{"podcast":{"title":"Talking Out Your Glass podcast","slug":"talking-out-your-glass-podcast-558080","podcast_index_feed_id":558080,"rss_url":"https://talkingoutyourglass.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.talkingoutyourglass.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/e/3/4/2e343f03e16c01c7/NEW3ITUNES.jpg","author":"Shawn Waggoner","episode_count":299,"summary":"Former editor of Glass Art magazine Shawn Waggoner interviews internationally respected artists and experts in hot, warm and cold glass. For questions or comments shawntelroyale@yahoo.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T02:18:52.207818+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-out-your-glass-podcast-558080"},"episode":{"title":"Ethan Stern: The Revealing Quality of Glass Carving","slug":"ethan-stern-the-revealing-quality-of-glass-carving","published_at":"2025-11-04T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-out-your-glass-podcast-558080/ethan-stern-the-revealing-quality-of-glass-carving","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-out-your-glass-podcast-558080","url":"http://www.talkingoutyourglass.com","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/talkingoutyourglass/Ethan_Stern_-_103025_11.25AM.mp3?dest-id=356274","summary":"Ethan Stern's work is rooted in traditional craftsmanship, contemporary design, and a deep connection to the natural environment. As a glass artist, he draws inspiration from historic craft traditions such as cut crystal and classical ceramic design, while reinterpreting these forms through a modern lens. His practice seeks to explore the interplay between utility, beauty, and narrative, bridging the realms of functional objects and sculptural expression. Stern states: \"Central to my approach is the concept of light as a dynamic medium. Glass, with its inherent ability to refract, reflect, and transmit light, becomes a canvas through which I explore optical phenomena and color. I am particularly drawn to the ways in which light interacts with texture, pattern, and form, creating ever-changing visual experiences that invite viewers to engage with my work in a multisensory manner. This exploration pushes the boundaries of materiality, transforming functional objects and sculptural forms into vessels of light.\" Pushing form beyond the expected anatomy of the vessel, Stern uses glass to investigate the emotive potential of objects. Each piece begins with the creation of a blown, geometric form composed of multiple layers of color and pattern. After the piece has cooled, he carves into the surface, creating patterns and textures through engraving. This process, while reductive, allows him to shift the glass's inherent reflective qualities, creating a richer, more luminous effect. The engraved marks, like the stroke of a paintbrush on canvas, leave evidence of the artist's hand and create a sense of motion, rhythm, weight, and depth. The act of carving—removing material—demands careful consideration, and each choice shapes the relationship between the surface and form, addin…","meta_description":"Ethan Stern's work is rooted in traditional craftsmanship, contemporary design, and a deep connection to the natural environment. As a glass artist, he dr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4509,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-out-your-glass-podcast-558080/episodes/ethan-stern-the-revealing-quality-of-glass-carving/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-out-your-glass-podcast-558080/ethan-stern-the-revealing-quality-of-glass-carving.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}