Hello, my name is Alex Ubatuba. I've been flameworking since Febuary 2001, and have been working hot glass on a regular basis at Prodigy Glassworks since summer 2002. This is some of my work that I would like to show everyone, and I will continue to post picks from now on to show the progession of some of these ideas. If you are reading this now, Thank You for taking the time to look at my work.
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Here are some macro shots of the new murrini paperweights. They need more work, but the goal is have prints made.
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Here is the Large Murrini Stone i posted the making of, and the final pull with the Triangle Cannes.
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New batch with some new murrinis. I made these up at Glassworks in Louisville, KY. Jaime Lang, thanks for your help and hooking me up with a place to work and stay. They all average about 4" across. I have some macro shots as well. Thanks for looking ~Alex
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I made this piece during my visit to Penland for the spring concentration. Some of us from the class took a drum making class at the end. We strung them up and got help putting on the skins. They sound great! Thanks go out to Martin, Lance and Billy for hooking this up!!!
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Work I have left from an art fair, made after the GAS conference. I got a picture of one weight i had left that had a murrini I flameworked out of Reichanbach rod.
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These are pictures of demo's from the Penland 2007 spring concentration with Martin Janecky. Top notch work and instructor, top notch class with awesome people, and a great experience for two months. You guys and ladies from Penland rock. If anyone is looking for a badass sculpture/hotglass class to take this summer, make sure it's one of Martin's, you will not regret it. I know Eugene Glass School has a spot or two...
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This page has been created for work that is available for purchase for galleries/collecters. Check back periodically, this page will change alot, and i will remove sold items a week after a sale.
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Surface work canne design. These techniques were learned in a James Nowak class i took in 2001.
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Have spent some time the past week 1 1/2 focused on murrini. This is my first attempt at makeing furnace murrini. The result of well spent time. Thank you Animal!
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*only a handful of these were made, i created these pieces souly to execute techniques that i learned from James Nowak at Corning. I am currently working on my own design that would be unique to myself. I will post a new style of a pick-up piece later this Fall.
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These are examples of some figuretive work, people think they are scary so i like to make them because they trigger a universal reaction
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Here are some cups i made summer 2002 i really havn't made any since then, the candy dish on the right is the most recent, it was a demo i did at a studio show in March 2003
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These were made two weeks ago for a fun warm up. About an inch in diameter. summer '05
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All made summer '04.
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Canne pickup with dichroic sheet glass. Non twisted more simple version of the free form sculptures.
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These sculpture's are fairley heafty pieces, 6-9 inches wide, 6-8 inches tall and almost 2 inches thick. Each piece varies
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1st attempt at a large marble at the furnace. It is 3 1/4 inches.
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Spent a couple of days making these for Dichrome.
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Some pieces that a freind of mine bought off of me. This is his growing collection. These pieces all contain Phosphorecent pigments
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Somthing new to work with for 2005, this is the prototype. Thanks for looking
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A cleaner version of the prototype.
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Some new pieces I made last week at the Contemporary Studio of Glass Art. A new way for me to show the murrinis and fake-a-chello's off on a larger scale. 10"-11" tall. ~2/07~
Pictures by Adam Goff
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Pictures of early weights, new weights, and a new style that have been named "Rock Sculpture" that are available through E-Bay, i will post pictures before auction begins.
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Something new for a change. Simple but effective production paperweights
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Production pendants, nuff said. There is also a pic with collection of dichro work
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This was a week long class at Penland with Paul Stankard and Luccio Bubacco. The class was a combination of the flame shop with the hot glass shop, we would lampwork components, and then cast over them in a graphite mold. I had a great time, you had to look at the class with an experimental attitude, i think people had a lot of fun with it. There were 22 people in the class, i left meeting some really cool people. These are some pictures of the casting process, some of Luccio and Paul's work, and miscellaneous photos. Sorry, some of the are turned sideways, I don't have photo shop but i will fix when i can. enjoy
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More off-hand switchback work, old pics. I had these glasses with me at AGI. They were made in the '06 summer, messing around with some free time.
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Coller pick-up with uranium over white filligrana canne, then switched up. This is 1 part of a wall piece i am working on. Looked good, i wanted to share. 12 1/2" diameter
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Functional Vases.
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Late night at Prodigy Glassworks! These are some pictures with me working on two delta elites on a cross fire. I made a 3 1/2 inch marble that night
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Alex is da Man!
Hey Alex! Loven your stuff more and more! From that first class we took together 2 or three years ago, I'll never forget that you said "Ubatuba, don't forget that name, you'll be hearing it in the future" and with the crazy ass beautiful stuff you do I know I'll be hearing it for a long long time! Hey, and don't forget the Flame Conference in March! Miss you man!
PEACE!
Julie
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JulieR.Riggs
on 12/30/2004 9:07:03 AM.
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WOW
Alex...your work is amazing!!! Your murrini, your vases, your color mixes. You are very talented. Thanks for sharing.
Nelida
» Posted by
NelidaHeredia
on 10/12/2005 5:07:32 PM.
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Yo, yo!
What's up. Any classes this summer? Work is looking good. What else is new? Give me a ring - 504-723-8235
Andy Pollack
» Posted by
AndrewJ.Pollack
on 3/29/2006 8:31:30 AM.
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you pathetic sandwich.....
thanks for the nomination....get some lips already!
if you dont drive all the way across the country to have dinner w/me & emilio i'lll be pissed...
» Posted by
AmyCanadaEllenhorn
on 5/12/2006 1:29:13 PM.
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sick gallery
nice glass
» Posted by
RobertKochGlass
on 5/21/2006 9:13:28 PM.
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Yo, yo!
Hope to see you in St. Louis. Be there wednesday. Andy
504-723-8235
» Posted by
AndrewJ.Pollack
on 6/13/2006 8:55:53 PM.
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thanks for posting...
of coarse i remember penland and everyone in our class. still in touch with anyone else?
» Posted by
Twistedcoincidence
on 7/9/2006 8:54:31 AM.
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Dude!
When ya' gonna be at Penland? We gotta get up with each other,again, if schedules allow.....really hope so!
» Posted by
FireworxGlass
on 2/11/2007 9:32:47 PM.
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Hey thanks....
for the comment,ya get a hold of me when your in town.
» Posted by
CharlieSanford
on 6/20/2007 6:10:46 AM.
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machine
Whats up man just used your online gallery here as a selling point for another one of your tidal stones...booya
» Posted by
MauiGreenstone
on 2/16/2008 6:27:38 PM.
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hey
cheers for the support. love your glass drum.
» Posted by
MarkLeputa
on 4/24/2008 8:08:15 PM.
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Great meeting you today Alex! Hopefully we'll get to work together sometime...
» Posted by
ChadTrent
on 6/24/2008 3:24:30 PM.
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