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| Sean Hennessey / Glass / US |
Sean Hennessey is a mixed media artist based in Washington,
DC. Working in glass, concrete,
steel, light and video, Sean creates imaginative wall relief works inspired
by architectural sculpture and drawing narrative content from philosophical,
mythological, historical and personal interpretations. Sean has
received fellowships with the city of the District of Columbia, an award of Craft Excellence from the James Renwick
Alliance, and is in the collection of the US
State Department Art in Embassies Program. His work has been seen on the
Discovery Channel, National Geographic, HGTV, The Kennedy Center and at Aqua
Art Miami. Sean is currently a Resident Artist at the Washington Glass School. |
| James Maskrey / Glass / UK |
James Maskrey started working with glass
in 1990. He originally trained as an apprentice and subsequently worked for 7
years at a hot glass studio in Dorset, in
South West England. He left to study glass at The Surrey Institute of Art and
Design, graduating in June 2000. After graduation he was appointed as Artist in
Residence at the Surrey Institute. In 2001 James joined the Glass and Ceramics
department at The University of Sunderland, where he graduated with an MA in
Glass with distinction in 2004. His work is held in many collections including
The Crafts Council, Dan Klein and Alan J.Poole (National Museum of Scotland), Perth Museum
and Art Gallery,
Northlands Creative Glass, The Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Manchester Metropolitan
University special collection and
Crystallex (Czech
Republic). He has exhibited widely in the UK,
in the USA and at the
International Glass Symposium in the Czech
Republic. |
| Joe Hicks / Ceramics / US |
Joe Hicks has been living in Washington DC where he
moved after receiving a BA in Art from Shippensburg University
in 2000. He enrolled at The George
Washington University where he studied for three years earning his MFA in
Ceramics in 2005. Joe Hicks currently
maintains a studio for his own ceramic vessels and sculpture work,
participating in ceramic and sculptural exhibitions on the regional and
national level. He directs the ceramic
program at Gallaudet
University and is an
Adjunct Professor of ceramics at The George Washington University. |
| Dr Margareth Troli / Glass / UK |
Dr Margareth Troli is based at the National Glass Centre (UK) in Sunderland where she explores the integration of digital
technologies in her artwork. She completed a Phd in 2011 with the support from
the Art and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). She developed technical
approaches for the Studio Glass through the investigation of waterjet cutting. Margareth’s research has also been presented at international conferences, and she has received numerous prizes, awards and
scholarships for her artwork. Margareth has participated in several international
exhibitions and design fairs such as the British Glass Biennale (UK,) 100% Design, (UK),
SOFA New York, Designers Block, (UK),
Coburger Glass Prize Exhibition, (DE), Design Mart (UK) and The British
Parliament. |
| Tamara Laird / Ceramics / US |
Tamara Laird has a wide range of
experience, teaching and studying internationally. In 1985 she moved to Nairobi Kenya, where she worked at the National Museums
of Kenya on a United Nations
Preservation project for the Island Community of Lamu, and as Professor of Art
[Ceramics] at Kenyatta
University. In 1994, Tamara relocated to Bangkok,
Thailand, where
she carried out extensive research, visiting individual artists, traditional
village production practices, and full-scale industrial ceramic factories. Sponsored by the Thai Government, Tamara joined an educational tour of Industrial Production Facilities. Tamara has also traveled through Mexico,
documenting production methods that integrate traditional and contemporary
industrial production. Her frequent
travel throughout Italy,
researching Italian Majolica from Deruta in the north to Vietri in the south,
continues a life long habit of documentation, focusing on connections between
local culture, artistic development and traditional practice. These experiences have been integrated into
her teaching practice, bringing universal craft education practice to the
classroom. |
| Syl Mathis / Glass / US |
Syl Mathis has been with the Washington Glass
School from its first
“glass and steel” workshop. Self-taught as a glass
carver, Syl combines investment casting techniques, high
pressure abrasive carving, and cold-working techniques to create sculptural
pieces in glass that often reflect stylized natural artifacts. His imaginative and skillful
use of design--designs which are combinations of man-made and natural
forces--not only reflects a love of Nature which invites meditation and
thoughtfulness, but also, eloquently highlights the beauty of Nature's own
patterns with a precision that transcends the mere manipulation of tools or
careful, mechanical dexterity. As a professional educator,
Syl is a firm believer in process, the process of creative expression
and of learning; as such, each carving is both a piece of art and the first
step in a journey that promises to deepen our perception of Nature.There will be a "Day of Demos" by a number of the visiting UK artists - Saturday, March 2, 2013.
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| Phil Vickery and Roger Tye @ DC Glassworks 2009 |
2:00 PM at DC GlassWorks, UK hot glass artists Phil Vickery, Colin Rennie and Roger Tye will show how they work. Click HERE to reserve a space at the free demo.
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