{"id":255,"date":"2024-02-02T06:38:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T06:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2024-02-02T06:38:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T06:38:35","slug":"kelly-odell-brings-extinct-creatures-back-to-life-through-vibrant-colored-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/kelly-odell-brings-extinct-creatures-back-to-life-through-vibrant-colored-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly O\u2019Dell Brings Extinct Creatures Back to Life through Vibrant Colored Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kelly-odell-aquatic-flash-960x640-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-258\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before going extinct more than 65 million years ago, ammonites were cephalopods that roamed marine landscapes donning coiled shell exteriors. Now, they serve as index fossils that provide a valuable look into a geologic period far before our existence. Captivated by themes of origin, extinction, preservation, and conservation, Lopez Island-based artist\u00a0Kelly O\u2019Dell\u00a0explores the ammonite\u2019s elegant form through hot glass sculpture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Dell spent her first 25 years in Hawai\u2019i, an island formed over a geological hotspot. \u201cI grew up obsessed with my own mortality, right alongside rumbling earthquakes and gurgling volcanoes,\u201d she says. \u201cIt is fascinating and devastating that our existence has so much impact on the delicate balance of life. I hope my artwork could serve as a reminder, or \u2018memento\u2019 of our borrowed time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her blown and sculpted ammonites curve and spiral gracefully, emphasizing the extinct creatures\u2019 unique contours. Vibrant colors and intricate textures embed each piece, almost as if they were brought back to life. The fragility of glass mimics the fragility of existence, as she ponders what humans might leave behind when we are gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Dell has a busy year coming up with her first exhibition of 2024 opening in March at\u00a0Duncan McClellan Gallery. Find more on the artist\u2019s\u00a0website, and follow her\u00a0Instagram\u00a0for a look into her process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kelly-odell-convex-960x640-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-260\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kelly-odell-tidepool-960x640-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before going extinct more than 65 million years ago, ammonites were cephalopods that roamed marine landscapes donning coiled shell exteriors. Now, they serve as index fossils that provide a valuable look into a geologic period far before our existence. Captivated&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":262,"href":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions\/262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/answerfaqpro.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}