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My work coordinates light and color through the use of transparent and opaque glass. I attempt to convey an intimacy to time and space with form and pattern. My hope is that the viewer will stop and look at the piece and by lost in there own space and time.
I began working with glass in 1995 for my neighbor in Eugene Oregon and fell in love almost immediately. My first job was as a flame worker making production pieces for his company and the process was so intriguing that I searched out other artists and learned all that I could from them. I studied both flame working and offhand blowing from many different artists. In 1999 I had the privilege of assisting Hans Ittic, a 7th generation glassblower, for several months. This experience really focused my attention on offhand glassblowing, and I haven’t looked back since. I now own and operate Melting Sands Glass Studio in Ludington Michigan were I produce a small line of limited edition work as well as one of a kind and commissioned artwork. I opened Melting Sands Glass in February 2002 with my partner Holley Binando.
Selected Exhibitions
2004 76th Annual Juried Regional Art Show, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2004 West Shore Art Shore, Red Door Gallery, Ludington, MI
2003 West Shore Art Show, Red Door Gallery, Ludington, MI
1999 Student Exhibit, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
Selected Commissions
2005 “Colors of Joy”, Installed in Doctors Office, Houston, TX
2005 “Fiesta Chandelier”, Installed in Scottys Restaurant, Ludington, MI
2004 “rockets Red Glare”, Installed in private residence, Ludington, MI
2004 “Neptune’s Blossom”, Installed at P.M. Steamers restaurant, Ludington, MI
2003 “Splashes of Color”, Installed in private residence, Ludington, MI
2002 “The Wave”, Installed in Scotty’s restaurant, Ludington, MI
Affiliations
2002-present West Shore Art League
2001-present American Craft Council
1999-present Glass Art Society
Education
1999-2001 University Of Oregon, Eugene, OR
1997-1999 Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
1990-1995 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. MI
1989-1990 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Workshops
2002 Venetian Goblets, Brian Corr, Corning NY
2000 Glassblowing, Ed Schmid, Bellingham, WA
1998 Beginning Glassblowing, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
1998 Advanced Murini Techniques, Loren Stump, Sacramento, CA
1998 Advanced Flame working, Bandu Scott Dunham, Coring, NY
1997 Beginning Flame working, Brian Kerkvliet, Bellingham, WA
Employment
2002-present Melting Sands Glass, owner
1998-2001 JS Designs, owner
2001 Cascade Glass Designs, glassblower
1998-2000 Jerome Baker Designs, glassblower
1996-1997 Advanced Glass, glassblower
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