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A<\/span>s the trendy apparatus for globs and bong loads reach new levels of lore and mystique, many glass artists\u2019 styles are converging into a single, marketable aesthetic.<\/p>\n This is not the case for our featured artist Scott Moan. Whether it\u2019s the headiest mini-tube<\/a> or the next wave of scientific production pieces<\/a>, you\u2019ll be hard pressed to find someone else doing anything quite like what Moan is doing.<\/p>\n Moan got into the game right at the start of the new millennium. He\u2019s pretty sure it was 2001, but some of his friends claim it was 2000. He spent a couple years doing high-end production work \u2014 in particular a lot of multilayered fume work \u2014 \u201cto create \u2018that look\u2019 that was super popular back then.\u201d<\/p>\n During the beginning of his career, the Oregon-based artist did his best to make huge pieces. These days, the most recognizable works Moan creates feature some of the best symmetrical and geometric shapes in the game.<\/p>\n The size of the marbles Moan creates, his towers and the quality of his assembly are all fantastic in their own right but, when combined, they produce an exceptionally unique look. Despite the one-off feel to his pieces, Moan spends a major amount of time creating the symmetry across many of his larger solo works.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I do quads, the level of intricacy starts to jump quick,\u201d he said. \u201cGetting two things to match is hard, three is harder and four is way harder.\u201d<\/p>\n These quads are known as Archbishops. Some of the smaller offerings in the line include pieces that Moan calls \u201cBishops\u201d and \u201cChoir Boys.\u201d Regardless of the uniform titles, each of the pieces has a unique spin dialed to Moan\u2019s taste in that moment.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m kind of picky in that way, everything always has to be just so,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I get too much food on my plate, I get unappetized. I guess it\u2019s more of an expectation than a choice.\u201d<\/p>\n After a decade of production work, Moan decided it was time to get more abstract with his projects to keep things fresh.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was good money but I realized I wasn\u2019t being challenged,\u201d he said. \u201cI wanted to work on doing \u2018not a pattern\u2019 \u2014 how do we do something that has no pattern in it? I tried to lose intention, so I would end up with whatever. I started mixing in all kinds of dots, lines.\u201d<\/p>\n This year his stylings took on new levels of popularity, with a jawbreaker line of solo and collaboration works gaining widespread acclaim thanks to a new twist on his technique.<\/p>\n Moan said he had never done the jawbreaker style on a white glass background, despite telling photographers they should shoot his pieces on a white background.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d been doing it awhile, then put it over white and it was five times more popular than anything else I\u2019d ever done online,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n One of the standout pieces from the collection was a collaboration with Ryan Meade of Meade Made Glass. Moan did the prep work, then Meade shaped it into one of his popular two-stemmed Beldars for three days.<\/p>\n Meade said this was also the first time had ever attempted a fully opaque Beldar.<\/p>\n \u201cI couldn\u2019t see what was going on inside,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was certainly one of the most challenging pieces I\u2019ve worked on.\u201d<\/p>\n Meade was a big fan of the porcelain look of the finished product. Kovacs Glass dropped a matching bucket and flavor cap onto the piece, putting things over the top to absolute filthy levels of hype.<\/p>\n \u201cThe people I work with challenge me on an individual basis, give me new ideas, or make me want to make things easier to them,\u201d said Moan.<\/p>\n Some of Moan\u2019s regular collaborators include Nathan Belmont, Rone, and Don Chile Ortega. He said they also serve as his biggest inspirations.<\/p>\n Moan also credited Robert Nicholson as a huge inspiration and said Cha and his \u201csuper smooth sculptures\u201d are underrated. His final shoutout went to regular glass awards-nominee, Buck<\/p>\n Moan says that he values the glass community, but doesn\u2019t like how often people focus on prestige over art.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we just over-obsessed with competition, like sometimes the competitive aspect overshadows the creative aspect,\u201d said Moan. \u201cArtists should make it a personal journey rather than a competition.\u201d<\/p>\n The best way to get access to Moans work is through his Instagram account @scomomoanet<\/a>. He is also nationally distributed through Joint Forces.<\/p>\n Originally published in issue 25<\/a> of Cannabis Now.<\/em>\u00a0LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The post Scott Moan\u2019s Opaque Jawbreaker Creations are Jaw-Dropping<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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