Born into a family of opticians, I have been around glass my entire life. My great uncle was one of the first to fuse two pieces of glass together to create a bifocal lens, and my father started his own lens manufacturing business in 1955 which is still in operation today.
After my retirement from that company, I returned to school and finished with a Masters in History, traveled to some of the most exotic places on earth, and have studied the techniques and methodology of glass art from some of the most amazing artists in the world.
Drawing upon my knowledge of Kilnforming and Kilncasting it is my goal to create a body of work that is uniquely mine.
Formal Education:
- Studio Arts, California State University Channel Islands, 2008 - 2009
- M. A. History, California State University Northridge, 2007.
- B. A. History & Archival Studies, California State University Northridge, 2003.
- A. A. Ophthalmic Optics, Los Angeles City College, 1973.
Glass Education:
- Jeffery Sarmiento, Graphic Swim, Bullseye Resource Center, Los Angeles, CA, July. 2019
- Amanda Simmons, Blending Colors in Tall Vessels, Bullseye Resource Center, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 2017
- Alicia Lomné, Pâte de Verre: Grains of Light, Bullseye Resource Center, Santa Fe, NM, 2017
- Matthew Day Perez, Kiln as Chisel, Bullseye Resource Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2017
- Kari Smoller Minnick, Realism to Abstraction, Bullseye Resource Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2017
- Karl Harron, The Perfect Vessel, Bullseye Resource Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
- Richard Parrish, Working in Shallow Spaces, Bullseye Resource Center, Emeryville, CA, Jan 29 - Feb 2, 2016
- Karl Harron, The Perfect Vessel, Bullseye Resource Center, Emeryville, CA, Sep 28 - Oct 4, 2015
- Kirstie Rea, Refresh, Bullseye Resource Center, Santa Fe, NM, Sept 1-5 2015
- Richard Whiteley, Filling the Voids, The Studio at CMoG, Corning, NY, Jun 22 - Jul 3, 2015
- Richard Whiteley, Discover Santa Fe, Bullseye Resource Center, Santa Fe, NM, Jun 23-29, 2014
- Nathan Sandberg, Materials Matter, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, Session 3, 2014
- Jessica Loughlin & Kirstie Rea, Simplify, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, Session 4, 2013
- Patty Gray & Hans Ittig, Roll Ups, Uroboros Glass Co, Portland, OR, June, 2008
- Patty Gray, Advance Fused Bowls, Las Vegas, NV, 2007
- Cathy Milligan, Beginning Beadmaking, Agoura, CA, 2004
Juried Exhibitions:
- Body Building, Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2020
- Real People, The Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, IL, 2016
- Humankind, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO, June 24 - August 5, 2016
- Westlake Village Art Guild, Newbury Park, CA, 2010
- Westlake Village Art Guild, Newbury Park, CA, 2009
Affilations:
- The Glass Art Society
- Corning Museum of Glass
- Art Glass Association of Southern California
- Quilt Visions
- San Jose Quilt Museum
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