Over the next few days, we hope to feature Daniel Schreiber in our artist spotlight. Isn’t that right, Alvin? Stay tuned for further updates throughout the week for our first ever Central Ohio Artist Spotlight. Without further ado, the work of Daniel Schreiber.

Shofar chandelier commissioned by Zion Global Ministries in Cincinnati, Ohio

photo by Jennifer Dunlap

“The shofar chandelier was a real challenge. The individual horns, before being cut and finished, were four and a half feet long and were about the biggest things my studio’s equipment can accommodate. LED ropelight was chosen because the spots alluded to similar ones on animal horns and for the more pragmatic need to pass electrical inspection. The finished chandelier is about eight feet in diameter. Mark Lagergren of Tork Incorporated fabricated the complex metal components of the chandelier.”

Reliquary with a torus stopper

photo by Mark Cheadle

“Like many glass blowers, I am fascinated by the vessel. Reliquary vessels are designed to evoke some feeling of curiosity or fascination with the contents.”

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Q&A with Daniel Schreiber

Do you currently have your own gallery or plans for one?

I have always thought that a nice gallery space would be a good idea for a studio artist, even if just for special events and by appointment. Someday I will have one.

When was your last exhibit and what are the upcoming ones?

In the last few years I’ve participated in exhibitions at the Schumacher Gallery, the Springfield Museum of Art, the High Road gallery, the New Orleans School of Glass gallery and many others.

What are your current projects?

The projects on my plate right now are mostly marketing ones: mailings, print materials, photography and websites. There are always custom technical glass projects to be executed, I’m starting an architectural job or two, and I’m beginning to make work for the winter holiday season.

Are you still instructing at Glass Axis - if so, can you tell us about your instruction there - private or public classes - availability, cost, etc.

I cannot overemphasize what a great place Glass Axis is. We offer several one day workshops starting at $25, and also six session classes for $435. After Glass Blowing II, members can come in and use the facility on their own or with others. Experienced members also give lessons in the studio.

I teach a variety of glass blowing classes for Glass Axis.

Can you talk about some of your influences be it other artists, teachers, professors, people, etc., and how they may have influenced you?

When I started blowing glass in 1992, the studio glass field was a rapidly changing and exciting place to be. I learned my trade from the many artists working in the Ohio glass community.

How would you define art? Some people adhere to the belief that art must stand the test of time to be considered art - any thoughts on that notion?

I can define art for you definitively: art is any thing that anyone says is art, and other things besides.

The difficulty with this simple idea arises from our culture’s having somehow decided that the word art, or even Art, has some sort of hierarchy over other nouns, in the same way that the words God or Truth or Good or Evil do, and that “art” is a lofty label that things must somehow qualify for in order to wear. I see no evidence that this is so.

Or for that matter, some claim that an artist must show the ability to produce something that has some tie or roots in what has come before that artist before the artist can be accepted for work that may seem to be completely different than anything that the public is familiar with - any thoughts on that?

A) every art object is the sum of the artist’s personal history and culture. Even the most derivative art objects speak volumes about the artist and their cultural environment. I find that purposeful content is typically heavy-handed.

B) art that is truly original (an unlikely thing indeed) would merely alienate. There needs to be some commonality between the art object and the consumer.

Can you tell us about any awards that you have received concerning your artwork?

I have only won minor awards lately, like at craft fairs and other small events.

Where do you see yourself/your artwork 5 years from now?

With a strong, stable, interesting business and personal life.

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