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1981
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GLASS
STUDIO
magazine — published photo and article about (
MUSHROOM
OVERDOSE
)
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1983
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(
WITHIN
–
WITHOUT
) — displayed in main lobby Vista Hotel, World Trade Center,
NYC
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1984
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Glass Fusing Book 1 by Boyce Lundstrum — photos of (
WITHIN
–
WITHOUT
) published
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1984
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Invited by Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences to show (
WITHIN
–
WITHOUT
) in a show entitled The State of the Arts in New Jersey — 26 N.J. artists were invited, including
GEORGE
SEGAL
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1984-1991
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I went back to surveying full time to pay the bills as I didn’t create art for profit. I tried a few commissions for a building contractor, was too constrained by his budget and made about $3 per hr.
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1991-1998
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After moving to Bedford,. PA. I finally found the freedom and setting that would allow me to create the the backlog of sculptures I was carrying in my mind. During this period of time I was able to produce 4 major works and 1 in progress.
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1994-1997
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While continuing to work on my sculptures, I brought Pierre, now 89 yrs old, from N.J. to Bedford, to help him find comfort with Parkinsons Disease. Three years later he had a beautiful departure to join Betty in their AFTERLIFE.
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1998
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Disillusioned with the politics of the art world and rejection, I put my final sculpture “You Can Take It With You “on hold (14 yrs later it is still on hold) . A good case of artist’s block.
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1999-2000
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During this period I concentrated my efforts in an experimental phase of creating fused glass tiles made with recycled stained glass cullet (waste glass collected from the furnace floor for other uses). I facet the glass by hand and fuse a tile with it. I then frame these with salvaged window frames and door parts. I made several of these that year and created hundreds of pounds of faceted glass and several frames made of salvaged woodwork, ready for my return to glass art?
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I still had no incentive so I decided to move.
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2000-2005
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I purchased a 1915 tiny brownstone bank and an old sewing factory around the corner from it, in another town. During these years I spent thousands of hours rehabbing these buildings with the entire contents (trim,doors, and windows)from a torn down school building. These buildings were to be used for the arts.
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My intentions were for artists from all mediums could come here to teach their art,the town being a beautiful, historic ,upscale town .The town didn’t want an art center (my only guess is they didn’t want
OUTSIDERS
coming to their town. I sold the bank fortunately but here comes a recession and I’m stuck with this wonderful building, as no one has the money needed to finish it.
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2006
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I spent most of this year traveling to and from Hyde Park N.Y. helping my uncle find a comfortable departure from this life.
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2007-2012
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I returned to our, Bedford, PA. home, to a 5yr. renovation project. I’m hoping this is my last.
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2012…?
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I’m hoping this web site brings with it the incentive to return to my works in progress I abandoned 12 years ago.
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1981 My marriage, at that special place of my childhood, to a special person, my wife Sally.
