The first week of April 2022 I started working for Daniel Brusatin at his studio. The first few weeks felt like I was on a steep learning curve. He taught me how to mix the glue, cut the glass, follow the andamento, keep the spacing even, and everything else involved in making a glass mosaico. I was rather nervous at first because I was learning directly on the mosaic itself, no practice runs were given. I was also nervous because this technique and style was completely new to me! And to top it off, I was nervous because I really look up to Daniel Brusatin as an artist and felt under pressure to not disappoint him. I was going twice a week (thursday and fridays) and in about three weeks so six working days, I had the hang of it.
WIP images taken at Daniel Brusatin's studio
I was placing pieces more quickly and with a better flow, I wasn't second guessing the lines of movement, and I was mixing my own glue and making conversation the whole time. My awkward shyness and self doubt had lessened and I started feeling a sort of flow and meditation with the work.
I've truly learned so much about art, about being an artist and of course, about glass since then. There will definitely be a blog post in the future with lessons I've learned from the time working with Daniel Brusatin (and Henry Hoffman). Until I write that blog post, just imagine me sitting in an outdoor studio in Camberwell on thursdays and fridays, cutting and glueing glass rectangles into a huge mosaic destined for an art collector in France.
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