1020 Glass Art and Decor Expands Art Lighting, Chandelier Art Collections, and Adds American Artist

Austin, TX (PRWEB) June 14, 2011

Known for their vast selection of hand blown glass art from around the world, increased demand for new and deferred residential and commercial renovations projects has led 1020 Glass Art to seek out new domestic artists and glass art houses to feature at their flagship location in Downtown Austin?s 2nd Street District. The stronger economy has revived consumer confidence, new construction, and long dormant projects aimed to more luxury glass art chandelier lighting and premium sculptures accenting homes, commercial and hospitality installations.

Always seeking to provide inspired, original glass-work to both customers and interior designers alike, 1020 Glass Art (http://www.1020glassart.com) has succeeded in their nationwide search and added many new product lines to both their on-line and in-store selections.

This spring 1020 Glass art has added beautiful bowls and sculptures from Vitrix Glass; stunning hearts, crosses, and stars from Luke Adams; elegant bowls and platters from Hudson Beach Glass; splendidly detailed vases and urns from Art of Fire; intricate, recycled glass bowls from Engler Glass; and show-stopping sculptures of incredible design and craftsmanship from Austin Art Fair?s Best in Show Recipient Infinity Art Glass.

Additionally, 1020 Glass Art has been hard at work searching for new lines of hand blown glass chandeliers to complement their existing line of nova bloom and cascade glass art. To meet the demand of their customers, 1020 is pleased to introduce two new chandelier lines of timeless quality and style.

About our new Glass Art Chandelier Collections:

Venetian Chandeliers: Gorgeous old-world design combined with American charm and sensibility, 1020 Glass Art?s new Venetian glass art chandelier (Murano inspired lighting) line comes in a variety of styles and eye-pleasing colors. Whether you are looking to make a dramatic statement, or simply looking for that elegant final touch to complete your home, 1020 Glass Art has a Venetian chandelier tailored to fit your lighting needs.

Andrew Brott Art Glass Chandeliers: After twenty six years of work, Andrew has developed a style of design and execution based on creation and death, life and decay, destruction and erosion. Andrew?s designs are always changing and evolving to fulfill different purposes, thus creating a natural and living aesthetic. Andrew?s glass art chandeliers and lighting are inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, uniting aesthetic and structural elements into a unified whole with breath taking craftsmanship and premium art lighting design.

About our new American Artists and Glass Houses:

Art of Fire: Located in a renovated dairy barn in Montgomery, Maryland, the five different glass blowers at Art of Fire perform each step of the glass making process themselves. No molds are used in their free blown, off-hand technique. Each unique piece is a product of years of experience and expertise.

Vitrix Glass: Passionate about bringing craft and design together to give each piece its own character, master glassblower Thomas P. Kelly trained under Thomas Buechner III in Corning, New York. The work of Vitrix Glass Studio has been collected, exhibited and published internationally and can be found in galleries across the U.S., Europe, and Japan.

Luke Adams Glass: Luke Adams is a studio glass artist working in Norwood, Massachusetts. L.A. Glass is known for its vivid, wild colors and simple, beautiful shapes.

Engler Glass: Each Engler piece is designed and made by Dylan and Amy Engler in Columbus, Ohio using flame working, kiln forming and cold working techniques. In the past year Dylan and Amy have won six awards for their newest work including first place and best in show.

Hudson Beach: Established in 1987 in an old ice factory, Hudson Beach glass is hand cast with a characteristic chill wrinkle. Hudson Beach Glass is made with found-object molds and textured materials. Available in either a semi-translucent or opaque finish, Hudson Beach?s glass comes in a variety of colors inspired by precious stones.

Infinity Art Glass: The perfect marriage of both art and science, Scott Hartley?s intricate blown glass is made from a furnace that runs 24 hours a day, 365 days per year near Kansas City, Missouri. Scott pours himself into his work and makes designs of all colors and sizes in paperweights, sculptures, fish, and much more.

Located in Austin, Texas, 1020 Glass Art is delighted to feature these new American artists and continues to search out more high-caliber artisans from this country and around the globe.

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North American Seminars, Inc., healthclick.com Introduces a Feature Length DVD Training Program Filmed in High Definition, Utilizing Pilates to Enhance Rehab Outcomes

Franklin, TN (PRWEB) December 01, 2011

There is hundreds of Pilate?s exercise DVD?s for the consumer available in any major department store. Utilizing Pilates to Enhance Rehab Outcomes is a unique training tool in that its content is directed only at the medical professional. Over 80 exercises are featured on this DVD. Digital video details the proper form and execution of each Pilates exercise. Expert narration clearly illustrates the proper method to perform each exercise. North American Seminars, Inc a national provider of physical therapy continuing education offers continuing education credit hours for re-licensure with this DVD product.

Here are the featured exercises:

Preparatory Exercises ? Imprinting, Bent-Knee Hip Circles with Neutral Pelvis, Bridging, Bridging with One Leg Extended, Tabletop toe tap, Tabletop toe taps with optional arm lift.

Lower Extremity Movements with Neutral Pelvic Alignment - Heel Slides, Knee Extension with Heel Slides, Knee extended leg lowering and lifting.

Pilates Mat Exercises - The Hundred, Half roll up, Roll up, Single leg Circles, Single Leg Stretch, Double Leg Stretch, Single Straight Leg Stretch (scissors), Scissors with Modification, Criss- Cross, Spine Stretch Forward, Corkscrew, Corkscrew II, Saw, Spine Twist, Jackknife, Front / Back, UP/ Down, Circles, Double Leg lift, Bicycle, Clams, Side plank, Side Plank, modified, Front Leg Pull, Mermaid, Swimming

Standing Pilates Exercises - Criss-Cross, Saw

Exercises with Pilates Ring ? Hundred, Half Roll Up, Roll up, Corkscrew, Bridging, between thighs, Bridging, under foot, Spine twist, Hamstring stretch , Inner Thigh Stretch, Outer Thigh Stretch, Prone trunk extension.

Exercises with Foam Roll, Scapular Elevation/Depression, Scapular Protraction / Retraction, Supine on Foam Roll, Tabletop Toe Taps, Alternate, Tabletop Double, Tabletop Obliques, Bridging, supine, Bridging, Feet on Foam, Single Leg Circles, Trunk extensions.

Exercises with Swiss Ball -Hundred, Legs on ball, Hundred, small ball behind back, Half roll up legs on ball, Half roll up holding ball, Double leg stretch, Criss-cross, Bridging beginner, Bridging intermediate, Bridging, advanced, Mermaid, Swan Dive, intermediate, Swan Dive Advanced, Saw????

Exercises with Resistance Bands- Clams, Spine Twist, sitting, Bent-Knee Single Leg circles, Single Leg circles, Sidelying Hip Circles, Front Leg Pull.

Exercises with Balance Trainer - Lower Extremity Movements with Balance Trainer Bridging with Feet on the Balance Trainer, The Hundred with Balance Trainer, Half Roll Up with Balance Trainer, Roll Up with Balance Trainer, Single Leg Stretch with Balance Trainer, Double Leg Stretch with Balance Trainer, Criss Cross with Balance Trainer, Modified Side Plank with Balance Trainer, Front Leg Pull with Balance Trainer

Each exercise was filmed using a technique which isolates the therapist performing the exercise so that maximum attention can be given to proper form. This DVD is currently only available with live course registration for the two day physical therapy and occupational therapy continuing education course, Utilizing Pilates Principles to Enhance Rehabilitation Outcomes.

Look to early 2012 for the ability to purchase this DVD without live course attendance. Check http://www.healthclick.com for more info.

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Chinese, American and European Furnishings Highlight Kaminski Auction's Three Day Fall Auction

Boston, MA (PRWEB) October 05, 2011

Kaminski Auctions of Beverly, MA and Beverly Hills, CA is following up their very successful August Asian auction with an important Asian evening auction on Thursday, October 14th at 4:00 followed by a two day Autumn Estate Auction Saturday and Sunday October 15th & 16th starting at 10:00 am at their auction gallery at 117 Elliott Street, Rte 62 Beverly, MA.

Highlights of this Asian sale include a stunning enameled lotus bowl decorated with flowers and butterflies on a fret background, estimated at $ 2000-$ 3000, and an impressive bronze Guan Yin standing 40 inches tall by 13 inches, estimated at $ 4000-$ 6000.

An overriding trend in today?s Asian market is Chinese porcelain, which sell far above auction estimates. Kaminski?s August Asian sale was no exception, as a circa 1925 Chinese vase painted in the traditional style of artist Wang Shigu with mountain landscapes reached $ 152,100 and became the star of the auction.

Exceptional porcelain pieces in this upcoming evening sale include a fine Kangxi period (1662-1722) oxblood vase estimated at $ 3000-$ 5000, and an 18th century Chinese export famille rose tureen with unique animal-shaped grips and a pomegranate-shaped finial, estimated at $ 4000-$ 6000, as well as a pair of 19th century Chinese famille noir lidded ginger jars painted with plum blossoms and birds on lacquer stands, which should bring well above their $ 700-$ 1200 auction estimate.

Other top lots include a 19th century famille verte vase elegantly painted with Chinese immortals, a 18th/19th century beautifully carved gilt wood standing Buddha, and a 19th century double-sided jade plaque on a wood base intricately carved with a ribbon-tailed bird perched amongst peony flowers on one side and an early morning scene on the reverse with a rooster overlooking a scholar reading under a pavilion and a farmer tilling with yoked ox.

Furniture in the sale includes a pair of 20th century Chinese hardwood armchairs with round marble back-plates and a Chinese Republic period four panel screen intricately carved with figures in garden scenes.

The evening format of the sale is sure to attract important dealers and collectors overseas on the Internet. Recent Kaminski Asian auctions have also seen a large regular audience of Asian art collectors in attendance, competing for the important lots.

An exceptional collection of American and European decorative furnishings, fine art silver and rugs are on offer Saturday and Sunday October 15th & 16th starting at 10:00am both days with items from a prominent Mexican family of Tijuana, Baja California and an important Beverly Hills collector. Both sale days have a mix of European and American items.

The cover lot of the auction brochure is an exquisite 18th or 19th century neoclassical style Italian table very similar to a table in the J. Paul Getty Museum Collection, Malibu, California. The table, with supports in the form of winged rams, is in the manner of Francesco Antonio Franzoni (Italian 1734-1818), and has the coat of arms of Pope Pius VI carved on the supports. The top is white and green breccia medicea polished marble. The table was once the centerpiece of the Paine Furniture Company?s corporate offices at 81 Arlington Street, Boston, MA. It will be sold in its present location, from the consignor?s home in Brookline, MA.

There is also a wonderful pair of Lalique style glass tables in the form of swans and signed at the bottom with an estimate of $ 6000-$ 7000.

Sure to draw considerable interest on Saturday, are two pieces of New Hampshire Queen Anne furniture, the first a desirably diminutive maple fan carved highboy with original brass hardware, circa 1760-1780 estimated at $ 6000-$ 9 000,and the second a single drawer tiger maple table estimated at $ 5000-$ 8000. A Boston Chippendale mahogany card table circa 1760 and estimated at $ 9000-$ 12,000 caps off the top lots of American furniture in the Saturday sale.

A pair of monumental 19th century Napoleon III Sevres urns are a featured lot of the Sunday sale. They are exquisitely painted on a navy blue and gold background with a coronation scene on one side and a landscape on the reverse. The urns stand 63 inches tall and are estimated at $ 30,000-$ 40,000.

An interesting silver item in the sale is a Norwegian silver Viking ship on stand centerpiece by the silversmith Gustav Gaudernack and dated 1901. It was produced by the David Anderson Company and is estimated to bring about $ 15,000.

There is a carefully selected collection of Inuit art, including soapstone sculptures, whalebone carvings and carved antler from Mr. and Mrs. Russell White, of Gloucester, MA. The Whites developed their interest in Inuit carvings in the 1960?s during their family visits to Canada.

Several Russian paintings are included in the sale a female portrait, oil on canvas by Fedor Chumakov (Russian, 1823-1911) is estimated at $ 4000-$ 6000. There is a beautiful seascape with rocks, oil on board by Constantin Alexandrovitch Westchiloff (Russian 1877-1945) valued at $ 5000-$ 7000 and a still life, oil on canvas signed 1939 by Nikolay Sinezubov (Russian 1891-1948).

Other paintings include a Arthur Fitzwilliam Tate (American 1819-1905),oil on canvas, depicting a dog with a deer as well as a Jessica Hayllarr ,British (1858-1940) oil on canvas signed ??..estimated at $ 10,000-$ 15,000. A very large 17th century Spanish painting of a religious scene oil on canvas?..estimated at $ 8000-$ 12,000.

Lovely decorative furnishings abound in this sale. On Sunday, October 16th there is a pair of blackamoor torchieres on pedestals from the 1950?s, a pair of Second Empire bronze six light candelabras on triangular bases, a hand painted French trumeau mirror, French Aubusson tapestry panels, a pair of French Louis XV armchairs with brocaded silk upholstery , a pair of French girandoles of gilt bronze, marble and crystal, a 17th century four panel Portuguese screen of stamped, painted and gilded leather, a pair of 18th century painted and polychrome candlesticks with scroll feet that have been converted into lamps, a wonderful pair of 19th century Imari lamps with gilt metal mounts, a pair of 17th century Italian angels of wood and gesso, and much more from a Beverly Hills collector with discerning taste.

Preview hours for this sale are Sunday, October 9th from noon-5:00pm, Monday ?Thursday, October 13th 10:00am-5:00pm, Friday October 14th 10:00-4:00pm and starting at 8:00am days of sale at the Kaminski Auction gallery,117 Elliot Street , Rte62, Beverly, MA.

View all lots at our NEW website at http://www.kaminskiauctions.com.