Homage to Luis Tiffany and Friends
You fixed beauty in wood, stone, glass and pottery, using whatever seemed fittest for your artistry. You left behind a legacy of color and light, That shined through the windows of Laurelton Hall But fire consumed your masterpiece and left it in ashes, and out of the ruins treasures were saved, in the Morse Museum to honor your mission. Now, your works inspire new generations of artists who learn from your techniques and seek new expressions like Shoosty who drew cicadas with stained glass elements and prints them on silk with color-shift effects, like stained glass.
Morse Museum in Winter Park, Florida. For most of their lives, Cicadas live under- ground and suck on the roots of plants and trees. When they are ready to mate they climb up any nearby plant or structure and molt emerging with wings. In North America, this happens every 17 years. The timing of this event is remarkable as they all begin to climb at around the same time. That is why Cicadas are a symbol of rebirth and trans- formation. The year 2023, was one of those 17-year events. “I have always striven to fix beauty in wood, stone, glass or pottery, in oil or watercolor by using whatever seemed fittest for the ex - pression of beauty, that has been my creed.” - Louis Tiffany “Doing a craft takes hundreds of hours to perfect. It’s only an art when you dream about it, too.” - Shoosty®
Artist:
Shoosty® Year: 2023
He pays tribute to you and the Morse museum He invites others to visit and see your creations He joins you in your quest for beauty and innovation He touts, Wear the Art and Become the Movement.
Medium: Duplex Printed Ink on 18mm Silk Twill Size: 36” x 36”
A group of Shoosty® Cicadas bugs with stained glass bodies surrounding a Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) rosette win - dow. Tiffany was a famous American artist, designer and factory owner known for his innovative use of glass and color. You can see the rosette today at the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum, Winter Park, Flor- ida. It came from Laurelton Hall (1902-57) as Tiffany’s personal residence and the most extensive project of the artist’s career. He filled it with some of his greatest works, mostly Art Nouveau. Tiffany died in 1933. The sprawling building was sold in 1946 and became abandoned. In 1957 a devastating fire gutted the property. Hugh and Jeannette McKean purchased the salvageable pieces and added them to their collection at the
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