Sep 052012
1091 Portola Drive
St Francis Wood/Mt. Davidson
Station #39
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This 30″ Blown Glass Rondella, done in 1997, is by Mark McDonnell.
Mark McDonnell (1945- ) is a visual artist whose work can be found in the permanent collections of the Louvre, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Corning Museum of Glass. He has extensively researched and photographed glasshouses and glass architecture. He is the former chairman of the Glass Department at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, and presently lives in San Francisco.
Having taken up writing Mark McDonnell, explores the intriguing locations that Chihuly is drawn to and his ongoing interest in glass buildings in the 2002 book Chihuly Gardens & Glass .
It would be easy to miss this fire house art, thanks for bringing Mark McDonnell to our attention.
This is so interesting. Looks like a mini-hurricane swirling around and soon to pop out of the window. Or, it could be a yellow boob. 🙂
I love Chihuly! Years ago I had the pleasure of taking in an opera at Seattle for which he designed the sets. Memorable.
Neat!