caviar ceramics and glass
caviar Ceramics and glass
•November starts off great! (Finally a great start to a month!)•
‘A serving of Caviar’ a Collaboration by Erin Hupp & Jason Stropko Ceramicist Erin Hupp & painter Jaime Lovejoy host a pop-up gallery on Union Street in San Francisco & I was invited to collaborate with Erin on a caviar serving dish. On view 3 days a week, only in November. Please come by and enjoy some craft and company. Location Pop-Up Gallery 2162 Union St. San Francisco, CA 94123 Google maps link: https:// maps.app.goo.gl/Uxxzv8DzqFDJ13XK9 Opening hours are: Fri, Sat & Sun 11am - 6pm
Check in with us ahead of time if you would like to chat with any of us in person. Ceramics: www.erinhuppceramics.com @ErinHuppCeramics Glass: www.JasonStropko.com @JasonStropko Painting: www.JaimeLovejoy.com @JaimeLovejoyart
The soul of glass…
(if you know, you know)
‘Caviar’ Collaboration by Erin Hupp & Jason Stropko Erin and Jason join creative forces to share with you a collaboration inspired by a mutual appreciation for the culinary arts in marriage with high craftsmanship! This collaboration began when Erin, on a search for a skilled glassmaker, discovered the one-of-a-kind art glass beetroot cloches that Jason recently created for Atelier Crenn, a 3 Star Michelin Restaurant in the heart of San Francisco. During their first meeting Erin and Jason shared project concepts and work samples with one another and; on seeing a particularly nice glaze on one of Erin’s pieces; simultaneously had the idea to create glass caviar to harmonize with / accompany Erin’s glazed Caviar serving dishes. With mutual enthusiasm it was agreed that this collaboration must go ahead.
The Craftsmanship It takes years
Jason Stropko has 2 decades of experience in creating forms in glass, textures and colors. Each project adds to the repertoire of resources that future projects draw from and build on. Jason has comprehensive knowledge of creating lifelike works in glass.
As Jason perfected his craft in the hot glass studio, Erin Hupp spent the past 20 years behind the potter’s wheel and is an expert at form, texture and glaze. Her creative practice thrives on collaboration with other masters of their craft and she specializes in creating craft that supports culinary excellence.
About Jason Stropko Glass
Jason creates one-of-a-kind, custom-made glass work for product designers, interior designers, architects, restaurants, and, thanks to Atelier Crenn, high-end fine dining. Atelier Crenn additionally entrusted Jason with developing a two-part glass almond serving dish for pastry chef Juan Contreras’ almond dessert dish, featured in ‘So Good’ magazine, one of the world’s premier publications dedicated to gourmet desserts.
Another of Jason’s projects represents largerthan-life interpretations of nuts, seeds, fruit, and vegetables in glass. These are playful renditions, reminiscent of a dreamlike world which captures natural artifacts and preserves them for longevity, touching on the timeless tradition of still life to immortalize nature in its prime. Glass: www.JasonStropko.com ig: @JasonStropko #JasonStropko #JasonStropkoGlass #the soul of glass
Creative Process Coloring the Glass For the curious among you, who wonder how glass is given color: Creating the desired color in (and on) glass requires layering of glass color that is obtained from a colored glass supplier. Glass colors are available in the forms of solid bars, frit and powdered glass which, in combination with (high) heat, are layered to achieve the anticipated effect. In both glass and ceramics heat adds a layer of variability and complexity to the color discovery and tuning process. Jason first sampled 15 glass colors in different combinations and saturations. In order to create a natural fish egg effect, colored glass and gold leaf were used. Each glass caviar egg was then colored individually using a layering of a fine grain of glass color that was applied and melted into the glass. This process was repeated until Erin and Jason approved of the final result.
Shaping the glass …takes place at 1600 to 1800 Fahrenheit After the color process is complete Jason takes the final gather of glass from the furnace to create a thin membrane of clear glass on the surface of each egg. This step is followed by shaping the glass to create the natural irregularities of caviar eggs. Jason's approach to sculpting the caviar eggs is intuitive and based on years of glass sculpting experience. Decisions are made efficiently and fluidly: “My movements are not planned or premeditated. Rather they are in response to what is unfolding in front of me at that moment. It is like having a sort of conversation with the hot glass on the blowpipe, coming to a mutual agreement about the final form.” As someone once observed: The process of working with hot glass requires a certain magic and elicits the soul of glass.
About (the business) We create custom-made functional and decorative glass in small to large scale, as well as our own glass concepts. Jason Stropko first studied glassmaking in 2003 moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006 for a full time job offer that would soon make him lead maker at the studio. Three years into his employment Jason traveled to Murano, Italy, to further his glass craft where he met his wife, Birgit Deubner. Jason and Birgit share a love of food, art, travel and mindfulness practices. In 2014 Birgit joined Jason in California and both dedicate their time to working with artists, product designers, interior designers, architects, restaurants, and fine dining experiences like Atelier Crenn*. Jason and Birgit are available for collaborations and commissions and welcome your project proposals. *(3 star Michelin restaurant)
Glass: www.JasonStropko.com ig: @JasonStropko #JasonStropko #JasonStropkoGlass #thesoulofglass Art & Coaching: www.artdeubner.wordpress.com ig: @BirgitDeubner
Purchase information You can view the latest availability of caviar egg clusters on Jason’s website shop: www.jasonstropko.com and select the product or shop tab
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