In Process- Growth, Flowering, Decline Almost done! It is Spring at the studio, and these recent pieces are a lot about growing, branching and interconnections- supportive systems. They are floral and botanical, and when I work on them, I like to imagine that they are growing across the paper. This smaller piece is about…
Author: Anne Gant
Fresh from the studio…
I was out at Vrij Glas today working on two new pieces. Here are process shots- they aren’t done yet. The top one is going to be even bigger by at least 30%. We had a great day out there- I had 2 assistants (thanks to Marc Barreda, the resident expert, and Marianne Lammersen, from…
Demonstration for Reitveld Academie students
On Friday the Reitveld Academie glass department came to Vrij Glas for a demonstration and lecture. Marc and Josie made some beautiful and delicate goblets based on old Dutch styles and then they helped me start a large paper piece. Photo credit: Marianne Lammersen
Travels light, easy to install!
Ann Welles, curator of the Houghton Gallery at 171 Cedar Arts Center in Corning, NY just wrote in her newsletter: “… the award for most compactly condensed artwork has to go to Anne Gant. Two of the pieces Anne had in Cutting Edge (2007) were over 7 feet wide (some of the largest we have…
Vrij Glas in the News
Zaanstad – nieuwe industrie in oude fabrieken. Here is a promotional video for the area where the studio is located. They want to encourage artists and designers to move out there. Vrij Glas is one of the “example companies”. Minute 7.2 shows Marc Barreda talking about Vrij Glas and shows the studio…