Al Heilman: Artist & Blog

Lifes Passages

Enamel on hand formed copper with cast brass and fabricated cold rolled steel with patina made with steel antique nails and plasma cut cold rolled steel
16x24x15 nfs
This is my part of my Glassell Certificate graduation work. It relates to the circuitous pathways we all take going thru life and my relationship with the lake.

About the Artist

In everything I do in life I believe in challenging the status quo by thinking, living, and exploring life outside the 'traditional' box. Life never follows a straight line. and is full of new challenges.

My work explores the intersection of light, color and shadow and how this produces an emotional response.

I work in many different mediums.

I have studied drawing, acrylic & watercolor painting, metalsmithing, jewelry design and fabrication, fused glass, enameling, and woodworking.

I encourage you to visit my online collections, view my work at exhibitions and shows and subscribe to my personal "how-to" art blog.

Namasté

Al

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Recent Posts

Fused glass rectangular tray using laser water slide decals

Making of rectangular fused glass trays from invitations using laser waterslide decals.

by Al Heilman June 18, 2018 1 Comment

When I received the invitation to a summer wedding I was intrigued by the special invitation(s). One was to a wedding in India , and the another to the subsequent American wedding. I decided to make a couple of rectangular glass trays for the newlyweds to celebrate their life events. The first step was to scan the invitation into my computer and see what I could do to make this work.

Art - A Paradigm Shift and Graduation

by Al Heilman June 07, 2018

ART - The Oxford dictionary's definition of Art is: a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.When I decided to become an artist I never imagined the many new directions, challenges, and finally, joy I would experience. Yes, there was a big learning curve; which included lear [...]

A surprise flight, and a note on studio safety.

by Al Heilman May 24, 2018

Yesterday my wife and I celebrated a wedding anniversary.... with an unexpected surprise flight and a rocky landing. I was working with glass powders in my studio very early in the morning. I was letting my wife sleep in so the lights were dim in the bedroom.I always put a respirator mask on when working with glass powders. I wanted to record what I was doing with a picture. My cell phone/camera was in the kitchen, so I left my respirator face mask on and was "onl [...]

Cold Working a Murrini Vessel

by Al Heilman May 03, 2018

Cold working glass is an art that can be learned and finishes your work. I will walk you thru my process. I am sure there are many other ways to do this on a wet belt sander or by hand but I prefer a wet lap. After a learning curve it is my go to method. My wet flat lap is a 12 inch variable speed unit from covington engineering. I had them make the stand higher as I am so tall. Flat laps are a big ticket item but worth it for me as I use it on most of my work. The s [...]