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 02
Nebular Wall SculptureWhole & Its Parts Nebular is a very intricate wall sculpture by Mel Tanner that includes 6 colorful paintings of various sizes and scribed lines. Just a reminder that Lumonics Immersed takes place on Saturdays. “Lumonics is an absolutely beautiful immersion of love, original music, and mind-bending light and visual art that blends …
Oct 29
Mel and Dorothy Tanner worked with the same material, acrylic glass, in very different ways. Dorothy liked to have a lot of material around and then begin her construction. Mel Tanner always sketched first, often filling the sketches in with colored pencils so that they were very precise. The drawing(s) very closely resembled the completed …
Oct 26
12 Men (1974) by Mel TannerWhole & Its Parts One of our first restoration projects after Dorothy Tanner passed in 2020 was the 12 Men by Mel Tanner. Some of them needed some repair, and we converted them all to LED from incandescent. They are now in the performance space ( we only have room …
