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Program Book
Your guide to VIRTUAL 2021! Use the table of contents below to find the area of the
conference you want to know more about. Still have questions? Find the “Info Desk”
within THE HUB in the VIRTUAL 2021 event on Remo (pictured to the right) where
a GAS staff member can assist you with all your conference needs.
Accessibility + Translation 5
Remo 5
YouTube 5
GAS Website 6
GAS Market Booths 7
Alberta University of the Arts 7
Bay Area Glass Institute 7
Chrysler Museum Glass Studio 7
Coachella Glassworks Video Education | Paul Messink 7
Cutting Edge Products 7
Glass Axis 7
Glass Vegas 8
Glassybaby 8
Goldray Glass 8
His Glassworks 8
Hot Glass Color & Supply 8
Mobile Glassblowing Studios 8
Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience 8
Pilchuck Glass School 9
Pittsburgh Glass Center 9
Tulsa Glassblowing School 9
Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University 9
Wet Dog Glass 9
GAS Artist Booths 10
Anna Boothe, Pate de Verity 10
Brailsford Public Art | RAB Jewelry 10
Carol Milne | Knitted Glass 10
Cristine Baena | Glass Artist 10
Erin Pell | Contemporary Glass from the Canadian Prairies 10
Nathan Sandberg | OnGrade Studio 10
Tegan Hamilton | Glass Artist 10
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Thursday, May 20 11
Livestreams + Events 11
HOT DEMO | James Devereux + Katherine Huskie 11
CONFERENCE KICKOFF | Glass Art Society 11
GLASS VIRUS INTERVIEW | Jens Pfeifer + Michael Rogers 11
RECEPTION | Member + Student Exhibitions 12
HOT DEMO | Claire Kelly + Corning Museum of Glass 12
HOT DEMO | Leo Tecosky 12
FLAME DEMO | Sibelle Yuksek 13
FLAME DEMO | Earl Jr. 13
GALLERY TOUR | Traver Gallery 13
HOT DEMO | Ayano Yoshizumi + JamFactory 13
HOT DEMO | Kensuke Takeoka 14
Pre-Recorded Presentations 15
CULTURAL LECTURE | Pilar Aldana-Méndez 15
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE LECTURE | Claire Bell 15
TECHNICAL LECMO | Vanessa Cutler 16
FILM | María Eugenia Diaz de Vivar 16
ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE | Celia Garland 17
PERSONAL PRACTICE LECTURE | Romina Gonzales 17
BUSINESS PRACTICE LECTURE | Jason Harris 18
GAS PANEL | Jessica Jane Julius, Brandi P. Clark, Leo Tecosky + Mike Saroka 18
TECHNICAL LECTURE | Dr. Jessamy Kelly + Dr. Goshka Bialek 18
SOCIAL ISSUES LECTURE | Silvia Levenson 19
COLD ENGRAVING DEMO | Eliška Monsportová 19
STUDENT PANEL | Paige L. Morris, Bri Gluszak, Stephanie Alacon + May Chua 19
CULTURAL LECTURE | Aya Oki 20
STUDIO TOUR | Plasma Art Alliance 20
HOT DEMO | Ondřej Novotný + Zdeněk Žigo aka Grýša 20
FLAME DEMO | Ivan Bestari Minar Pradipta 20
SAXE EMERGING ARTISTS PANEL | Nate Ricciuto, Joshua Kerly + Gracia Nash 21
COMMUNITY OUTREACH PANEL | Frederik Rombach, Anselm Croze, Jeff Zimmer, David
Mola + Ilanit Shalev 21
KILN LECMO | Katrina Ruby-Chirco 21
BUSINESS PRACTICE LECTURE | Aimee E. Sones 22
TECHNICAL LECMO | Mitcheal Veenstra + Catherine Wehlburg 22
LECMO | Charlotte Wilkinson 23
IDENTITY LECTURE | Emma Woffenden 23
BACK TO TOP 2Friday, May 21 24
Livestreams + Events 25
KILN LECMO | Lisbeth Biger 25
COLD DEMO | Lothar Böttcher, Michael Robert Bokrosh, Samuel Weisenborn, Patrick Roth,
Tobby Ritzkowski + Simon Holm 25
YOGA | Rosie Daniel 26
GLASS VIRUS INTERVIEW | Caroline Madden + Joseph McBrinn 26
RECEPTION | Green Exhibition 26
HOT DEMO | Elliot Walker 26
ACTIVITY | Carlyn Rae + Ashley Carter 27
ACCESSIBILITY PANEL | Elizabeth “Ann” Potter, Harry Seaman, Scout Cartagena + Debra
Ruzinsky 27
HOT DEMO | Dan Friday at the Seattle Glassblowing Studio 27
HOT DEMO | Tegan Hamilton 27
KILN LECMO | Evelyn Gottschall Baker 28
HOT DEMO | Kenji Ito 28
Pre-Recorded Presentations 29
PERSONAL PRACTICE LECTURE | Kate Baker 29
CULTURAL LECTURE | Marzena Krzemińska Baluch + Kalina Bańka 29
CULTURAL LECTURE | Pascale Beaudet 30
FILM / PANEL | Shayla Behrman 30
IDENTITY LECTURE | Kayla Cantu 30
SAXE EMERGING ARTISTS PANEL | Bri Chesler, Morgan Gilbreath + Erin Hoffman 31
COMMUNITY PANEL | DMG School Project (Lauren Hill + Duncan McClellan) 31
HOT DEMO | Gray Barn Studios (Jimmy Anderegg, Conor McClellan + Megan Stelljes) 31
KILN LECMO | Leslie Rowe Isrealson + Ryan Bavin 32
FLAME DEMO | Marc Kornbluh 32
STAINED GLASS TECHNICAL LECTURE | Joel D. Kowit 32
TECHNICAL LECTURE | António Matos 32
FILM IN GLASS PANEL | North Lands Creative with Juli Bolaños-Durman, Madeline Rile Smith,
Griet Beyaert, Jayne Cherry, Alison Lowry + Simone Fezer 33
HOT DEMO | Antoine Pierini 34
BUSINESS PRACTICE LECTURE | Chandell Elizabeth Popik 34
ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE | Chas Prettejohn 34
CULTURAL LECTURE | Julia Stephenson + James Maskrey 35
COLD DEMO | Shayla Summers 35
FLAME DEMO | Daisuke Takeuchi 36
FLAME DEMO | Trina Urrata-Weintraub 36
FILM / PANEL | Susan Warner, Jabari Owens Bailey, Derek Klein + Elisabeth Emerson 36
NEON / PLASMA DEMO | Jacob Tyler Willcox + the Alfred Neon Program 37
BACK TO TOP 3Saturday, May 22 38
Livestreams + Events 38
GLASS VIRUS INTERVIEW | Gayle Matthias + Erin Dickson 38
GALLERY TOUR | C2 Centre for Craft, Carissa Baktay 38
HOT DEMO | Jeff Mack + Corning Museum of Glass 39
GAS MEMBER MEETING | Glass Art Society 39
NEON / PLASMA LECMO | Harriet Schwarzrock 39
CLOSING NIGHT DEMO + EVENT | Glass Art Society + Museum of Glass Tacoma 40
Pre-Recorded Presentations 41
MOSAIC TECHNIQUE LECTURE | Robin Brailsford 41
HOT DEMO | Marta Byrdziak 41
CULTURAL LECTURE | Lu Chi 42
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE LECTURE | B. Jane Cowie 42
FLAME DEMO | Bandhu Dunham 43
FLAME DEMO | Alessia Fuga 43
EDUCATION PANEL | Jane Gavan, Gabriella Bisetto + Nadège Desgenétez 43
FLAME DEMO | Zach Jorgenson 44
HISTORICAL LECTURE | Floor Kaspers 44
KILN LECMO | Colette Langan 44
GREEN PANEL | Bennett A. Leff, Eddie Bernard, Chas Prettejohn + Ziad Abichaker 44
EDUCATION LECTURE | Shari Mendelson 46
NEON/PLASMA | Kamila Mróz + Michał Adamski 46
HOT DEMO | Darren Petersen 46
DESIGN COLLABORATION | Dagmar Petrovická, Eva Nováková + Irena Czepcová 46
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE PANEL | Jamie Marie Rose, Madeline Rile Smith, Teisha Holloway
+ Alison Lowry 47
FLAME LECMO | Madeline Rile Smith + Amy Lemaire 47
OTHER (FLAME VIDEO COLLECTION) | Victor Trabucco 48
NEON/PLASMA | David Wilson 48
COMMUNITY LECTURE | Yuan Yin 48
BACK TO TOP 4Accessibility + Translation
Please see the information below as you navigate the VIRTUAL 2021 conference on Remo and enjoy
the pre-recorded presentations on YouTube! If you have any questions, please contact
info@glassart.org
Remo
Remo does not have captioning functionality. However, Google Chrome recently released its new
built-in captioning feature! Google Chrome captioning works across social and video sites, podcasts
and radio content, personal video libraries (such as Google Photos), embedded video players, and
most web-based video or audio chat services.
To learn more about this accessibility feature, please take a look at the Google blog post “Chrome can
now caption audio and video.”
Google Chrome
1. On your computer, open Chrome
2. Click the 3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of your browser (next to the
URL address bar)
3. Click ‘Settings’
4. Select ‘Advanced’ to access the advanced Chrome settings
5. Select ‘Accessibility’
6. Toggle the option for 'Live Caption' on
7. Go back to your Remo Event and do a hard refresh (CTRL+SHIFT+R on Windows -or-
CMD+SHIFT+R on Mac)
You will now be able to read the conversation happening in real-time in both Conversation and
Presentation Mode.
Captions through Google Chrome are only available in English at this time; however, all live
presentations will be recorded and available through the pre-recorded tab, which will allow you to watch
the videos on YouTube where closed-captioning and translation are available.
YouTube
YouTube has great options for auto-generated captions and auto-translating.
BACK TO TOP 5YouTube:
1. Play video
2. Select the closed captions (CC) button in the bottom right corner of the video.
3. If you would like to change the language, select the gear button which is next to the CC
button.
4. Choose “Subtitles/CC English” on the menu
5. Select “Auto-translate” which will bring up a menu of languages to choose from
Here is a video showing how to turn on auto-translate.
GAS Website
Did you know the Glass Art Society website can be translated into more than 100 languages? Visit
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glassart.org and look for the blue stripe at the top of any page. Select the down arrow next to “Select
Language” and it will open a drop-down menu with all of the available languages.
BACK TO TOP 6GAS Market Booths
Can’t find the vendor or artist you’re looking for? Make sure to check both floors of
the GAS Market. Some vendors and artists are located on Floor 2. You can use the
“elevator” on the right side of the Remo platform to navigate to other floors (pictured
to the right).
Alberta University of the Arts
The glass program at AUArts fosters creative, independent makers and critical
thinkers, and a high level of student interaction with both faculty and guest artists.
Bay Area Glass Institute
The Bay Area Glass Institute offers classes in the glass arts, and public lectures and
demonstrations by international and locally renowned guest artists.
Chrysler Museum Glass Studio
The Perry Glass Studio brings the Chrysler Museum’s internationally-acclaimed glass collection to life
by showing visitors how these masterpieces are created.
Coachella Glassworks Video Education | Paul Messink
Coachella Glassworks Education provides rich online content that takes you to the next level in your
artistic journey. Our Creating Dimension online course teaches you every aspect of Paul Messink's
techniques for creating painted, multi-layered glass panels. With more than 25 hours of video content,
this 4-course series covers: an introduction to enamels, the multi-layered glass panel process, a
painting guide to multi-layered panels, and two specialty topics - bubble control and fog techniques.
Cutting Edge Products
Cutting Edge Products — a division of Red Hot Metal — specializes in crafting hand-made, precision
tools for the glass artist.
Glass Axis
Glass Axis celebrates the art and science of glass. We embrace both the ‘glass as fine art’ ethos that
has been our hallmark since 1987, and glass as scientific exploration of chemical and physical change.
Adding this STEM learning component serves our #1 organizational priority: Education. Glass Axis is a
destination for vibrant possibilities. Open to all, it is the place people come for freedom to learn,
experiment, grow, create and share. We encourage creativity, provide opportunities for artists of all
ages, and foster a sense of community for our visitors, members, and artists.
BACK TO TOP 7Glass Vegas
Glass Vegas isn’t just some old ordinary glass art trade show with that same mundane and blahhh
feeling. We’re a show that is driven by the passion, success, spirit, and energy of the entire glass
culture. We thrive off of each and every one of you beautiful individuals in this tight knit community and
strive to embody that essence into the soul of the show.
Glassybaby
We hand-blow glass with color and light for people who love to give kindness.
Goldray Glass
Goldray works with artists, designers, architects and installers to incorporate glass into creations to
create unique spaces. In our factory we manipulate glass for use in public art and construction projects.
We work hard at minimizing our impact on the built environment. Producing reusable and recyclable
products allow us to empower our customers to deliver safe, beautiful breathtaking projects.
His Glassworks
His Glassworks is here to assist you with all your coldworking needs. From equipment to
adhesives, abrasives to polishing, and everything in between. We’re here with advice,
experience, and support to help you work your glass.
Hot Glass Color & Supply
Hot Glass Color & Supply sells color and tools to glass artists and studios all over the world. More than
just a supply shop, we partner with our customers to find the perfect solution for your needs. Soft glass
or borosilicate, we've got you covered. Featuring Kugler Colors and Clear, Glass Alchemy, NS & TAG
colors. We also carry high quality tools by Red Hot Metal, Jasen Johnsen, and other makers. Join us in
making the world more beautiful through glass art!
Mobile Glassblowing Studios
MGBS is committed to providing all those with an interest in glass blowing with an affordable, simple
way to experience hot glass in a wide range of environments. Using these furnaces, we have been able
to bring the world of hot glass to audiences who might have never experienced this amazing process
otherwise, spreading an appreciation for how things are made to venues not traditionally thought of as
"art markets".
Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience
Refract will return October 14-17, 2021, as the region’s luminaries of glass art come out to shine with
special events, epic exhibitions, studio tours, intriguing demos, and opportunities to connect with artists
working in this fascinating medium.
BACK TO TOP 8Pilchuck Glass School
Pilchuck Glass School is an international center for glass art education. Our serene campus in
Stanwood, Washington, is nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains amidst a working tree farm.
From May through September every year, Pilchuck's Summer + Fall Program offers a series of courses
as well as residencies for established artists in all media. Summer sessions vary in length and offer
concurrent courses in a variety of glassworking processes for artists of all skill levels. Small classes
taught by world-renowned artists and instructors emphasize experimentation and teamwork while
fostering individual initiative and expression.
Pittsburgh Glass Center
Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) is a nonprofit, public-access education center; an art gallery; a
state-of-the-art glass studio; a community builder; and a hub for innovation and creativity. Anyone can
take classes, explore the contemporary glass gallery, and watch the live hot glass demonstrations.
World-renowned glass artists come here to create and teach.
Tulsa Glassblowing School
Tulsa Glassblowing School was founded in 2007 and provides an open access hot shop and kiln studio
offering unique experiences for anyone interested in the beauty of glass art. From the novice to the
skilled glass artist, TGS provides an outlet for creativity, teamwork and self-expression. Opportunities to
work with hot glass first hand range from one time experiences to multi-week classes to private
lessons. Working with area youth and veterans drives our mission, offering a chance for people of all
ages to explore an age old art form.
Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture educates and inspires students to be active participants in
society with the highest aspirations for creative and social achievement, individual expression, scholarly
discovery, and innovation.
Learning at Tyler is a profoundly transformative process in which students exceed their own
expectations as creators, scholars, educators, and active citizens. Tyler prepares students to make
valuable contributions in a range of fields through the strength of their creative and technical skills, their
ability to visualize solutions to problems, and their personal vision informed by social and civic
responsibility.
Wet Dog Glass
We at WDG are committed to providing our clients with top-notch services and products that range from
studio equipment design, fabrication and installation to consultation and technical support. We are
specialists in combustion, safety and control systems, so you can count on us to provide you with
exactly what you need. We understand the need for efficiency and so we put forth great effort into
bringing you products of the highest quality. Since 1996, we have helped glass and ceramic artists
around the world to solve problems unique to each situation. When you call on WDG for assistance, we
give you all we’ve got!
BACK TO TOP 9GAS Artist Booths
Can’t find the vendor or artist you’re looking for? Make sure to check both floors of
the GAS Market. Some vendors and artists are located on Floor 2. You can use the
“elevator” on the right side of the Remo platform to navigate to other floors (pictured
to the right).
Anna Boothe, Pate de Verity
A niche glass studio that features kiln cast work inspired by antiquity with a
contemporary twist.
Brailsford Public Art | RAB Jewelry
Carol Milne | Knitted Glass
Carol Milne creates works in knitted glass using the lost-wax casting process.
Her latest work uses LED lighting to create illuminated, knitted glass sculptures.
Cristine Baena | Glass Artist
Erin Pell | Contemporary Glass from the Canadian Prairies
Canadian lampworker & glass blower based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Currently focused on
creating botanical sculptures featuring mainly native plants & those that evoke childhood memories.
Nathan Sandberg | OnGrade Studio
Tegan Hamilton | Glass Artist
Tegan Hamilton is an Australian artist who is currently working in Melbourne, Australia. An active
member of the Australian and Seattle glass arenas, she recently moved back to Australia after years
working and developing her skills within the highly recognised Seattle glassblowing community. She
works with internationally renowned glass artists in Australia and abroad.
BACK TO TOP 10Thursday, May 20
Livestreams + Events
All live presentations and events will be held in the LIVESTREAM building unless
otherwise noted. You will enter VIRTUAL 2021 on Remo through THE HUB. Once
you are on the platform, you can visit the LIVESTREAM building by using the
buttons in the bottom right corner (pictured) to navigate to the other buildings.
All Times Displayed in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
Need to know the times for your region? Use this Time Zone Converter.
HOT DEMO | James Devereux + Katherine Huskie
Salmon SCHOOL Project | 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM (PDT)
James Devereux and Katherine Huskie of Devereux and Huskie Glassworks, located in Wiltshire, Great
Britain, welcome you into their studio as virtual participants in School - an international traveling
exhibition that casts light on the diminished state of global salmon and steelhead populations. The
installation, spearheaded and conceptualized by artist Joseph Rossano, features a life-size school of
mirrored salmon-like forms, sculpted from molten glass by concerned glassmakers from around the
world, as well as first-hand video accounts from scientists, artists, and Indigenous peoples.
www.thesalmonschool.com | www.devereuxandhuskie.co.uk | @devereuxhuskie
CONFERENCE KICKOFF | Glass Art Society
VIRTUAL 2021 Conference Kickoff | 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM (PDT)
Join Brandi P. Clark, Jessica Jane Julius, and Nadania Idriss as they help us celebrate the launch of
our virtual conference!
www.glassart.org
GLASS VIRUS INTERVIEW | Jens Pfeifer + Michael Rogers
Glass Virus Conversations: Global Narratives | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (PDT)
This lecture explores Michael Roger’s international practices, as an artist, educator, and curator.
Rogers has spent a large part of his career traveling and working in countries outside of the US which
include Japan, China, South Korea, and Latvia. Through his travels and many years of teaching and
collaborations, Rogers has collected a unique array of global narratives. In conversation with
artist/researcher Jens Pfeifer, Rogers will share and explore the cultural richness of the connections
garnered through these lived experiences.
BACK TO TOP 11Jens Pfeifer is an artist and Head of the Large Glass Department at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in
Amsterdam. He also is the founder and chairman of the Glass Virus.
Michael Rogers currently divides his time living and working in Riga, Latvia, and upstate New York in
the US. He maintains active research relationships with Rochester Institute of Technology, the Studio at
Corning Museum of Glass, and Alfred University.
www.michaelrogersart.site/work | www.jenspfeifer.org | www.theglassvirus.com
RECEPTION | Member + Student Exhibitions
Connections + Evolution: Showcasing GAS Members + Students | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (PDT)
NOTE: THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN THE HUB
HOT DEMO | Claire Kelly + Corning Museum of Glass
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PDT)
For this demo, I will roll up cane on a clear bubble to create pinwheels. These will be stored in an oven.
Then I’ll overlay a lot of opal blue over enamel white to create a brilliant sky blue. My assistant will
gather clear glass a few times. When the gather is ready I’ll use a torch to preheat areas of the bubble
and begin sticking the pinwheels onto the preheated surface. Once we have everything applied and
nicely worked in we will blow and sculpt the form with cork blocks. I’ll punty it once, close it off, and
finish it with just a small pinhole to let air escape. And we’ll be doing it all with masks on! Thanks to the
Studio for creating and installing a mechanical inflation system so we can still blow glass during
Covid-19.
www.clairekellyglass.com | www.cmog.org | @clairekellyglass
HOT DEMO | Leo Tecosky
Revolution | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (PDT)
This demonstration will encompass multiple processes to create glasswork that addresses our Civil
Rights movement. Techniques covered will be stuffed cups, hot sculpting, experimental enamel work,
glass graffiti, and activism. This virtual venue will be the perfect platform to encourage and embolden all
of us to use our medium, glass, to tell the world that we stand for what’s right and bring glass as an art
form to the table of artistic activism. I plan to sculpt blown letterforms, arrows, and stars into a
composition resembling a graffiti “throw-up” or bubble letter style that shouts out the Black Lives Matter
movement.
www.leotecosky.com | @anserglass
BACK TO TOP 12FLAME DEMO | Sibelle Yuksek
Anatomical Sculpting | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (PDT)
Sibelle will show how to hollow sculpt a figure.
www.sibelley.com | @sibelley
FLAME DEMO | Earl Jr.
Klein Bottle | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (PDT)
The klein bottle is a 3D representation of a 4D concept. Essentially a klein is a 3D representation of
infinity and the 4th dimension. I’ve been fascinated with this concept for quite some time and recently
came up with a way to modify it into a functional piece. Earl Jr. will go through the process of making a
klein bottle. The klein bottle process gives the viewer several aspects of making internal seals and
shaping. It’s a great way for a beginner to gain a further understanding of scientific glass work.
@earljrglass
GALLERY TOUR | Traver Gallery
Mel Douglas Exhibition | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (PDT) | Register Here
Join us for a special tour at the renowned Traver Gallery, located in Seattle, WA and dedicated to
contemporary glass art! Director Sarah Traver, alongside Mel Douglas, an Australian glass artist, will
take us on a guided tour of Douglas' current solo exhibition and then discuss Douglas' life, work, and
process in an intimate conversation. Space is limited to only 50 participants. Be sure to grab your spot
before they're gone!
www.travergallery.com | @travergallery | @meldouglasglass
NOTE: THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN ZOOM & REQUIRES ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION.
HOT DEMO | Ayano Yoshizumi + JamFactory
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (PDT)
As an alumna of JamFactory's Associate program, Ayano Yoshizumi will be demonstrating a variety of
processes for the development of her ICON Series. Using glassblowing, mold blowing, and hot joining,
Ayano will develop complex artworks in JamFactory's hotshop with a team of past and recent alumni.
www.ayanoyoshizumi.com | www.jamfactory.com.au | @ayanoyoshizumi_glass
BACK TO TOP 13HOT DEMO | Kensuke Takeoka
Line Transition | 10:00 PM - 12:00AM (PDT)
My work is knitting, a structure with glass lines. By blowing the glass, the shape is rounded out. Each
regular line changes softly depending on the force that swells outside. A line is born from the melted
glass. The process by which it becomes a structure and becomes three-dimensional appears in the
work as a movement of the line.
@kensuketakeoka
BACK TO TOP 14Pre-Recorded Presentations
Pre-recorded presentations released on each day of the conference can be found by clicking the
“Pre-Recorded Presentations” button within THE HUB in the VIRTUAL 2021 event on Remo (pictured
below). This will open an exclusive GAS webpage that features playlists with links to each presentation
video.
CULTURAL LECTURE | Pilar Aldana-Méndez
Glass, Lights & Color at the Sagrada Familia Temple - Barcelona | 48 Minutes
Thanks to the experience in the treatment of light in my sculptural glasswork, I was in charge of the
creation of nine sculptures in solid glass for the top of the Sacristy Tower for the Sagrada Familia
Temple in Barcelona, a very special commission from the architects of the temple. The project took
place between 2014 and 2016. This lecture will discuss the evolution of the project with the realization
in the Czech Republic and details of the installation.
The lecture includes my deep research about light and color at the Temple presented by amazing
photos taken all year round to catch the different effects of light. The study of the presence of glass as
a key element to creating the warm atmosphere predicted by Gaudi. The research includes the stained
glass windows, the lanterns suspended in the ceiling, the sculptures in glass, and the Venetian glass
mosaics of the pinnacles. I also present the concepts of rule geometry used by Gaudi to create the
architectural patterns that will flood the interior of the temple with light, his research about color by
Tricomy, and his experiments to measure the vibration of colors.
The Sagrada Familia Temple is a great treasure of the cultural heritage of humanity. It is the
condensation of more than one century of research, experience, and actions initiated by the brilliant
architect Antoni Gaudi and followed by the coherent group of architects, industrials, craftsmen, and
artists who have worked and who still continue to build the temple.
www.aldana-mendez.net | www.pilaraldana-mendez.blogspot.com | @pilar.aldanamendez
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE LECTURE | Claire Bell
Glass graffiti; Starting from Scratch | 39 Minutes
From November 5th, 2020, I took the plunge and went full-time as a mural engraver and mirror maker.
This presentation will document how I got there, the history of the medium, and the creation of public
and private artwork from then up to the conference in this unusual medium.
BACK TO TOP 15Mural engraving is an inspiring, but largely forgotten art in the studio glass world, pioneered by New
Zealander John Hutton in the 1950s for The Great West Screen in Coventry Cathedral, England. It
involves the use of float glass as a canvas for the engraver’s images, which are engraved using large
and small drills. I was lucky enough to have a mentorship in 2017 with English engraver Jennifer
Conway, who learned this technique from John and his son Warrick Hutton in the 1970s. While there,
under her suggestion, I applied for and gained a 2018 Rakow Research residency at the Corning
Museum Library to expand my practice and learn about applying mirror-making techniques to my
engravings.
In 2019-2020 I was given the opportunity to scale up and design and create engraved bus shelters for
John Hutton’s hometown of Whanganui, where I now live. One is finished, and two are going to be
drawn up and engraved over the next three months, alongside smaller works for galleries and other in
and outdoor commissions. There are not many of us working today in this way, and I’d like to lift the lid
and share it with you all.
www.clairebell.glass | @claireellenbell
TECHNICAL LECMO | Vanessa Cutler
Industry and I | 31 Minutes
This will be a demonstration of how I work with industry and water jet technology. Many ask about the
process and this would be an opportunity to go through the manufacture of a piece of work from the
CAD work and drawings through to the industrial collaboration and end result. It will cover the use of
the various machines that have been employed in my work over recent years from 3-axis through to
5-axis. It will offer insight and tips to the accessibility of using the process, its benefits, and insight into
my practice
www.vanessacutler.com | @vanessacutler
FILM | María Eugenia Diaz de Vivar
Glass by Ibero-American Women | 38 Minutes
This video documentary brings together a selection of outstanding women in the field of glass in
Ibero-America. Artists, directors of institutions, designers, among others. Each of them will make a
description of their work, explain what the glass represents for them and what their next projects are.
The objective is to spread the work of these women and the influence they are generating in the
community with their contribution. With the hashtag #glassbywomen we want to promote women's work
and maybe think about generating an award from the GAS for future editions.
Featuring:
● Argentina: Silvia Levenson, Miriam Di Fiore, Claudia Golzman, Lourdes Zenobi,
Andrea da Ponte
● Uruguay: Jeanine Altman
● Brazil: Luciana Medeiros
BACK TO TOP 16● Colombia: Marta Isabel Ramírez
● Costa Rica: Silvia Monge, Natalia Phillips
● Mexico: Luisa Restrepo
● Panama: Isabel De Obaldia, Gladys Sevillano
● Venezuela: Ana María Nava
● Spain: María Luisa Martínez, Sara Sorribes, Montserrat Duran Muntadas
www.objetosconvidrio.com | @objetosconvidrio
ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE | Celia Garland
The Glass Environmentalist | 33 Minutes
There are those who say that glass art and conservation are opposing interests. I disagree.
Glassmaking throughout history has had environmental impacts, deforestation for fuel, mining for
materials, and localized impacts of production. While many glassblowers hold little to no historical guilt
for our craft, as we move into the ever-pressing concerns of a warming climate, now is the time to
reckon with our impact on our environment and ensure that our collective contributions are higher than
our consumption.
As our society moves away from glass and toward plastic as a default, it’s worth taking a moment to
consider the long-lasting repercussions of this. Glass isn’t blameless, for our medium has gone from a
symbol of wealth to nearly being considered as disposable as plastic.
Countless glass artists continue to draw upon nature for inspiration. The beauty of the natural world has
an incredible pull. As most artists learn throughout the creation process, an attachment to the source of
inspiration is to be expected. In turn, glassblowers use their artistic expression to create societal
awareness, which spurs and ignites genuine change.
I’ve found that having one foot in both the art and scientific world proves difficult at times, but ultimately
beneficial. With a bit of history, science, and plenty of glass magic, I hope to show why turning up the
heat isn’t inevitable. The allure and inherent value of glass, combined with the limitless potential of
glass’s recyclability and use, make it a clear choice for the planet.
www.celiagarland.com | @celiagarland
PERSONAL PRACTICE LECTURE | Romina Gonzales
Energy in Motion | 32 Minutes
Glass has the ability to record irreplicable moments. I will speak about its memory, its responsiveness,
and the development of methods for increasing productivity and scale. I will discuss three techniques
that are essential to my work in glass: pulling, mechanical inflation, and controlled disruption.
BACK TO TOP 17“Finding The Window” consists of ladled masses of glass stretched while molten using only heat and
gravity. “Formations” are amorphous pieces made by dropping solid gathers onto a surface and inflating
them with compressed air. Both of these processes involve making a finalized piece in one go using
solely the temperature provided by the furnace. “Molecular Tension” explores abrupt temperature
changes in blown forms by super-cooling an area with compressed air until natural breakage occurs, as
one portion of the piece contracts forcibly while the other portion remains expanded and relaxed. These
three techniques revolve around a gesture and intend to capture e-motion, defined here as
energy-in-motion. Glass is outstanding as a vehicle to translate the vibrational frequencies that exist in
this material world, exceptionally illustrating that our biology is our biography. Through observation,
investigation, and experimentation, I approach glassmaking as a study of the structure and behavior of
the physical and natural world and its contemporary applications. By presenting glass in a condition that
the public isn't normally used to encounter, perceptions of what is possible expands. This experience
then translates into other areas of life, allowing us to live more consciously, openly, and fully.
www.rominagonzales.com
BUSINESS PRACTICE LECTURE | Jason Harris
Successful Studios in a Tumultuous Climate | 42 Minutes
I will present a lecture that talks about how to maintain a successful studio and sustainable glass art
business in this tumultuous climate through a pivot.
www.jeromebaker.com
GAS PANEL | Jessica Jane Julius, Brandi P. Clark, Leo Tecosky + Mike Saroka
Looking Forward: GAS Mission, Vision + Values | 15 Minutes
www.glassart.org
TECHNICAL LECTURE | Dr. Jessamy Kelly + Dr. Goshka Bialek
Entrapment: The development of inclusions and inner space within glass | 58 Minutes
A talk about the use of intentional inclusions and inner space within art glass. A short history of
inclusions in glass will be presented alongside a range of different techniques that are used when
adding glass or metal inclusions to glass. We will also present some of the material compatibility
problems we have solved during our research when mixing other materials with glass. In addition, a
selection of artists that use other inclusions in glass such as air inclusions, pre-made glass inclusions,
and print will be discussed. This talk sets out the parameters of the field providing an in-depth study into
the concept and use of inclusions which plays an important part in understanding why so many artists
use inclusions in their practice. Through this talk, we will define and explore the variety of ways, both
from a historical and contemporary perspective, that inclusions in glass, have been combined together
over many years.
www.jessamykellyglass.com | www. goshkabialek.pl
BACK TO TOP 18SOCIAL ISSUES LECTURE | Silvia Levenson
Political Revelation in Glass | 30 Minutes
I was born in Argentina and I had to emigrate to Italy during the Argentinean dictatorship. All my work is
connected with social and political issues: the work of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo in Argentina,
violence against women, racism, and discrimination against refugees. I was working with Berlin Glass
and the Glass Biennale in the UK with refugees and immigrants. I will show how glass can be a
medium for speaking about conflicts and how art can modify the feeling of viewers.
www.silvialevenson.com | www.youtube.com/c/silvialevenson | @silvia_levenson
COLD ENGRAVING DEMO | Eliška Monsportová
Engraved | 14 Minutes
I would like to start my presentation by introducing myself, my curriculum vitae, my studies, main
inspiration, resources, and motivation for my work. I have particular interests in production that have
accompanied my journey ever since, which I would also like to mention. Such as love for
craftsmanship, hand-making, engraving, sketching, working with textile, etc. Next, I will make sure to
highlight the work attitude I stand by. Meaning that I value quality over quantity, that I prefer producing
alone rather than with a subcontractor, that the craft relaxes me and to me represents a sort of a
meditation. The presentation will be appended by samples of my engraving work as well as bespoke
designs as they were drawn up and produced. The craft of engraving has a deep and continuous
tradition, its working principles, and techniques, which I will also be mentioning.
www.monsportova.com
STUDENT PANEL | Paige L. Morris, Bri Gluszak, Stephanie Alacon + May Chua
Post Graduate Preparedness | 53 Minutes
Join current GAS Student Representative Paige L. Morris as she moderates a conversation with Bri
Gluszak, MFA student at Ohio State University: Stephanie Alacon, a student working on an Associate’s
degree from Palomar College in California: and May Chua, BFA student at Toyama City Institute of
Glass Art. They will dive into critical elements educators and glass programs need to consider, such as
professional practices in a class dedicated to the subject; formats for these professional practices;
mentor/mentorship; responsiveness to the pandemic and changes to professional practices within art
education; and most importantly, what would or could be best practices for a business practice
pedagogy and what critical information may be missing from this aspect of art education.
@paigelizbethmorris | @studio.gluszak | @nialacon | @whitehorsegrey
BACK TO TOP 19CULTURAL LECTURE | Aya Oki
Glass Art which is Colored with Japanese Culture & the Aesthetic of Craft (Kogei) | 33 Minutes
This lecture focuses on Japanese Culture and the Aesthetic of Craft (Kogei) which has been influencing
glass art in Japan nowadays. I will also dive into the development of Japanese traditions such as
Japanese clothes, comics, and poetry, as well as, Japanese glass artists, their work, and my own work
as it relates to kogei.When wearing Japanese Kimonos, people must follow strict requirements in order
to meet the expectations and limitations of tradition. However, it is due to these limitations and
challenges that our culture grows. Similarly, poets use Haiku as a popular poetry format with focuses on
the limitations set by the format. It’s under these limitations that a deeper understanding and
appreciation can be found.Kogei is defined as Japanese Crafts made for functional everyday use that
have practicality and aesthetic value, but it is also a practice and way of life that artisans follow in their
pursuit of strong craftsmanship. I apply a Kogei approach when making glassworks. I begin with the
material first and then come up with the idea. I also apply aspects of Japanese culture by restricting the
material to only one focus and then developing it from there. It’s an expression of the material and
myself.Since I was born and have grown up in Japan, I would like to introduce Japanese Kogei
aesthetic and approach and then share examples of this approach from influential Japanese artists and
also from myself with the Glass Art Society.
www.aya-oki.com | @ayaokidoki
STUDIO TOUR | Plasma Art Alliance
Light on the Horizon | 24 Minutes
An exhibition of plasma light art from artists around the globe, presented by the Plasma Art Alliance.
www.plasmaartalliance.com | @plasma_art_alliance
HOT DEMO | Ondřej Novotný + Zdeněk Žigo aka Grýša
Bohemian Rap-Soda | 40 Minutes
Novotny Glass Centre in Novy Bor includes a hot-shop studio, cold shop, museum, restaurant, gallery,
and glass-making tool production. This presentation will show master goblet making for US brand
Juliska, master Petr Novotny playing with glass, and pieces of art by Ondrej Novotny and our gypsy
friend Grysa.
www.novotnyglass.cz | @novotnyglass
FLAME DEMO | Ivan Bestari Minar Pradipta
Scrap glass flameworking | 43 Minutes
This is a demonstration of how I make art from scrap glass using flameworking.
@ivanoozz
BACK TO TOP 20SAXE EMERGING ARTISTS PANEL | Nate Ricciuto, Joshua Kerly + Gracia Nash
2020 Saxe Emerging Artists | 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Our Saxe Emerging Artists Award provides artists with promising talent an opportunity to introduce their
work to a broad audience of established artists, educators, peers, collectors, art historians, and critics.
Our 2020 award winners, Nate Ricciuto, Joshua Kerly, and Gracia Nash are coming together to share
more about their artistic processes, inspirations, and more.
2020 Saxe Emerging Artists Catalog | @natealso | @joshuakerleymaker | @gracia.glass
COMMUNITY OUTREACH PANEL | Frederik Rombach, Anselm Croze, Jeff Zimmer, David Mola +
Ilanit Shalev
Building a New Virtual Landscape with Financial Sustainability | 1 Hour
Join us for a lovely conversation as panelists discuss what their current virtual landscape looks like
pre-pandemic and currently and seek to answer questions such as: How do you maintain (or foster)
relationships with network or community, i.e. vendors/customers/contractors? Are there things you’ve
started to do in the pandemic that you know will continue to do in the future? And, how do you stay true
to yourself and your organization while adapting to what you need to do to keep your doors open?
Moderator:
● Frederik Rombach, Rombachs Glas, Belgium
Panel:
● Anselm Croze, Kitengala Hot Glass, Nairobi
● Jeff Zimmer, co-founder of GlasslabEdinburgh, UK
● David Mola, co-founder of GlasslabEdinburgh, UK
● Ilanit Shalev, Ilanit Shalev Glass Art Company, USA
Panelists will be available for a live Q&A Thursday, May 19th at 9 AM (PDT). Join them at their table to
learn more about them!
www.rombachs.com | www.kitengela.com | www.glasslabedinburgh.com | www.ilanitshalev.com
KILN LECMO | Katrina Ruby-Chirco
Every Last Shard - Making the Most of Your Materials | 48 Minutes
This lecmo is based on the principle of recycling; using what you have in the corners of your home
studio, garage, junkyard, etc. to create kiln-fired pieces.
During the challenges of the pandemic, I have relied more than ever on my commitment to using
secondhand, discarded, and even third-hand materials.
Recycled from home remodeling projects, picture frames, the thrift store, recycling bins, industrial
projects, and more; usable kiln glass can be found almost anywhere. With some inspiration, we can
BACK TO TOP 21save money and send some respect to Mother Nature by using every last shard. My presentation will
highlight innovative ways to use glass, literally, down to dust.
www.glassworksbykatrina.com | @katrubyglass
BUSINESS PRACTICE LECTURE | Aimee E. Sones
I know how to MAKE GLASS ART, now what? | 21 Minutes
Have you perfected your craft, completed school, a recent workshop or years of self-taught exploration,
and are now ready for the world and your community to see what you do?
Are you ready to reach a broader audience, sell your work and be successful in the digital age?
In this lecture, I dive into the possibilities through the broad use and integration of digital systems
behind the scenes for successful artists, entrepreneurs, educators, and nonprofit studios.
Guided by over twenty years of experience in the field, I will share examples of how to integrate free
apps that can be used on your phone or tablet to create and edit still and video documentation of your
work, fliers, and catalogs for your budding or expanding business, and cloud storage to work on the go
from home while commuting and traveling.
I’ll also share tips and techniques for everything from creating/refreshing your brand identity to
maintaining and updating your website, newsletters, email campaigns, and social media.
Not to be forgotten will be tools for running a small business and staying organized, while working
across multiple platforms, plus all the odds and ends from tracking sales, and inquiries to
communicating and maintaining global relationships across many time zones.
Lastly, I’ll touch on building resilience, emotional intelligence, and GRIT to get you through to the next
level of your career or transition as an artist, curator, educator, arts administrator, or entrepreneur.
www.aimeesones.com | @aimeesones
TECHNICAL LECMO | Mitcheal Veenstra + Catherine Wehlburg
You see a pile of bricks - I see a furnace: building a simple and affordable furnace | 31 Minutes
The heart of any glassblowing hotshop is the furnace. It’s also the most confusing and expensive piece
for an aspiring hotshop builder to acquire. You can certainly purchase a furnace from one of many
fantastic dealers – or you can build one yourself for a lot less. We see many small studios and hot
shops struggling financially and this prevents overall access to the art – especially from marginalized
and underrepresented peoples. This session will show the process we used to build a simple,
reconfigurable, flexible, propane-powered, day-use brick furnace for less than $1000, plus the cost of
your burner-train, in the hopes that we can better open the doors to glass blowing with lower
BACK TO TOP 22introductory costs. This furnace is reasonably efficient, easy to build, and easy to modify to make it fit
your needs and harkens back to the early days of studio glassblowing. We’ll show the plans, the
process for building, and the way that we use this furnace as well as share the story of how this came
to be. Come and join us as we load in the morning, fire up, blow glass, and shut down in the afternoon!
@wvglassworks
LECMO | Charlotte Wilkinson
Manipulation of the intangible | 33 Minutes
This is a presentation based on my Ph.D. research into the application of holograms onto handmade
glass objects and the effect of hot and cold processes on the holographic image. The practical aim of
my research is to produce a series of objects that explore the aesthetic, decorative use of holography
when applied to handmade glass objects; whilst the theoretical aim of my research is to build an
analytical framework in which to situate this new work.
Key areas to discuss:
1. The effect of glass on the holographic image - using the material qualities of glass to artificially
alter the positioning of the holographic image.
2. Light as a tool and feature.
3. Transforming objects of novelty into objects of wonder - the development of holograms into
sophisticated, contemporary glass art.
Techniques to be highlighted:
1. Novel approaches to the production of holograms.
2. Combining glass and holography beyond using glass simply as the “vehicle” for the emulsion.
As with most visually unstable surfaces, portraying holograms virtually faces some challenges. The
artifacts that will be integral to my presentation will be incorporated as video clips and photographs to
best capture and communicate the ephemeral moments of wonder.
www.charlottewilkinson.co.uk | @_charlotte_wilkinson_
IDENTITY LECTURE | Emma Woffenden
Who has the power to do what to whom? | 40 Minutes
The lecture title is a question my work explores in relation to gender in societal, religious, and domestic
settings, at the same time recognising the fluid states of masculinity and femininity and how these two
merge. The feminine voice can be silenced and craft dumbed down, my projects such as Play-Fight,
Cross-dressing, and Elephant Revenge explore power struggles, hierarchal dualities, and
powerlessness. My work talks about ugly events using beautiful forms without glorification and I will
show how this connects me to statuary and figurative sculpture in the history of art.
BACK TO TOP 23I will explain how having been trained to a high level of craft with a certain set of material values, I
challenged myself to make something meaningful by doing the opposite, resisting the urge to get lost in
process, how contrarily glass skills and ‘glass language’ remained central to my practice.
I refer to the sociologist and philosopher Pierre Bourdieu’s idea of ‘symbolic violence’, that non-physical
and unconsciously complicit violence is manifested in power differentials between social groups, that
‘the normal’ is imposed by the group with most social power, an insidious and pervasive reality not
simply a gender conflict. Bourdieu’s ideas were applied to inequalities between disadvantaged,
marginalised populations and the rest of the world, they reflect my unease, a feeling about power and
glory within human society.
During the pandemic the value of people and their roles were questioned, we imagined change,
different roles, and brighter futures.
www.emmawoffenden.com | @emma.woffenden
BACK TO TOP 24Friday, May 21
Livestreams + Events
All live presentations and events will be held in the LIVESTREAM building unless
otherwise noted. You will enter VIRTUAL 2021 on Remo through THE HUB. Once
you are on the platform, you can visit the LIVESTREAM building by using the
buttons in the bottom right corner (pictured) to navigate to the other buildings.
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KILN LECMO | Lisbeth Biger
The Beauty of Discarded Glass | 4:00 AM - 5:00 AM (PDT)
After using recycled glass for several years, I want to celebrate the very specific beauty of this type of
cast glass. The results of cast bottles or jars should not be regarded as the lesser choice, but simply as
one more option. Choosing to work with recycled glass because of economic or environmental reasons
can definitely be reason enough. But my interest in the material has shifted, to be primarily the beautiful
marble-like structure that is so often overlooked.
During this lecmo I will share how to choose the right type of recycled glass, share my experience of
firing and annealing with an unknown annealing temperature, and show how to use the shape of the
bottle as a design aspect in the finished piece of art.
I would like to promote the option of using recycled glass, in any university-level glass program, not as
the lesser choice, but as a viable alternative.
@Lisbethbiger
COLD DEMO | Lothar Böttcher, Michael Robert Bokrosh, Samuel Weisenborn, Patrick Roth,
Tobby Ritzkowski + Simon Holm
Lathe Riders: Secret Techniques from the Cold Shop | 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM (PDT)
Lathe Riders is a collaborative presentation specifically focussing on the cold shop studio and
cold-working techniques. The aim of this lecmo is to pass on the passion and knowledge from the
presenters to inspire current and future generations of cold workers. Lathe Riders is also a continuation
of the spirit of Grit & Wheels (the first international cold worker get together in 2019 in Schiesheim,
Germany) encouraging and promoting cold work as a unique technique and skill, as well as building a
stronger network and presence for this branch of creative glass worldwide.
www.lotharbottcher.com | www.linkedin.com/in/lotharb1 | @lotharbottcher
BACK TO TOP 25YOGA | Rosie Daniel
Yoga for Creatives | 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM (PDT)
Join us for a Yin Yoga class with Rosie Daniel, live from Traver Gallery in Seattle, WA. This hour-long
class will guide you through breathing techniques, movement, and relaxation among Mel Douglas’s
work. After this session feel free to join Rosie for a Q&A at one of the Remo tables!
www.rosiedanielyoga.com | @rosiedanielyoga
GLASS VIRUS INTERVIEW | Caroline Madden + Joseph McBrinn
Glass Virus Conversations: Forgotten Narratives | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (PDT)
This lecture features Dr. Caroline Madden in an interview with Dr. Joseph Mc Brinn, who is currently
researching and writing a biography of the Irish artist Evie Hone who was widely heralded as the
greatest stained-glass artist of the twentieth century. In this interview, Dr. Mc Brinn will discuss the
complex process of researching the material history of craft, where only fragments of an archive exist,
and of unearthing the fascinating story of a highly individual artist who left a remarkable legacy.
Dr. Caroline Madden is an artist/researcher and lecturer in the School of Fine Art at the National
College of Art and Design in Ireland and co-researcher for the Glass Virus.
Dr. Joseph Mc Brinn is a writer, curator, and lecturer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He writes about
and has lectured widely on Irish art, design, and craft. He has published extensively on the intersecting
histories of gender, disability, and sexuality in art and design and particularly in modern craft and has
served as an editor on the Journal of Modern Craft.
www.ncad.ie/directory/view/dr.-caroline-madden | www.ulster.ac.uk/staff/j-mcbrinn
RECEPTION | Green Exhibition
Trace: Showcasing Sustainability in Glass Art | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (PDT)
For our first green exhibition, we’re coming together to celebrate everyone who made this exhibition
possible. Plus, we’ll announce the winners and honorable mentions. Hear from members of the GAS
Green Committee, some of the winners of the exhibition, and more!
NOTE: THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN THE HUB
HOT DEMO | Elliot Walker
Demo from a Random British Guy | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PDT)
www.ewalkerglassart.co.uk | @ewalkerglassart
BACK TO TOP 26ACTIVITY | Carlyn Rae + Ashley Carter
Glass Passport Activity Make-Along | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (PDT)
After our successful launch of the Glass Passport last fall, we’re excited to bring you a live version for
VIRTUAL 2021.
Glass Passport | www.carlynraydesigns.com
NOTE: THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN THE EDUCATION BUILDING.
ACCESSIBILITY PANEL | Elizabeth “Ann” Potter, Harry Seaman, Scout Cartagena + Debra
Ruzinsky
Creating Accessible Spaces: a Conversation for Glass Studios | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (PDT)
This panel is about the challenges that people who have disabilities face in learning to blow glass. It is
a story of learning, how instructors make modifications, and looks at how glassblowing can be more
accessible while challenging this community to be more accessible to artists with disabilities, especially
physical ones. Ann Potter has been a student of Phillip Hickcok, Bill Passmore, Hugh Willa, and has
worked with Ed Schmid.
Moderator:
● Debra Ruzinsky, USA
Panel:
● Scout Cartagena, USA
● Harry Seaman, USA
● Elizabeth “Ann” Potter, USA
@debraruzinsky | @scoutcartagenamakes | @harryseaman | @Seattle_lotus_Glass
HOT DEMO | Dan Friday at the Seattle Glassblowing Studio
Reef Net Anchor | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (PDT)
The artist team at Seattle Glassblowing Studio works to hot sculpt a slice of pizza in our downtown
Seattle hot shop. The piece will utilize color layering, hand sculpting, and murrini application to achieve
a semi-realistic slice of food art.
www.fridayglass.com | @danfriday |www.seattleglassblowing.com | @seattleglassblowing
HOT DEMO | Tegan Hamilton
Hot Glass Sculpting | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (PDT)
The global nature of the glass community leads to so many different connections. The connections
between techniques, people, and place are all pertinent to glass development. I grew up in country
Australia, moved to Melbourne for college and transitioned to the glass scene in Seattle for 7 years,
and traveled back to Australia. Through all of those places and all of the “glass travel’’ that I’ve done,
BACK TO TOP 27I’ve picked up so many techniques and tricks. I want to demonstrate a cocktail of techniques to
represent the amazing multitude of experiences that I’ve had in my global journey. I’m excited to be
able to be working in a studio in Melbourne, with Australian artists, demonstrating to other artists from
around the world. To places that I have taken snippets of techniques to my craft.
In this demonstration, I plan to sculpt a piece of glass that will be painted, brought back up to
temperature, and then encased within a solid glass form. Many of my sculptures represent glass
vessels as visual signifiers of the containment of cultural knowledge represented within museums. My
glass provides a representation of our obsession with collecting, categorising, and preserving the world
around us. This piece would represent my global journey and development as an artist.
www.teganhamilton.com | @tegan.hamilton
KILN LECMO | Evelyn Gottschall Baker
Non-Traditional Pâte de Verre | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (PDT)
I have experimented extensively with glass powders, developing a unique method of forming glass
paste into sculptures that are fired without the use of investment molds. My experience as a Test
Engineer has proved invaluable in shaping the discipline necessary for the methodical, detailed testing
required to create the complex firing schedules for this method, which must account for shrinkage,
varying thicknesses, and the way in which heat affects individual components. It is my pleasure to
share this technique through teaching other artists, as well as through the display of completed
sculptures.
During this lecmo, I will demonstrate my Pâte de Verre method to create objects that are fired without
the use of investment molds. I will use reusable silicone molds that are filled with glass paste and
frozen, then remove the frozen positive from the mold and use a low-heat process to dry the object.
Once dry, the object resembles clay “leather” which can be carved and modified to add more detail as
desired. I will also discuss the kiln setup, which does not require a mold for support although materials
such as fiber paper, sand, aluminum oxide, and kiln furniture can be used to provide stability to the
object during the firing process. Other considerations will be presented, including challenges such as
dealing with shrinkage and color maturation, as well as the importance of documentation. Several
completed sculptures will be shown and discussed to enable the audience to see possibilities.
www.GlassFractions.com | @GlassfractionsStudio
HOT DEMO | Kenji Ito
Hot Sculpting | 9:00 PM - 1:30 AM (PDT)
Blown and sculpted glass animal form created at Aya Glass Studio in Kawasaki, Japan, with a team of
about 4 people.
www.ayaglass.o.oo7.jp | @kenji2560
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