Artists and their art - Christian Thornton

Yesterday we were lucky to attend the opening of an exhibit at CASA in San Agustin Etla, by Christian Thornton, a renown glass artist who has a studio in nearby Etla.  His work is really spectacular and he pushes the limits of new techniques in glass.  As noted before, the contemporary visual arts scene is really happening here, more vibrant than anywhere I been.  So it was a crowded gathering at the noon opening. Thornton is a co-founder of Studio Xaquixe and his many years of working with glass are evident in the wide-range of his pieces.  Here he is with maestro Fransisco Toledo to open the show.

In one of the galleries.

There were just enough people there to make me nervous, the whole "bull in a china shop thing."  I did not get enough shots of his art.

Interesting technique of printing on glass.

The artist through his art.

The exhibition is up through September. 

 Congratulations, maestro Thornton, on a great show.