

One Hundred Years Out
I just finished my essay for The Glass Reader. In it, I argue that objects from the past are just as current as works made now...here is...


The Glass Reader
I was recently commissioned to write an essay (“One Hundred Years Out”) for The Glass Reader. This publication is being edited by...


Glass Marine Sculpture
“Kait Rhoads: Inspired by Nature and Informed by Memory” will be published in the May issue of Neues Glas/New Glass. I wrote this essay...


Li Hongwei's Art
Beyond Reflection: The Art of Li Hongwei is a monograph for an emerging artist from China. Hongwei is a mixed-media sculptor and an...


Classically Cordova
Alfred Ceramics alumna Christina Cordova gave a great talk on her figurative work. She draws on Catholic tradition of the figure as part...


Protest and Painting
I am sharing a wonderful double portrait by David Hockney from his retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I sought a bit of...


Two Short-Courses for Summer of 2018
Earn 4 credits of Art History in three weeks Meeting in the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum Silica: Contemporary Glass and Ceramic Art May 15–...


2017 Rakow Commission: Dr. Karlyn Sutherland
Dr. Sutherland won the prestigious Rakow prize from the Corning Museum of Glass. This commission is awarded annually to emerging artists...


Collaboration
This spring, Karen and I are offering a new course called “Critical Glass.” We are bringing our different perspectives and disciplines...


Michael Rogers' Lecture @ Alfred
Michael Rogers, a professor in the Studio Arts Glass Program at the Rochester Institute of Technology, came to our campus for a visit...