Nov 06
Before Dorothy Tanner began using acrylic glass as a medium, she worked with a variety of materials including wood, clay, paper maché, plaster, copper, brass, steel and polyester. Dorothy especially enjoyed creating portraits in sculpture. Two photos below are from portraits of Mel Tanner (wood )and his sister, Jocelyn Tanner (plaster):
Nov 04
From Nov. 8 to Dec. 31 in 2019, the Lumonics School of Light Art showcased a number of lighted cubes created by the students who each took the 12-hour class. The exhibit took place at The Storeroom, located at 1700 Vine Street in Denver, and managed by Brendan Gill. The title of the exhibit, From …
Oct 27
One day in 1976, Bill Pinella, the sales rep for one of the companies we bought our acrylic glass (plexiglass) from, came by with two off- white geometric shapes. They were a different kind of plastic in the polycarbonate family. Bill said the company doesn’t know what to do with them, and thought that Dorothy …
Oct 23
Mel Tanner created what became a series of wall pieces that could be thought of as star maps or constellations. Like so many of Mel’s wall sculptures, the art works looked flat from a distance but as you got closer, there was so much depth. Here are photos of 4 of these Star Maps, created …