I recently installed eight sculptures titled Dewdrops in a brand new Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the north coast of Germany. This project was a perfect combination of glassblowing, design, engineering and craftsmanship and one of the most satisfying of my career thus far. The...
04.21.2014
Excuse the poor formatting--it's tricky to get it into the blog.What's new with David Patchen Handblown GlassIs this email not displaying correctly?View it in your browser.In This Update:New Gallery Representation:Netherlands and HawaiiShows: Hsinchu Art Festival, Chihuly...
04.20.2014
Occasionally a commission that's different than my style of work comes along and it can be a fun change of pace.These corporate awards for a large pharmaceutical company's best-performing manufacturing plants were tricky to make but turned out beautiful. Elements of hot-sculpted glass in the...
04.09.2014
Recently I created cast glass panels roughly 18" x 18" x 3/4" made from murrine suspended in clear glass. I experimented with panels years ago and I'm excited to revisit this format. I'm intending these as individual art pieces as well for ...
05.01.2012
If you're walking towards the reception desk in the brand new Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong, you'll see two very large Foglios in custom made alcoves. They were really challenging to make this large but came out great.