l’Association des Arts du Verre du Canada

Manifestons!

Gosia Martyniak (Willowind Studios)

Exposition en ligne des membres du GAAC 2020

Bienvenue à Manifestons! l'exposition en ligne des membres du GAAC. Venez vous réunir virtuellement, pour célébrer notre amour du verre en tant que matériau et cette communauté que nous partageons. Dans l'esprit de notre conférence reportée, nous sommes heureux de présenter le paysage du verre canadien, dans notre première exposition en ligne.

Manifestons! se concentre sur les artistes émergents, à mi-carrière et établis de tout le Canada qui utilisent le verre comme principal médium.

Merci à la quarantaine d'artistes participants et merci de visiter notre exposition ; nous attendons avec impatience le jour où nous pourrons nous réunir à nouveau en tant que communauté.

- Benjamin Kikkert
Président de l’Association des arts du verre du Canada
Conseil d’administration du GAAC
Alex Hupé
Marcia DeVicque
Diana Fox
Gabriela Wilson
Andrew Beauchamp
Amee Raval

Veuillez noter qu'il s'agit d'une exposition en ligne organisée par le GAAC. Si vous avez des questions ou des demandes de renseignements sur une pièce spécifique, veuillez contacter l'artiste directement, vous pouvez également consulter son profil d'artiste GAAC pour plus de travail et ses coordonnées.

River Stones

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
Large 9.5 x 9.5 x 3” Small 4 x 4 x 1”
Matériaux:
Cast glass, sandblasted and oiled (mineral oil and oil paint)
Description:
Listen for the calming sounds of a babbling brook flowing, the birds chirping, and a gentle breeze rustles the leaves on the trees around you. You are completely relaxed, sitting in partial shade on the riverbank with your eyes closed, feeling the warmth of the sun when the light filters through the leaves of the trees. A beautiful moment you’d like to capture forever. Like you reached your hand into the river and caught a chunk of water – these glass river ‘stones’ provoke the memory and hold it in place for you.

Artiste

Michelle Atkinson Michelle Atkinson

Michelle Atkinson was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta and attended the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, receiving a diploma in New Media Production and Design in 2003. Since graduation she has become an internationally recognized graphic designer with over 30 awards throughout her 15+ year career. In 2010 she took a weekend glass class and has developed a parallel glass practice in addition to her visual communications pursuits. Her body of work ranges from functional home decor to more abstract sculptural work, all themed by nature and landscape. Since 2010, Michelle has grown her art practice and exhibited her work in over 40 markets and group shows within Canada. Her most recent achievement being awarded the Home Décor winner in the newly established Made in Alberta Awards in 2019.

Kokanee #191228-1

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
16.5"x9.5"x6"
Matériaux:
Blown and sculpted Glass, found object (rock), and metal (stand).
Description:
I started working on making glass trout in the late 90’s and had my first show with them at Masters Gallery in Calgary, AB in 2008. I enjoy the process and research that goes into creating the different species that I am familiar with from fishing excursions in the region around my home. Kokanee is a First Nations name meaning “Redfish” as they turn red in the fall when they move into streams to spawn. Kokanee are a landlocked species of Sockeye Salmon that became stranded inland after the receding glaciers of the last great ice age 15,000 years ago, made it impossible for Sockeye to return to inland bodies of water. The colours are added in layers with thin gathers of clear glass separating the colours so that they remain true and don’t react with other colours. I also use silver foil for the shiny effect of scales. Although blown, the glass is quite thick which helps the body of the fish bend in a natural way. I feel that the medium of hot glass is perfectly suited to create fish because of the fluid nature of the material when it’s hot.

Artiste

Ryan Bavin Ryan Bavin

Bavin Studios (renamed from Bavin Glassworks) is a glassblowing studio in Invermere, BC, established in 1988 by Pat Bavin. Pat's son Ryan now runs the studio, working in blown glass, casting, cold working, and some torch work. We produce a variety of work from vessels to sculptural forms, studio production to one offs and commissions.

Le mur ver

Année:
2020
Dimensions:
8 x 9 x 6 po
Matériaux:
Verre thermoformé, impression 3D, peinture acrylique
Description:
Le mur vert Le mur tremble Rien n'est plus comme avant On se croyait à l'abri Pourtant tout vacille Le mur tremble La logique est trop souvent factice Certain s'y engouffrent s'y cachent D'autres en sont prisonniers Le mur tremble Est-il encore possible de s'appuyer Oû aller Il ne protège plus Nos croyances deviennent mirages Notre vision se transforme trop peu Demain ne pourra être hier Le mur tremble ++++++++++++ The green wall The wall is shaking Nothing is as before We thought we were safe Yet everything falters The wall is shaking Logic is too often dummy Some are engulfed there are hiding there Others are trapped there The wall is shaking Is it still possible to rely on it Where to go It no longer protects Our beliefs become mirages Our vision is transformed too little Tomorrow cill not be yesterday The wall is shaking ++++++++++++

Artiste

Jean-François Boivin Jean-François Boivin

À ma carrière de mathématicien, j’ajoute une expertise en peinture et en sculpture. Cette démarche de plus de dix ans me conduit à Espace VERRE où je m’inscris à temps plein, en 2012, au programme Techniques en métiers d’art, option verre. J’obtiens mon diplôme en 2016 et suis récipiendaire de la bourse de recherche Houdé-Mendel. Avec cette bourse je développe un travail du verre qui m’est propre. En 2019, je gagne la bourse Hayes-Putintseva qui me permet un stage avec Vladimir Klein en République tchèque. Je joins au verre les produits de l’impression 3D, enrichissant ma palette avec les outils de création que sont les mathématiques, l’informatique ou l’électronique que j’aime toujours manipuler. À travers ce cheminement, j’approfondis un vocabulaire esthétique en accord à mon besoin d’expression : la sculpture, la peinture, la photographie et l’écriture font partie de mes outils de créations. Mon discours porte sur les drames contemporains qui nous assaillent.

Genesis - 5

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
5 x 5 x 14
Matériaux:
borosilicate
Description:
The Genesis series is created to help explore the visual aesthetics that could be developed by incorporating functional elements of pipe making. Creating a work that pays homage to my inspirations while introducing my creative flair, I hope to elevate the form so it can be admired as a sculpture without hiding its origins.

Artiste

Giovanni Buda Giovanni Buda

Giovanni Buda is a lampworker based in Hamilton, he attended Sheridan College from 2014-2018 where he completed his BFA in Craft and Design major in glass. He now focuses on producing expertly crafted pipes in collaboration with his studio partner Ryan Duffy, together they are helping to elevate the status of Canadian pipe making through high quality and attention to detail.

The Doe

Année:
2018
Dimensions:
36"L x 24"W x 24"H
Matériaux:
glass frit (pate de verre) in situ
Description:
Deer are peaceful creatures, who often wander into urban areas. This glass deer rests in an urban forested area, escaping the busy pace of the urban ecosystem. Placing my sculptures in situ allows me to animate them in a way unlikely in the gallery. The natural and urban setting emphasis the fragility of the animal sculptures. The realism of the deer creates a sense of the uncanny for viewers as they decipher the image.

Artiste

Gayle Buzzi Gayle Buzzi

My work revolves around the natural world and the part that humans play within it. Is a building natural? It was created by the human animal, which would denote that it is. Is a city an ecosystem? Cities are teeming with countless animals that have adapted successfully. When the natural and human-made cross paths the binary disintegrates, much like my sculptures of animals and architectural materials appear to be.

'Unidentified Flying Objects' (UFO 1.1)

Année:
2020 - (uncompleted due to the pandemic)
Dimensions:
30 x 30 x 20 cm.
Matériaux:
Blown glass.
Description:
This is the project that I have been working during my last semester at Auarts. Due to the Convid-19 pandemic, the project was never completed. UFO 1.1 would have been installed in the basement of the notorious graffiti stairwell. The entire bottom floor of the stairwell would have been painted from floor to ceiling. I was going to paint a cyber-punk themed setting for UFO 1.1. To view this work a person must enter the metropolis cityscape. I was planning on fabricating a steel apparatus that would be secured to the cement wall and allow UFO1.1 to be supported two meters from the wall. The goal of this project was to invite the panel into an unknown space and have a theatrical experience. I hope in the future I will get an opportunity to finish this work. I would need a metal shop to allow me to fabricate the base. I would also need a large space I could altar into a cyber-punk setting for UFO 1.1.

Artiste

Zachary Cardinal Zachary Cardinal

Zachary Cardinal is Glass Artist Living and Working in Cochrane, AB. Zach graduated from Alberta University of the Arts in 2020. He makes sculptures and functional forms that use strong contrasting colors

Liminal

Année:
2017
Dimensions:
6.5" x 10.25" x 6.5"
Matériaux:
Blown Glass
Description:
Murrini Plunger Pick-up

Artiste

Ed Colberg Ed Colberg

Ed Colberg is inspired by nature, our nature and intangible aspects of human experience. Ed began working with hot glass in 2005. He has studied glass blowing and glass sculpture with many extremely talented artists in the Canadian and international glass art community. He earned a BFA with Distinction from Alberta College of Art + Design and was a full time Aritist-in-Residence in the Glass Studio at Harbourfront Centre from 2014 - 2017. Ed has exhibited nationally and internationally. He currently creates in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Espoir

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
H 5,9 po x L 16,5 po x Profondeur 10,25 po
Matériaux:
Pâte de verre, thermoformage et granit
Description:
En mémoire de Lucille Teasdale, médecin et chirurgienne-pédiatre canadienne qui a travaillé en Ouganda de 1961 jusqu’à sa mort en 1996. Femme d’une grande détermination. Sans jamais se plaindre, elle relevait sans cesse ses manches pour soulager et améliorer la vie des Ougandais. Malgré les coups de feu, les vols de matériel médical, les enlèvements du personnel médical et l’horreur de la guerre, elle était persuadée que leur œuvre était fondamentale. Je trouve qu’il y a une partie de sa personnalité qui me ressemble: son acharnement à se dépasser, prête à toujours recommencer. Elle avait un amour indéfectible pour le soin des humains. Le verre exige aussi patience et passion. La main représentée ici symbolise son altruisme, le cœur son dévouement et les couleurs sa détermination à redonner l’espoir. Elle était une petite fleur discrète, mais combien dévouée à sauver la vie des plus démunis.

Artiste

Michèle Côté Michèle Côté

Michèle Côté est née et vit à Montréal. Depuis toujours elle a exploré tous azimuts différents médiums ou activités professionnelles soit par la création de décors de théâtre, l'animation d'ateliers d'arts plastiques, la peinture sur soie ou le pastel sec. C'est en 1989 avec un diplôme en graphisme qu'elle a créé des illustrations commerciales et promotionnelles. Dans la même période en 1991, l'univers du verre est arrivé dans sa vie par l'entremise de l'émail sur cuivre. Après plus de 20 ans à explorer l'univers des émaux tout en cherchant à leur donner une troisième dimension, c'est en 2010 et après plusieurs formations à l'école Espace Verre qu'elle a découvert la pâte de verre. D'où est née sa progression vers la sculpture.

Sinuous Synchronicity

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
9 pieces each measuring 15.5" x 8" x 10".
Matériaux:
kiln-cast and cold-worked glass
Description:
A Sculptural Wall installation of 9 pieces, created from a dancer's movement pathways recorded in a motion capture studio and converted into 3D form using a 3D printer. A rubber mold was made and a wax positive poured. The glass is cast using the lost wax casting technique.

Artiste

Jerre DAVIDSON Jerre DAVIDSON

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Jerre Davidson studied at The Scottish Ballet School and later danced professionally. These early experiences are fundamental to her identity and her love of dance and music is evident in the flowing cast glass sculptures she creates. Each sculpture explores the shifting rhythms of a particular space and she uses gestural shapes, light, shadow and reflection, to captures these spatial rhythms. Jerre studied at various centers of excellence in glass education, including Pilchuck, WA; The Studio, Corning, NY; and North Lands Creative in Caithness, Scotland. Jerre works out of her studio in Southern Ontario, Canada.

Beyond the Pale: A Tale of Loss, Longing and Love

Année:
2017-2020
Dimensions:
10 feet long 4 1/2 feet high 24 inches wide
Matériaux:
blown glass with holes, bird skull, eggs, wire, wax, flameworked glass, hair
Description:
This installation is the manifestation of the inner turmoil and anguish that I have experienced over the past few decades. I have dealt with rape,crippling anxiety brought on by a medical misdiagnosis, and innumerable aspects of loss, as well as being very close with a beloved family member who struggles daily with mental illness. Truthfully I am also consumed by the brutality of humanity that is apparent in our history, past and current. I wrestle daily with overwhelming sorrow regarding the plight of human kind and the natural world. The 15 vessels represent different aspects of an emotional state, and each vessel is somehow touching the one beside it. For this installation I have allowed a fragment of my inside out, revealing what is hidden in the darkness that lives beyond the pale

Artiste

Laura Donefer Laura Donefer

Saw Carved Orb

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
7" x 8" x 8"
Matériaux:
Blown, Saw Carved and Sandblasted Glass
Description:
This piece is handmade by Canadian glass artist Courtney Downman. Each of her works begins as a blown glass form made by gathering and shaping the molten material. Once the bubble has cooled, Courtney uses a diamond saw to delicately cut into the glass, carving the linear texture and jagged edge. She then sandblasts the final carving to create a matte finish.

Artiste

Courtney Downman Courtney Downman

Courtney Downman is a Canadian Glass Artist and Instructor. Courtney began working with glass in September of 2012 after enrolling in the Craft and Design program at Sheridan College. Upon graduating Courtney worked as a Teaching assistant in the glass program at Sheridan. In 2016 Courtney was awarded a two year artist-in-residence fellowship at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, ON. This past year Courtney worked as an artist-in-residence in the Glass studio at Sheridan College. Courtney is currently completing her Bachelors in Craft and Design at Sheridan. ?

Abscon

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
12x4 inches
Matériaux:
glass
Description:
This artwork is the result of the transformation of a picture. My focus in my work is on abstract picture that give the possibility for people to imagine whatever they want. Here I thought about an explosion or a picture of a forest with a perspective from the ground. But you what do you see ?

Artiste

Dylan Duchet Dylan Duchet

Little Woods

Année:
2020
Dimensions:
12” x 14” x 12”
Matériaux:
Glass (pâte de verre)
Description:
The sculpture invites you to explore among the greens. It shows off the characteristics of the medium – glass – and the technique – Pâte de verre – by catching and reflecting myriad of lights.

Artiste

Eiko Emori Eiko Emori

I started taking pâte-de-verre classes at the Sanko glass factory in an industrial area in Tokyo in the days when there were many glass factories in that particular Ward. My academic degrees and honours are: National Diploma in Design (Central School of Arts & Crafts, London, England), Master of Fine Arts (Yale University, New Haven, USA), member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Fellow of Graphic Designers of Canada. I have also studied at Académie Grand Chaumière, Paris, France and the Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, USA. I am fascinated with the light, colours and translucency that the pâte-de-verre technique produces in glass. The author Marshall McLuhan's phrase, “the medium is the message”, describes what I do. I am forever pursuing new expressions of colours, lights and texture, as well as the limits of the technique. It is the challenge that keeps me going. Contact: mail@designerglassstudio.ca

Precipice

Année:
2018
Dimensions:
14 x 15 x 15 cm
Matériaux:
Cast glass and wood
Description:
The beauty of the natural world is on a precipice.

Artiste

Louisa Ferguson Louisa Ferguson

Over the years, Louisa Ferguson’s relationship with Art has been varied. She has studied music, dance, theatre, and many forms of visual art, including a 12-year practice as a contemporary glass artist, as well as the completion of an MFA in Studio Art at the University of Saskatchewan. Louisa’s MFA thesis centred around artistic practice as an embodiment emerging out of a collaborative relationship with the rolling landscape of the pothole region of the prairies where she lives. As a glass artist, Louisa was awarded The Gale Steck Memorial Award for Excellence in Craft by an Emerging Artist for Dimensions 2015. She was a finalist in the 2017 Niche Awards and in the prestigious International Toyama Glass Exhibition 2018. In 2018, she was awarded the Shurniack Fund for Emerging Artists.

Comminution

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
2.5 cm diameter
Matériaux:
Flameworked borosilicate and Bullseye glass
Description:
Comminution is the action of reduction and pulverization, reducing a material to fragments. This tiny sculpture captures this phenomenon.

Artiste

Diana Fox Diana Fox

Diana Fox is a glass artist, writer, and gallery owner located in Kimberley, BC. Diana is owner of Mountain Grass Gallery + Bistro in Kimberley, BC, a unique destination gallery and bistro focused on handmade Canadian functional glass. Diana holds a BFA in glassblowing from the Alberta College of Art + Design (now AUArts) and has been a board member with GAAC since 2010. Currently Diana is serving as President of GAAC.

It Floats!

Année:
2020
Dimensions:
each is 78 x 65-92 mm
Matériaux:
home made glass frit, manganese dioxide, silicon carbide, titanium dioxide
Description:
While experimenting with making color, I stumbled into a happy accident – glass that floats. The kiln was set to Cone 10. When I opened the kiln the next day, I was surprised not to see my beautiful transparent colors. Instead, they were opaque and had some air bubbles. Turns out an element was out, so the kiln never got hot enough. When demolding, I put the glass in water to clean it off. It floated! The floating, bouncing balls were too much fun to resist, as it is completely counter-intuitive. Going against the grain has always been my way of life. I have taken that accident and created a new series of work. By adding oxides to glass frit and taking the glass to casting temperatures, I am able to control the height and buoyancy of these mauve and grey objects. These pieces are meant to be interactive, the audience must push and play with the objects. By forcing the viewer to view and interact with the juxtaposition, it forces us to confront our own perceptions and stereotypes.

Artiste

Jennifer Glasser Jennifer Glasser

Glass artist based in Toronto specializing in sand and kiln cast glass. Glass embodies oppositions – solid, yet fragile; strong, yet beautiful; transparency and diffusion. By manipulating the material, either hot, warm, or cold, I can control something seemingly uncontrollable. Jennifer is currently a student at Sheridan College and winner of Best in Glass in the Breakthrough Emerging Artist Exhibition.

Sylph Stones (January, June, August)

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
Approximately 3.5in x 4.5in x 3.5in each
Matériaux:
Cameo carved solid glass
Description:
Each of these unique pondering stones are inspired by different weather phenomenon in Southern Alberta. They are designed to be soothing, interactive objects that remind the user of a place or memory that makes them feel at home. The set includes: January (blue) - Reminiscent of the Bow River flowing lazily under a layer of sheer winter ice. June (gold) - Inspired by the waves of golden summer wheat on the prairies. August (purple and white) - Influenced by the dancing clouds created by a late spring storm in the foothills.

Artiste

Leia Guo Leia Guo

As an interdisciplinary artist my practice exists at the crossroads where glassmaking, analog photography, and printmaking intersect. My previous bodies of work explored the optical potential of blown glass in the silver gelatin printing process, with a focus on distorting photographs through the exposure process. Physically overlapping and moving glass during exposure allows the two compositions that emerge to interact with each other in an intimate dialogue that would not be possible through digital methods or even analog double-exposure techniques. The result is a unique process that allows me to recreate the landscapes of my imagination and reality. These “vitreoscapes” I create are a love letter to the Albertan landscape and the memories I made while being immersed in its sublimity. Within the frame, blown glass plates and lenses turn into images of fleeting clouds and chinooks, creating moments in time that only exist within my mind. Ghostly impressions left by glass on my photo

Circular Pendants

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
2 x 2 inches each
Matériaux:
Reclaimed glass, stone, concrete and sterling silver
Description:
Christy Haldane lives on the edge of the Canadian Shield in Douro-Dummer, Ontario. She laminates recycles window glass with found stone and concrete to create one-of-a-kind sculptural jewellery. Glass slices through the carved pendants, letting the light shine through, capturing time, place and memory.

Artiste

Christy Haldane Christy Haldane

Christy Haldane lives on the edge of the Canadian Shield in Douro-Dummer, Ontario. Working in series, she combines recycled window glass with other common building materials, such as stone, concrete and steel enhancing the fragility and strength of the glass components. The sculptures consider humanity’s effect on the environment and the precarious balance in which the natural and artificial environments exist. Her work ranges from small scale wearable body art to large scale installations.

Low Tide

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
12" x 30"
Matériaux:
Glass, copper, solder, zinc, agate
Description:
A lone swallow swoops across the low tide banks of False Narrows, Gabriola Island, BC.

Artiste

Catherine Hart Catherine Hart

As an artisan I like to create visually elegant and original glass designs. After many years working in print, I began applying my design strengths to the glass medium, apprenticing for two years alongside an established stained glass professional. Here I assisted with original works, custom commissions and restoration projects in both lead and copper foil. Setting up my own studio in 2010­­ has enabled me to have the freedom to continue to explore and refine my individual style. Working largely on private commissions for windows and artwork, I enjoy designing and producing pieces that balance beauty and functionality. The natural environment strongly influences my work, and I am constantly experimenting with new techniques and combining glass with recycled materials. The endless versatility of design that can be found in everyday life is inspiring. Perhaps my work will encourage you to take notice of the light and the line.

Light wave /\/\/\ Onde lumineuse

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
150 cm x 60 cm x 20 cm
Matériaux:
Blown glass, LED lights, plaster, wood
Description:
This piece is an installation exploring the use of glass as an artistique medium that glows and pulse with programable LED lights.

Artiste

Alexandre Hupé Alexandre Hupé

Alexandre Hupé est diplômé d’Espace Verre, au Québec. Inspiré par l’influence de l’environnement dans le développement humain et fasciné par la réfraction de la lumière, il utilise le verre soufflé pour créer de complexes sculptures et design des surfaces modulaires lumineuses en verre coulé. Il est vice-président du GAAC depuis 2017. Il habite et travaille au Québec, en Ontario et la Colombie Britannique. Alexandre Hupé holds a college degree in glass art from Espace Verre, in Montréal. Inspired by the relation in which humans are shaped by their environment and fascinated by the refraction of light, he uses blown glass to create complex sculptures and designs modular lighting surfaces with cast glass. He is vice-president of GAAC since 2017. He splits his time living in Québec, Ontario and British Columbia.

Shattering Sky

Année:
2018
Dimensions:
10" x 8" x 9"
Matériaux:
Blown Glass
Description:
This multi-stage vessel includes a sand-blasted outer cup, shattered by an inner clear bubble, and fire polished, disrupting images of ravens, and evoking an unfolding perception of sky.

Artiste

Dirk Huysman Dirk Huysman

D’dance Glass is Dirk Huysman and Mary Ann Richards, hot glass artists who dance collaboratively with fire, light and breath. After learning to work with glass at Alberta College of Art and Design, Espace Verre, and Red Deer College’s Summer Series, we are now happy to reside on Gabriola full time. Working out of our own hot shop on Gabriola Island we are influenced by the rich texture, colour, and images of our ocean and forest world. We strive to give each glass piece we create together a uniqueness and artistic touch that fosters a long-term engagement with the glass, be it functional or ornamental.

Bubble Windows

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
2 windows, @ 26.5" w. x 59" h.
Matériaux:
fused stained glass
Description:
Fused glass integrates with textured clear glass to provide privacy, colour and beauty in this updated bathroom in downtown Toronto. Designed and fabricated by Jane and Kathryn Irwin, Art Zone, Toronto, ON.

Artiste

Jane and Kathryn Irwin Jane and Kathryn Irwin

Artist sisters Jane and Kathryn Irwin have been working together since 1988 on commissioned glass art projects. Etching, painting and fusing techniques are used to balance flowing movement and organized structure, in careful compositions of colour, shape, texture and line. Collaborating on all aspects of the creative process, the Irwins combine their respective artistic visions and technical expertise to create glass artworks that gracefully inhabit the architectural space for which they are designed.

Walnut

Année:
2017
Dimensions:
15 x 15 x 2.5 in.
Matériaux:
Kiln cast high lead crystal
Description:
The inspiration for this cross section of a nut of a black walnut trees came from the hundreds of nuts that squirrels crack open, devour and leave behind along our laneway every year.

Artiste

David James David James

David James sculpts with vibrant, colourful cast crystal and monumental granite public art works. He gained his cast glass experience while working with Colin Reid, UK and in Pelechov, Czechia following attending Sweden’s National Glass School in Orrefors. His oeuvres are in museums in Canada - Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON; Trent University, Peterborough, ON; and commercial galleries in the USA, Canada and England. His works have been designated by Canada’s federal ministry of Heritage as being OSNI - of Outstanding Significance and National Importance.

Whistler Rock Faces

Année:
2018
Dimensions:
15cm X 15cm X 15cm each piece
Matériaux:
Klin Cast Glass
Description:
“Rock Faces” is a piece that explores my understanding of place and identity through my relationship with the landscape. I use kiln-cast glass as a medium in order to emphasize the fragility, temporariness and the personal reflective qualities of location. My home and personal ‘place’ is constantly shifting and these works represent moments captured in time from a specific location. The transparency of glass and the ability to bring areas up to a high polish plays with the interior and exterior of the rock forms, and this allows the viewer to experience the rock faces from both the inside and outside. By photographing a section of a rock wall from all angles I convert the information into a computer program and select areas that I then 3D print. I used the circular shape as a means of selecting details, as though I am taking a core sample from the mountain. I make a variety of molds in order to create waxes and then produce the pieces in glass, and I used colours that are directly linked to the location I originally started with documenting. The colours also emphasize the less noticeable subtleties that are found in the rock faces and often overlooked by the casual observer.

Artiste

Jenny Judge Jenny Judge

Jenny holds an MFA in sculpture (1992) from the University of Minnesota and was first introduced to Kiln-Cast glass when she lived in New Zealand until 2004. She currently lives in Whistler BC. Her numerous group exhibitions include The Cheongju International Craft Exhibition (2009), Ranamok Glass finalist (Australia 2011) ‘Embracing Innovation’ at Craft ACT in Canberra, Australia (2016), "wonderments and Materiality" solo exhibition (Craft Council of BC 2019), Ireland Glass Biennale (2020), Korean Ceramics Biennale (2021).

You + Me

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
14" x 24"
Matériaux:
glass
Description:
A tribute to trees and all that they witness. They stand silent to humans yet absorbing everything. We are connected to each other and to all things. If only we could take advice from trees as they would surely know more than we do. One can certainly find healing among them. The You + Me sculpture is an imagining of bark as no mold or actual tree was used for its creation. It is a fantastical other world of magic and glass that humans have so much more to learn about.

Artiste

Jennifer Kelly Jennifer Kelly

Jennifer Anne Kelly is a glass sculptor and instructor who lives and creates in Ottawa. Jennifer works primarily in kiln formed glass with detail work in powdered glass and flame worked elements. A unique aspect of her work is the creation of sculptures without the use of moulds or plaster. An interest in social commentary has inspired large scale public art installations that juxtapose her finely detailed interpretations of nature intended for intimate interactions. Her work has been featured internationally in Cirque du Soleil boutiques and in public and private collections. Jennifer is a previous grant recipient from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Ottawa Community Foundation. She recently received the award for Best in 3D at the 2021 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. Jennifer teaches beginner to advanced techniques in glass as a guest artist internationally and at the Ottawa School of Art

Copper River Fracture

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
25”w x 20”h x 14”d
Matériaux:
Glass
Description:
This piece uses sculpted glass to explore notions of community, isolation and reconciliation from historical and present-day perspectives. Developed in response to a visit to Bloody Falls on the Coppermine River outside Kugluktuk, Nunavut, the area is the traditional home of the Copper Inuit and historically for the Dene and Thule cultures. The artist would like to humbly thank the community of Kugluktuk and the SOI Foundation for their support in Developing this project.

Artiste

Benjamin Kikkert Benjamin Kikkert

Benjamin Kikkert is a glass artist and graduate of the Sheridan College Craft and Design Program. After an extended four year term as president of the Glass Art Association of Canada, Exhibit Eh! will be his last public duty holding this office. He has been featured as a competitor on the Netflix series Blown Away and as an expedition member of Canada C3, a Canada 150 signature project produced by the Students On Ice Foundation. His studio, today known as Vancouver Studio Glass is located on Granville Island in downtown Vancouver BC.

Anniversary necklace

Année:
2020
Dimensions:
24 inches long
Matériaux:
glass, sterling silver
Description:
murrine canes made over last 19 years, cut polished and set in sterling silver

Artiste

Lucie Kovarova Lucie Kovarova

Circuit (Uranium)

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
8.7 x 8.7 x 5.5 inches
Matériaux:
Blown, cut, sand carved and polished glass
Description:
Utilizing multiple cold shop processes, with this work I sought to emphasize the visual phenomena unique to glass to create an intricate, visually engaging, object based experience. Highlighting glass' abilities to refract, reflect, absorb and transmit light while also noting its ability to be transparent, translucent, and opaque, the Circuit series provides ever changing perspectives as one engages with the work(s) and the space in which they are situated in. Pattern emphasizes the form and the relationship between the interior and exterior, providing the impetus for discovery of the multifaceted nature of the object. To add a further layer of intrigue I chose to make use of Uranium glass, which was popular historically and the use of which has largely diminished due to the sinister connotations of its pigment. The uranium colour is only visible under UV light, and is relatively inert radioactively, emitting less radiation than the average microwave. In using this type of glass, I aspired to render a contemporary take on a collectible classic, and add a further level of delightful mystery to my work.

Artiste

Jared Last Jared Last

Jared Last is a Calgary born, Toronto based artist who holds a BFA in glass from the Alberta University of the Arts, where he graduated with distinction in 2016. He has received numerous scholarships and awards throughout his career, and had opportunities to study at both the Corning Museum of Glass, and at Pilchuck Glass School. Most recently, he was accepted into the Craft and Design program at Harbourfront Centre, having recieved a first year scholarship in 2017. Jared's work combines his interests in colour, pattern, architecture and the unique optical properties of glass to create both sculptural and functional works that invite investigation and engagement. He creates works that draw viewers inwards, encouraging them to experience space, pattern, colour and glass from alternate perspective(s).

Remaking

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
58 h x 58 w x 9 d in.
Matériaux:
Flame worked & blown glass, brass mesh, natural and found objects
Description:
This piece is about opening ourselves up and looking inside. It’s about the motions we go through in life. Transformations and growth. Adding layers and details, scars and memories. Often our paths change and we have to begin again, remaking direction, idea’s and life. Made with the assistance of Jennifer Bennet Pond, Anya Gansterer, Amber Flokstra-Radema and Abigail Clapper.

Artiste

Tanya Lyons Tanya Lyons

Tanya Lyons graduated with honours from the Sheridan College glass program. She also studied at the University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland, The Atlin Art Centre in BC, and the Toyama Institute of Glass Art in Japan. She taught glass at Sheridan College for four years, was a resident at the Harbourfront Centre as well as volunteering on the Board of Directors for the Glass Art Association of Canada. After 14 years in Quebec, Tanya has moved back to her hometown community to raise her daughter and continue her sculptural work with glass. Reflecting her passion for helping people find their way, she continues to teach in the glass program at the Haliburton School of Art and Design. She was Coordinator of the Madawaska Valley Studio Tour for the three years and a volunteer artist with the Ottawa Valley-Creative Arts Open Studio. Tanya has always been a gatherer, collecting and taking in, objects, moments and memories. She uses clear glass in combination with natural and found o

fragment series

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
15 x 13 x 15.5 cm.
Matériaux:
ceramic and glass
Description:
Gaffer crystal kiln fired into clay, cut and polished.

Artiste

Sheila Mahut Sheila Mahut

Smoke Stack 3

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
14x7x7
Matériaux:
Blown Glass
Description:
Blown and Sculpted Bubble. Informed by intricate Glass processes and the current global issue of climate change.

Artiste

David Martin David Martin

David Martin is a Glass Artist from Alberta, currently living and creating in Whitehorse, Yukon. Working with glass since 2010 at the Alberta College of Art and Design, he earned a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art majoring in Glass. Taking on residencies in Scotland and in Japan has informed many of his choices with glass as a medium. Most recently he has began working on his own art practice with the finalization of his first large scale public art installation in Whitehorse.

Self-Vanitas: Gethsemane

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
83cm x 51cm x 6cm.
Matériaux:
Enamel & silver stain on clear sheet glass, concrete, steel, wood, electronics & hardware.
Description:
Self-Vanitas is a triptych of works describing the narrative of hope and despair within myself. Born into a Roman Catholic family, I was introduced to the myths and stories of the Bible at a young age. With the symbols and allegory found in the Earthly Gardens, I composed silver stained illustrations that act as windows of my walk through life. When researching the Earthly Gardens I noticed that followers of this faith draw parallels from the story to walk through problems in their own lives. Using the concept of the final death as a parallel to personal struggles provides a sense of comfort to those in this faith, reassuring that the result of said struggles transforms the self for the better. It's a straightforward analogy that acknowledges tragedies as "necessary falls", thus helping to nurture spiritual strength and an indomitable spirit. I’ve adopted this exercise for Self-Vanitas, using symbols and contemplative language to describe the battles that transpire within the self. The choice of flora and fauna is contributed by direct references to each Garden, but I also consulted sources in the language of flowers and animal totems to further support what each stage means. Gethsemane, in particular, is the confrontation with a troubling time and the associated struggle. For those unfamiliar with the biblical story, Gethsemane was the garden where Jesus Christ expressed fear, dread and despair the night before his crucifixion, suffering alone while his disciples slept.

Artiste

Gosia Martyniak Gosia Martyniak

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Forget Me Not

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
4*5
Matériaux:
Glass
Description:
Being Canadian, flowers and water represent a kind of fragility. The seasons come and go fast, blooms are short and flowing water only lasts the summer. Winter is long and beautiful and we remember each year the explosive yet delicate blooming of our wildflowers.

Artiste

David Melamed David Melamed

David Melamed attended Concordia University Fine Arts, graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a double major in Theater and Religious Studies. In 2011 he became a certified Yoga Instructor in Hatha Yoga at the Sivananda Yoga Institute in Quebec , where he worked and lived between his studies at Concordia University. In 2017, after involving himself in business, management and proprietorship in the Montreal service industry, he decided to devote himself to his lifelong love and interest of the Arts. Having learned stained glass from his father ( architect and former stained glass artist), and working closely with glass artisan, Kim Brewster in Saint Sauveur, David developed his old hobby into a new life- creating unique techniques and creations in the world of Glass Art.

The Embellish Series #21

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
32" tall x 12" diameter
Matériaux:
sand-carved graal technique, sculpted blown glass, cold-assembled
Description:
the largest and most intricate yet in my exploration of the mystical genie bottle form. It is my goal to bring a myriad of seemingly unrelated embellished parts together to create a cohesive harmonious whole in the image of a genie bottle, and the mystery that resides within.

Artiste

Laura Murdoch Laura Murdoch

Growing up in the Yukon, this award-winning artist studied and apprenticed in glassblowing in the US over a ten-year period with the William Morris Team when they privately rented Pilchuck Glass School in rural Washington State in the winters, and was a teaching assistant in several Seattle schools. She was honored to be in the live portion of Pilchuck’s annual fundraising auction for the first time in 2017, when she was also featured in the concurrent “Jury’s Choice” exhibition in Seattle. After returning to Vancouver in 2011, she undertook a certificate in Building Construction and Architectural CAD to add to her skill set. She currently makes her work at Terminal City Glass in Vancouver, where she has also taught, and Urban Glass in Brooklyn. Among her many achievements is the honor of winning an international competition to design a massive patterned light sculpture installation for the University of Delaware, where it hangs today in their performing arts center.

Petit rein2

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
8 x 3,5 x 2 po
Matériaux:
Cristal, pâte époxie, pâte polymer, couleur à l'huile
Description:
L’ADAPTATION DES CORPS : L’ÉQUILIBRE DANS LE CHAOS Les capacités adaptatives du règne animal et du règne végétal constituent à mes yeux un phénomène remarquable. Cette manifestation à la fois puissante et déroutante me fascine et nourrit mes recherches depuis plusieurs années. En mariant certaines formes humaines à des formes végétales, j’explore les similitudes de leurs capacités d’adaptation tout en questionnant l’essence même de cet équilibre recréé à travers le chaos. Mon travail ne tente pas de reproduire ce phénomène, mais plutôt d’en exprimer la force et la fragilité à travers un regard inventif et poétique. Petit rein2 fait partie de la série « Proliférations ». L’oeuvre suggère une approche du corps vue de l’intérieur. Cette alliance (animale et végétale) propose à priori l’idée d’une certaine symbiose, d’une parité. Néanmoins, cette union interroge également la notion d’équilibre précaire entre deux entités distinctes – l’homme et la nature – dont les qualités opposées se modulent mutuellement. La confrontation du verre avec d’autres matériaux me permet ainsi d’intensifier cette dualité. Je cherche à créer une dynamique singulière entre la forme, la matière et le propos : un dialogue entre le délicat et le brut.

Artiste

Carole PILON Carole PILON

Carole Pilon vit et travaille à Montréal, d’où elle est originaire. Après avoir obtenu un baccalauréat en arts visuels à l’Université Concordia, elle s’est intéressée au travail du verre sous un angle sculptural. Elle a poursuivi sa formation à Espace Verre et a participé à de nombreux stages de perfectionnement. Depuis 1990, elle a présenté des expositions individuelles et a participé à plusieurs expositions collectives au Canada, aux États-Unis et en Europe. Elle a reçu plusieurs prix et bourses et ses oeuvres figurent parmi plusieurs collections publiques et privées. Carole Pilon resides and works in Montreal, her native city. After obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University, she became fascinated by glass from a sculptural point of view. She pursued her studies at Espace VERRE and enrolled in many workshops. Since 1990, her works have been in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Canada, the USA and in Europe. She received several awards and grants. Additionally,

Holy rollers

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
Varies
Matériaux:
Blown glass
Description:
Kinetic Decanter sent

Artiste

Cory Porterfield Cory Porterfield

Breaking The Mold

Année:
2020
Dimensions:
12" x 12" x 1"
Matériaux:
Cast Glass and Mirrored
Description:
Breaking The Mold represents the traditional boundaries within which we are conditioned to behave, act, and dream. The panel is traditionally made in wood and used more often in temple architecture, I have made the panel in glass and treated with chemicals to silver it. This plate would be used as a wall artifact

Artiste

Amee Raval Amee Raval

My work is a reflection of the progress as well as a retrogression in the status of women in particular but not restricted to the East- Asian society. It’s about breaking the patriarchy mold while keeping the culture alive. I am interested in integrating the beauty of the past with freedom of the future. I hope that my work will open up a new perspective for the society. Amee Raval is a marketing professional armed with a Masters in Business Administration and has more than a decade of experience as a business professional. She decided to pursue her passion for Glass and has recently graduated from Sheridan College.

Sample C

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
5" Diameter, 6 1/2" Height
Matériaux:
Glass
Description:
As part of my thesis, Sample C is a visual exploration of a flat microscopic slide re-envisioned on a 3-dimensional vessel. The glass vessel uses colour murrine to create a portrait of a microbiological culture.

Artiste

Gabrielle Robert Gabrielle Robert

Gab Robert is a Francophone born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. She completed the Bachelor of Craft and Design at Sheridan College in 2020, where she focused on Glassblowing. Gab’s work is about exploring the world of microbiology through her lens. As she discovers different types of organisms, she learns about their functions and effects on another. With the help of their appearance, she creates a representation. Glass is the perfect medium for her work since it is used to be able to view the microorganisms, but also these tiny creatures also hold a sense of transparency to them. Her goal is to show the viewer the exciting world that they are constantly interacting with but that is not always seen.

Storytelling clothes 3

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
11 x 9.5 x 3 inches
Matériaux:
Glass
Description:
ashion has always fascinated me. How does a dress go from a designer’s dream to runway reality? The process requires many steps, and each is very important. For many of us, clothing is a shallow thing. Dresses and fabrics represent protection, passion, attraction, purity, love, hidden desires and also secrets. Have you ever thought that we are always wearing someone else's story? Inspiration can be found everywhere, from museums to music, and the creation of sketches begins. It is behind the geometric pieces, asymmetric cuts, metallic design and shape where the true story of this corset begins. It is a story beyond structure and design. Corsetry has historically signified both beauty and oppression. This corset talks the history of women’s dress, restriction and emancipation.

Artiste

Marcela Rosemberg Marcela Rosemberg

Marcela Rosemberg is a glass artist. Waterscapes and her Jewish faith are the main sources of inspiration in her current work. Finding glass as a medium of expression was truly a blessing for Marcela. It was the key that opened the doors for her and her family into Canada from Buenos Aires, Argentina,17 years ago allowing her to start a new journey. Beauty, simplicity, elegance and functionality are essential components in Marcela Rosemberg’s designs. At her studio in Toronto, she’s always looking for that special blend of colour and texture that leads her to each piece of art she carefully designs. She treats glass as if it were a human being, by respecting it and not pushing it. This allows her to understand its flow, displacement, behavior, and action up to its most intricate inner part… Its core. That is why Marcela always says: “Each time a piece leaves my studio I feel a little bit of my soul is going with it”.

Memories Are Malleable: 2 Parts Saving Face 1 Part Protection

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
20" x 20"
Matériaux:
Kiln-formed glass, powders
Description:
This work stems from my fascination with memory, or rather the inaccuracy of memory, its incompleteness… its malleability. We falsely believe that vivid memories are seared into our mind with perfect fidelity, and this is not the case at all. Our society places far too much confidence in the human memory, our own and other's. We have all sorts of motivations to retell our stories with information we have modified, consciously or subconsciously. Memory is constructed, then re-constructed. This body of work aims to visually demonstrate how our stories change upon being retold.

Artiste

Katherine Russell Katherine Russell

Katherine Russell earned her BFA from the Alberta College of Art as a Glass Major and went on to further her training in Black Diamond, then Perth, Australia for several years. Nationally and internationally, she has exhibited, attended glass conferences and taken master glass courses. Katherine has been awarded grants and awards including those from the Canada Council, Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the CKCA. She devotes a significant portion of her glass practice to experimenting with new techniques, honing her skills and developing works of a conceptual nature. Katherine currently lives in Elkford, BC. She is a passionate hiker, skier, cyclist and lover of the outdoors. She teaches watercolour painting, nature drawing, life drawing, glass mosaic, etching and fusing. She is a mom of three young boys. Katherine has a kiln studio and coldshop in Elkford, and blows glass out of a studio in Calgary, AB. Her work can be found across Western Canada.

Bon appetit

Année:
2017
Dimensions:
14.5" x 14.5"
Matériaux:
Glass, brass and mica powder
Description:
Glass platter, double layered of 6mm glass with the use of brass and metallic mesh sandwiched in-between and then the piece is fired in a kiln to reach 1500F.

Artiste

Dalia Saafan Dalia Saafan

Artist Biography Dalia Saafan, a graphic designer and teacher, earned her Bachelor of Interior Design degree in 1993 in her native Egypt.She arrived in Canada in 1995 and continued to work as an instructor, craft producer, and designer. It wasn’t until Dalia moved to Canada that she was introduced to her current medium of choice: glass. Dalia found glass to be a discipline that could blend all her creative strengths: painting, interior design, and warm glass. Her work combines elements of Bedouin culture and near eastern rural colours with the addition of plant-inspired motifs and Arabic or English calligraphy. Her portfolio includes an array of spontaneous and methodical exhibition and retail pieces, but also a number of unique commissions. Dalia’s style celebrates both her Egyptian roots and her new Canadian home. Dalia Is a Professional Member at Alberta Craft Council.

Birthright

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
16”x9.5”x2.5” variable
Matériaux:
Bullseye Rhubarb Shift Tint billets
Description:
From the Garden of Eden to the Courts of Versailles and the Fashion Runways of New York and Europe, clothing has always held stories and statements. Children’s clothing too, has evolved over the centuries. At one time white dresses were the clothing of young children, and did not differentiate between the sexes in either style or colour. When colour was introduced into children’s clothing pink, a pale version of red, and thus alluding to Mars, was worn by boys, and blue, with reference to Venus, was worn by girls. No matter what the shape or colour, children’s clothing holds the dreams and possibilities that exist in a new young life. They hold the stories of their conception and birth, and carry the lineage of the parents into the future. This dress is full of movement and life.I chose the colour Rhubarb Shift because of its ability to shift in colour with changes in light. It is symbolic of the changing possibilities we wear as we grow, and as generations evolve. It is abundant and self standing, and holds all the aspirations and expectations of children and their parents.

Artiste

Mary Louise White Mary Louise White

I am grateful for opportunities to communicate through the languages of art, including music, drama, literature, dance, and the visual arts. They speak directly to the heart, often without the need for words. My studio practice now concentrates primarily on cast glass. In my practice I am concerned with composition, design, rhythm, movement, form, line, harmony, colour, balance, silence and stillness…and the stories and messages they convey when combined with purpose. My stories are often about relationships: how we relate to, and honour and support one another, and our home, Planet Earth. I am inspired by how the presence of beauty and art changes us. I am grateful to have studied glass with many makers at various studios, including the Corning Studio, USA, Northlands Creative, Scotland, Evelyn Dunstan Glass Studio, New Zealand, Karl Harron Glass Studio, Ireland, and in 2017 earned a masters certificate in Glass from The Australian National University School of Art and Design.

Skewed

Année:
2018
Dimensions:
18 x 11 x 4.25"
Matériaux:
Cast & Cold-worked Glass
Description:
This piece explores the relationship between colour, texture and polished planes.

Artiste

George Whitney George Whitney

I am drawn to abstract, geometric sculpture, the volume of it, the form, the textures. With glass, light interacts with shape in a way that that is different from all other experiences. Working with the shapes that I find, I adapt them, combining elements of multiple forms and unrelated textures, to arrive at a final destination. By combining the curving lines of nature, together with the angular lines of geometry and then interpreting them in glass I attempt to create a sculpture that allows light to bring the work to life. Line and mass, the interplay of curves and planes, textures and polish all working together, to create effects of light and shadow, and a sense of structural strength and unity.

Floral Bouquet Scroll Necklace - Grouping

Année:
2020
Dimensions:
16" Choker
Matériaux:
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Seed Pearls & Black Spinel
Description:
The Covid-19 pandemic and facility closure of the Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, where I have a residency in the glass studio, have forced me to change the way I work. I have returned to my jewellery roots, stepping down scale and material use from my pre-pandemic practice. I have set up a humble home studio, going from two large kilns of more than 12-18 square feet of working area each, to less than a square foot. The imposed change in pace and scale has been welcomed. I am grateful to be able to continue to make work during this time and have a chance to revisit work that has been on the backburner for a while. This line is about the honest and natural beauty of glass and self-adornment. My jewellery line is made using the lost wax process, kiln fired with crystal glass, sterling silver, some pieces also include semi-precious gemstones.

Artiste

Gabriela Wilson Gabriela Wilson

Artist Gabriela Wilson is renowned for incorporating glass and metal, blending technical expertise with contemporary aesthetics. Her exploration of glass's tactile and transformative qualities, particularly through kiln-formed glass, is informed by formal training in jewellery, gemmology, and sculpture, shaping her technical approach to the medium crafting narratives that captivate visually and instinctively. Gabriela has studied at numerous institutes across North America, including Craft and Design at Sheridan College, with a glass major, graduating in 2014. She is pursuing her BAH in Studio Arts, focusing on sculpture, at the University of Guelph, with a minor in Museum Studies. She has received multiple awards and scholarships, including Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts grants.

Glacial

Année:
2019
Dimensions:
17x7x5 inches
Matériaux:
recycled glass
Description:
Building and experimenting. Loving the line that builds on the passage of time. Like my environment, I too am slowly shifting

Artiste

Cheryl Wilson smith Cheryl Wilson smith