published 11/16/09
Kristina Logan is known for her dots. Looking at one of her exquisite glass beads, it’s hard to imagine how she gets them so precisely placed each time. Logan makes it look effortless and fun as you watch her work, which is what you can do this weekend if you visit her studio during the Portsmouth Holiday Arts Tour, or if you check out her new DVD.
The newly released DVD is part seven in a series produced by the Corning Museum of Glass, and captures a complete portrait of Logan as an artist. Explaining where she finds her ideas and inspiration, Logan demonstrates working at the torch – precisely layering and dotting glass to make her intricately beautiful beads. She talks about how she got started making beads and working with glass and about precision and dot placement in her work. Logan then shares how she works in her studio to combine her finished beads with silver to make beautiful works of art.
“I’m honored and thrilled to be a part of the Corning Museum of Glass Master Series,” says Logan. “It was an exciting process making the DVD during 3 days of filming at the Studio at Corning. This is my first DVD so adding dots to a complex bead while being filmed did add a little bit of pressure! I’m happy to say that the filmmakers really did capture what I do on a daily basis and what I think about when I work. My process of going from a bead to a piece of jewelry is also shown.”
To meet the artist and see her work, visit Logan’s studio during the Portsmouth Holiday Arts Tour November 20-22, when she will be joined by fourteen other artists at eight locations along a self-guided route winding through Portsmouth.
Watch for tour signs with numbers and balloons as you follow the map to each home studio. All of the artists will be available to discuss their work and answer any questions you may have. The tour is free and open to the public. Work will be for sale and custom orders are welcomed.
Studios are open Friday, November 20 from 5-8pm, Saturday, November 21 from 10am-5pm and Sunday, November 22 from 10am-5pm.
Visit www.portsmouthartstour.com to download a brochure and tour map.