This gallery contains 16 photos.
Category Archives: Glass
Blown and cast glass artwork by J. Thomson.
Subverted domesticity/Urban glass houses (2000)
Jul 15
This gallery contains 30 photos.
Because it was the first time I’d lived in an urban neighborhood (I grew up in suburban Dallas/Garland area) I was also interested in the cultural differences of what “home” means. And since I’d made all those suburban glass houses, I thought I’d better make some urban ones too. These houses are modeled after the [...]
Subverted Domesticity/Suburban glass houses (2000)
Jul 15
This gallery contains 12 photos.
For my final semester at Tyler, I focused my attentions on the theme of quiet desperation, or “subverted domesticity”. Using modular molds I made from solid graphite, I cast dozens of suburban houses (modeled after the one my parents still live in) and acid-etched the surface to give a satin light-diffusing effect. I then painted [...]
