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This sculpture, JACOB'S DREAM, one of several works on the theme of the Jacob's Ladder story, is a good illustration of the difficulty of photographing glass. The extreme variation in value from light to dark is accomodated by the human eye, but not by film. Also, the lighting and background dramatically affect a photo of art glass. All of this is part of the lively kinetic nature of glass art, but poses problems in trying to represent a work photographically.
Here I have partly solved and partly illustrated the problem by assembling photographic details of the sculpture in different atmospheric settings, because there was no single photograph which did justice to the work. The work was constructed with various glass adhesives, the glass further supported by an enameled wood frame which stands on a solid base made from slate and steel.
JACOB'S DREAM
THIS SCULPTURE WAS DESIGNED WITH A SYNAGOGUE IN MIND. THE BUYER WAS DISPLAYING IT IN A CHURCH WHICH MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION AND THE PIECE IS CURRENTLY FOR SALE
