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Email:mcginnisartinstallations@gmail.com
Website:http://mcginnisartinstallations.com
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Douglas McGinnis
Using my glass blowing experience, I have developed a process for glass blowing with recycled bottles. I start with a red-hot bottle preheated in an electric kiln. Using my innovative tooling I precisely grasp it without damage and further heat and shape it in the glory hole. Using glass blowing techniques I transform the rigid glass containers into highly reflective organic shapes. The viewer will have a new appreciation and perspective experiencing upcycled glass bottles as sculptural art and may rethink everyday actions taken in this throwaway society.
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Rose Window Rebloom Gallery , Douglas McGinnis
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Blue Bottle Buds , Douglas McGinnis
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40 oz Beer Bottle Pendants , Douglas McGinnis
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Beer Bottle Chandelier , Douglas McGinnis
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Champagne Bottle Pendant , Douglas McGinnis
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Beer Bottle Urchin Gallery , Douglas McGinnis
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Emerge #2 , Douglas McGinnis