Brit Hammer Glass Art

Episode 15 - A peek into BREAKAWAY!

Brit Hammer — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:50:08 +0000

In this episode Brit takes you back to 1988 to her days before working with glass to show a bit of her progression as a designer. She shares some images of the clothes she designed and made back in her university days (1987-1991) while studying fashion & textile design. The episode ends with a slideshow...and a sneak-peek at the sketches she's working on for her BREAKAWAY! series.

Episode 14 - Brit's new book: BREAKOUT!

Brit Hammer — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:22:46 +0000

Brit was pretty amp'ed up when she recorded this. In this episode she sheds some light (but not too much) on her latest book project: BREAKOUT! Your Path to Success.

Episode 13 - a retrospective (2002 - 2008)

Brit Hammer — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:42:08 +0000

It seemed like a fun idea to take a walk down memory lane and to show you how Brit's work has evolved since she started her first piece in September 2002. Although the first artwork, Hannah's Rainbow, was a translation of a painting by an artist whose name Brit doesn't know, the rest of her works are her own design. She explains in her book Mosaic: Finding Your Own Voice how she came to her style. Detail images of many of the works can be seen in her book, Reflections: Textural Glass Art

Music in this episode: "La Belle" by Artemis, available on music.mevio.com.

Hannah's Rainbow was a translation of this painting.

Brit's style of "painting with stripes" was inspired by this painting by Edvard Munch, titled Cupid and Psyche, which she first saw in 1989 while studying in Oslo.

Episode 12 - U. of Hawaii glass casting

Brit Hammer — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:54:20 +0000

In this episode Brit Hammer takes you to Hawaii! Thrill as Michael Edward Jones - assisted by Hilary Heckard and Stephanie Koelkebeck - demonstrates the glass roll-up technique at the U. of Hawaii's glass department.

Images by Armand Dijcks

Music by A Big Machine, available on music.mevio.com.

Episode 11 - The book is FINALLY DONE!

Brit Hammer — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:15:39 +0000

At long last, Brit's 3rd book Mosaic: Finding Your Own Voice is finished! In Part 1 Brit gives you a sneak-peek into the book itself. And in Part 2 Brit explains WHY she created this book and why she chose to do it print-on-demand, with Blurb.

Episode 10 - Moving, Building Dreams, Books

Brit Hammer — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:25:40 +0000

In this episode Brit talks about moving her studio, her books, the 60 Seconds to a Better Life vidcast, and the Building Dreams project.

Episode 9 - Moving, School Project, and MORE!

Brit Hammer — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:41:30 +0000

Brit shares the latest in her world: moving the studio, working with a school to create glass mosaics, and MORE!

Episode 8 - Glass furniture

Brit Hammer — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:12:57 +0000

An inside look into the design process behind a custom made piece of furniture completely out of glass. This is another side of architectural glass...

Episode 7 - Airport art

Brit Hammer — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:11:12 +0000

Brit explains the design process behind two proposals she submitted for Jacksonville International Airport, Florida, and how they formed the inspiration for "Transcendence", a fine art glass mosaic that she's currently working on.

Episode 6 - Experimental piece

Brit Hammer — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:04:42 +0000

A brief, behind-the-scenes peek at the making of an experimental fine art glass mosaic sculpture titled "Becoming".

Music in this episode: "Re-entry" by Cargo Cult, via magnatune.com