Same, Same but Different – Now Repeat

Julia Reimer, Tyler Rock and Silvia Taylor

This demonstration features Julia Reimer, Tyler Rock and Silvia Taylor, artists who use glassblowing and sculpting to express their artistic ideas. The skills necessary to create these one-of-a-kind pieces have been developed through countless hours making production pieces. For this demonstration, they will work in a team using these production skills to create a collaborative sculptural work.

Artist Bio: Silvia Taylor is an Ontario based artist who has been working with glass for half her life. Earlier in her career she produced sculpture and installation, but in recent years she has developed a line that is simple yet elegant with an emphasis on craftsmanship. Silvia graduated from Sheridan College in 2011 and in the following year completed the role of TA. Over the following fourteen years she participated in dozens of gallery shows, markets, pop-ups and large public gallery exhibitions. In 2017, Silvia completed a residency at Harbourfront Centre and has since assisted artists in both Canada and Europe. Additionally, she fulfilled the role of TA at the Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pilchuck, and at the Corning Museum of Glass. She has had the privilege of receiving grants and awards from Craft Ontario, Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council of the Arts. Currently, Silvia is building her own studio in rural Ontario and focusing on her business as a designer/maker and growing flowers to sell alongside her wares. She teaches periodically at Haliburton College of the Arts and sells her handmade products in boutiques across North American as well as through Simon’s Department store - Fabrique 1840.

Julia Reimer’s distinctive blown glass pieces contain an aesthetic inspired by crisp prairie light and windswept grasslands reflecting this environment's simplicity of light and form. Her original design and meticulous craftsmanship have been recognized through scholarships and awards from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, The Corning Museum of Glass and the Canada Council for the Arts. As well, her work is featured in the publication 500 Glass Objects and she is the inaugural recipient of the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery’s National Award for Excellence. Her work in the collections of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Emperor and Empress of Japan. She has been selected to create public art for Canada’s 150th and the Royal Tyrell Museum, Illuminart Festival.

Tyler Rock is one of Canada’s premier glass artists. His work has received recognition from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Alberta College of Art and Design and the Canada Council for the Arts. He has also been selected as Artist in Residence at the Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York. In addition to his studio practice, Tyler is an instructor in the glass program at the Alberta College of Art and Design as well as at the Corning Museum of Glass. He has exhibited work extensively in galleries both in Canada and the United States. Rock’s work can be found in many private, corporate and public collections in Canada including the private collection of the Premier of Alberta, the offices of the Prime Minister in Ottawa and the Department of Foreign Affairs.