Artstock spotlight: Darleen Nixon
Posted October 1, 2010 at 12:01 am by Peggy Sue McRae
Darleen, in action....
It’s this weekend! Artstock runs for Saturday & Sunday – here’s the story about THAT. One of the studios to drop by this year – Darleen Nixon.
Her creations...
Darleen Nixon creates jewel-like glass beads. The technique she uses is called “lampworking” because the artisans who invented this method used wax or oil lamps to melt their glass. At the consistency of honey the molten glass is worked within the flame.
Today, artists have more modern equipment. Darleen tells me her studio will be open and she will be demonstrating her glasswork over an 1800 degree oxygen/propane torch during Artstock this weekend. She will also be demonstrating electroforming on glass and cold working glass on the lapidary wheel.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to watch a glass artist at work. Darleen’s studio is at 163 Elena Drive (off the Roche Harbor Road).
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