“By carefully manipulating the fused glass, they were able to work it into a woven pattern that looks like the knobby, homespun work of a craftsman – only in glass instead of yarn.”
Metro Boston, Dec 22-26, 2006
Read full article“By carefully manipulating the fused glass, they were able to work it into a woven pattern that looks like the knobby, homespun work of a craftsman – only in glass instead of yarn.”
Metro Boston, Dec 22-26, 2006
Read full article“By carefully manipulating the fused glass, they were able to work it into a woven pattern that looks like the knobby, homespun work of a craftsman – only in glass instead of yarn.”
Metro New York, Dec 20, 2006
Read full article“Virginia-based Markow & Norris’ line of table sculpture includes the Confetti bowl, hand-woven of multicolored glass. The team’s creations can be found in New York at Barneys and Lee Hamilton Interiors at Center 44.”
New York Home, Nov/Dec 2006
Read full article“Woven-glass artists Markow & Norris have created a proprietary technique to manipulate molten glass into woven sculptures. The process is so complex that the artists can only produce 60-80 works per year.”
Luxury Living, Fall 2006
Read full article“Markow & Norris are masters of woven glass sculpture, as seen in Confetti. Available at the Museum Shop in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Portrait Gallery.”
Washington Flyer, Sept/Oct 2006
Read full article“Both artists are itinerant travelers, inspired by the shapes of the natural world as well as the colors and contradictions of foreign lands. Markow & Norris give careful consideration to color transition both horizontally and vertically, creating both subtle and sharp color gradients.”
The World & I, Sept 2006
Read full article“Solar Petal woven glass sculptural bowl by Markow & Norris is produced by a new combination of weaving and glass-making techniques.”
San Francisco Chronicle, May 28, 2006
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Woven Glass Artists Create Impossibly Organic Forms Falls Church, VA May 2006 – Do not ask Eric Markow and Thom Norris how they achieve their magnificently intricate, delicate and mystifying woven glass sculptures, these self-taught artisans will not explain the process that took over five years for them to perfect. Inspired by the inexplicably complex framework of the natural world, Markow & Norris create enigmatically harmonious works of art. Each deceptively organic form requires extensive planning and flawless execution, as the raw material is ever-sofragile glass. Read More
“Markow & Norris say the techniques and concepts they have honed over the past decade are inspired by ‘the complex framework of the natural world.’ The craftsmanship is outstanding, as is the pair’s ability to capture various seasons and moods.”
(inside) Australian Design Review, May 2006
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