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| Margaret Boozer / Clay / US |
Margaret Boozer lives and works in the Washington, DC
metro area. She received a BFA in sculpture from Auburn
University and an MFA in ceramics from
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.
Her work is included in the collection of the Smithsonian
American Art
Museum, The Museum of the City of New York, The US Department of State, The
Wilson Building Public Art collection and in many private collections. Boozer
taught for ten years at the Corcoran College of Art and Design before founding
Red Dirt Studio in Mt. Rainier,
MD where she directs a ceramics
and sculpture seminar. Recent projects include a commissioned installation at
the US Embassy in Djibouti
and writing a chapter for U. S. Geologic
Survey’s Soil and Culture. Recent exhibitions include Swept Away: Dust, Ashes
and Dirt at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. |
| David D'Orio / Glass / US |
David D'Orio has a BFA in
sculpture from the University
of Hartford and has
worked in glass for over 15 years. His artwork features mixed media, glass and
steel. Dave is Director of DC GlassWorks, one of the DC area's premier public
access hot glass shop, located in Hyattsville,
MD. His work has been shown at
Artomatic in Crystal
City, the Marlboro
Gallery of Prince George’s Community College and last year was part of the
Arlington Arts Center Solos. At this past Artomatic Art Fair, the James Renwick
Alliance gave Dave's installation sculpture its 'Award of Recognition'. David
was awarded second place in the 2012 Trawick Art Prize. |
| Robyn Townsend / Glass / UK |
Robyn Townsend's work is focused in areas of psychology, biology and philosophy, but the key theme of her work is the
human condition. Working in glass as well as casting with
industrial materials to create a unique aesthetic and lifelike atmosphere, Robyn shows people for their
similarities rather than their differences, their universally qualities that
are consistent regardless of race, culture, gender or political
background. Robyn says of her work: "I am using intimate and recognizable body parts that give no hint of identity, to highlight the
anonymity of people as well as reflect how our actions, often guided by our
internal thoughts and fears, allow us to form our own human nature and create
ourselves." |
| Cate Watkinson / Glass / UK |
Cate Watkinson of Watkinson
Glass Associates has over 20 years experience as an architectural glass artist,
designing and fabricating architectural glass to commission for a wide variety
of applications. During this period she has been instrumental in developing the
potential of glass in the public realm. Her projects range from decorative
glass panels for public and private buildings to street furniture and
sculptural public art pieces. She has also exhibited her works in galleries in
the UK and across Europe. Through commissioned works Cate has built up a
wide range of innovative techniques and has gained significant knowledge and
experience working with glass on a large scale in the public realm, not only in
aesthetic terms but also in design of structure and durability of materials
used. Since 2006 she has held the post of Subject Leader and Senior Lecturer in
Architectural Glass at the University
of Sunderland in the UK. |
| Michael Janis / Glass / US |
Michael Janis developed a
focus on kiln-glass after working for twenty years as an architect in the United States and Australia. Now Co-director of the Washington Glass
School, Michael has taught at the
Penland School of Crafts, California's Bay Area Glass Institute, and The Glass
Furnace (Istanbul, Turkey). His work has been shown at
major galleries and art fairs and is included in the permanent collection of
the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2011, Michael mounted a solo exhibition at the
Fuller Craft
Museum (Massachusetts). His work was featured in
Corning Museum of Glass publication 'New Glass Review', and he was named a
"Rising Star" by the Creative Glass Center of America. In 2012,
awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, Michael went to the UK's
University of Sunderland and National Glass Centre. He
was an Artist-in-Residence at the Institute for International Glass Research
(IIRG). American Craft Magazine will have an 8-page profile of Michael and his
work in the 2013 April/May issue. |
| Criss Chaney / Glass / UK |
Criss Chaney is an
internationally recognized glass artist, who has exhibited extensively in the UK, Europe, and the United States. Including a solo
exhibition at the Museum Humanum in Austria. For years she has been
developing techniques for combining glass and metals, exploiting methods for
working with both materials. Her pieces make people question their views on
glass and push the boundaries between glass and other media. She now makes her
work at Creative Cohesion in Sunderland, where
she has recently completed a large public art commission. Criss' work is about
the human experience, spirituality and the subconscious.Click Here to jump to US / UK Artist Profile Part 2
There will be a "Day of Demos" by a number of the visiting UK artists - Saturday, March 2, 2013.
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| Criss Chaney "Vessel" |
11:00 AM at the Washington Glass School, UK-based glass artists Criss Chaney and Robyn Townsend will demonstrate using
metal wire and sheet inclusions into cast glass, and painting a layer of metal
powders onto the inside mould surface. They will also demonstrate cold
techniques for applying metals to a finished piece of glass, and options for
patination using common household chemicals. Click HERE to reserve a space at this free demo.
2:00 PM at DC GlassWorks, superstar 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.
2:00 PM at DC GlassWorks, superstar 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.
