, Libba and Mike Gaither, William Gorelick, Barbara Loughlin, Jancy and Gilbert Patrick, Mark Ridenhour, Vicki Jones, Yvonne and Richard McCracken, Sara and Bob McDonnell, Britt and Greg Hill, and Deborah Halliday and Gary Rautenstrauch.
Spin, Weave, Gather honors North Carolina’s history of textile production and was made in collaboration with STARWorks in Star, North Carolina, which provided materials, glassblowing facilities, and the team of glassblowers with whom Callan worked. Housed in a former hosiery mill, STARworks is an artist community, studio, and gallery space for artists working in glass, metal, and clay. Callan was first inspired by the area’s history as an artist-in-residence at STARWorks in 2016. “As I composed this piece, the transformation of cotton from plant to thread to woven fabric captured my imagination. The way a fluffy fiber can be worked and transformed into cloth relates to the way hot glass is created. There’s a little bit of alchemy in starting with sand and ending up with crystal – as there is magic in the journey from a seed to a plant to a beautiful textile.”
Accession Number: 2019.8a-o
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NEPL artist signed non-exclusive license 2019
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