Happenings from the art studio of Renaissance Man B.E.Johnson. His most recent creative passion: Art Glass created in his own hot shop. Finding new ways to communicate through hot glass sculpture is an eye-opening, mind-expanding experience. Internationally known for years as an illustrator of NASA missions, three works in the Smithsonian collection, numerous book and magazine covers, crew for Penske Racing Indy and Can-Am programs, built and raced two high-speed Trimarans and production designer for National Air and Space Museum and Strasenburgh planetariums; one wonders what's next. So does he. ————————————————————————————— Our Art Glass ranges from exquisite marbles, paperweights and extravagant wine stoppers to corporate installations tens of feet tall, kinetic sculptures such as mobiles 40 feet in diameter and unique chandeliers and luminaires employing carbon fiber and polycarbonate to create exotic structures. ————————————————————————————— He's won the Indy 500, built and fielded Indy cars and the Can-Am series winning Turbocharged Porsche 917s—all with Roger Penske, built two 50' state of the art racing trimarans in cold-molded wood—employing race car wing technology to the rudder and daggerboard two years before the Australians, flies small aircraft, participated on Space Shuttle ground crews and has three paintings in the Smithsonian collection. BJ builds his own computers, illustrates book and magazine covers, served as production designer for the National Air and Space Museum and Strasenburgh planetaria, does wildlife photography and paints landscapes, blows glass, collects and restores large antique music boxes, writes articles, is working on two children's books and has recently taken up the cello. ————————————————————————————— One of his passions is doing mission art for aerospace corporations and the world's space agencies. NASA and JPL are repeat clients. Bringing his accomplished engineering background to bear, he can discuss on equal terms with the scientists and engineers designing and flying the spacecraft and apply the knowledge gained to paint the craft with an accuracy and realism that is striking in its presentation. Indeed, he often asks questions of them that they least expect to be coming from an artist. That's because he's an enginneer. —————————————————————————————