If you had to choose one tool, just one tool to tackle any job you had at hand, what would it be? For local artist and glass blower Cathy Lybarger, it would be fire. The problem is how to harness all of that heat.
In this archival edition of Radio Chipstone, Lybarger tells contributor gianofer fields that it would be pretty much impossible to create her glass creatures without her trusty torch.
About the Host:
gianofer (JON nah fer) fields is an Art Historian and Material Culture contributor and curates the Radio Chipstone series. The project is hosted by the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and funded by the Chipstone Foundation; a decorative arts foundation whose mission is preserving and interpreting their collection, as well as stimulating research and education in decorative arts.
About the Guest:
Cathy Lybarger (LIE bar ger) is a glass blower with a serious affinity for most creatures.
Image: courtesy of Cathy Lybarger
This segment comes from the Radio Chipstone Archives on WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio. See here.
