Art Education film: Defying Gravity: An Historic Achievement in Glass Featuring Artist John Simpson

The Falmouth Art Center shows art films on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Coffee, tea, and light refreshments are served. January 28: This film follows renowned glass artist Josh Simpson as he crafts the largest glass object of his career: a luminous 100 pound "Megaplanet." Cameras capture every step of the year-and-a-half process from commission to creation. The film features interviews with the makers of custom tools required for the project; Simpson's triumphs, disappointments, technical obstacles and inspiration, and the grand unveiling of the "Megaplanet" at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York.