In addition to being both visually-striking and pleasing to the eye, cloth may also be designed to communicate important cultural messages or ideologies. The creative design, production and wearing of such cloth in the West African context clearly attests to its potency as a form of artistry, as well as its efficacy as a vehicle for social expression. The objects on loan from the Florence Museum are only a small part of a larger collection of treasures from around the world. It is a mutually advantageous opportunity to share some the these often hidden treasures with the Francis Marion University audience. Please visit the museum at 558 Spruce Street in Florence, South Carolina.
Admission is free.
This work reflects my intuitive involvement with inter-relationships of color, line, texture, shape and space and how these must be manipulated until they find their exact place in the piece. In the summer of 1992, three young art graduates from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, decided to take a chance and follow their dreams of continuing to express themselves artistically through creations of molten glass. One Eared Cow Glass is one of only two working glass studios located in South Carolina, offering a rare opportunity for visitors to see skilled craftsmen using the techniques and tools of an art form dating back thousands of years. They can watch molten glass that has been heated to 2400 degrees, blown and shaped into a work of art. Located at 1102 Huger Street, at the intersection of Huger and Senate Streets, visitors can browse in the gallery filled with hundreds of glass objects.