Michael J. Schunke
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SACRIFICIAL VESSELS


An artist renowned for his technical glassmaking ability, in his “Sacrificial Vessels” Schunke reflects on his lifelong, unwavering dedication to develop a practice steeped in skill. In light of the loss of beloved mentor and glassmaker, Pino Signoretto, Schunke embraces mortality; and acknowledges the fragility of tradition and the depreciation of skilled work in contemporary artistic discourse. With these vessels, Schunke engages in a dialogue with a long history of accomplished glass-makers who challenged themselves to combine sculpted stems with blown goblet-making finesse. In a relentless display of knowledge and ability, Schunke deftly creates lidded vessels that recognize generations of technique, unite past and present, and memorialize traditional glass practice. ​

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Michael Schunke, Neodymium Sacrificial Vessels
Michael Schunke, Sacrificial Vessels Trio, neodymium handblown glass
Michael Schunke, Sacrificial Vessels Trio, neodymium handblown glass
Michael Schunke, Sacrificial Vessels Trio, neodymium handblown glass
Michael Schunke Sacrificial Vessel Rosewater with Raven Lid
Michael Schunke, Sacrificial Vessel, Rosewater handblown glass
Sacrificial Vessel by Michael Schunke. Handblown glass skull and rose lidded goblet. @thegobletninja
Michael Schunke, Sacrificial Vessel Trio, handblown glass lidded goblets
Sacrificial Vessel by Michael Schunke. Handblown glass skull and rose lidded goblet. @thegobletninja
Michael Schunke, Sacrificial Vessel, grey handblown glass
Sacrificial Vessel by Michael Schunke. Opaline handblown glass skull and rose lidded goblet. Opal white glass skull sculpture @thegobletninja
Michael Schunke, Sacrificial Vessel, opaline handblown glass
Sacrificial Vessel by Michael Schunke. Handblown glass skull and rose lidded goblet. @thegobletninja
Michael Schunke, Sacrificial Vessel, grey handblown glass
Sacrificial Vessel by Michael Schunke. Handblown glass skull goblet detail. Opaline white glass skull sculpture @thegobletninja
Michael Schunke, Sacrificial Vessel, detail
Sacrificial Vessel by Michael Schunke. Handblown glass skull goblet detail. Opaline white glass rose sculpture
Michael Schunke, Sacrificial Vessel, detail
Sacrificial Vessel by Michael Schunke. Handblown glass skull and rose lidded goblet. @thegobletninja
Michael Schunke, Sacrificial Vessel, red violet handblown glass
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