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"New Work"
Exhibition Dates: September 1 - 24, 2006
(Seattle, WA) Vetri International Glass is proud to present a solo exhibition featuring new work by Bellingham artist Nancy Klimley. The show highlights a selection of the artist's richly hued, delicately ornate glass sculptures and vessels, and also introduces a new series of simple black and white forms which are fired twice, to allow the use of multiple colors in one kiln-cast piece.
Much of Klimley's work incorporates delicate, lace-like patterning which is intended to reflect emotions, characters or movements. "It's a human instinct to decorate one's environment," says Klimley. "My work explores this trait, especially through the use of pattern. Textiles, architecture, industrial design and nature all influence me. I start with wax vessels that have very simple silhouettes so the shape doesn't compete with the patterns I add by using incising, application or cage technique. Some pieces are solely decorative, but others evolve into statements that describe the essence of an object."
Klimley's pieces are created using the "lost wax" casting technique, which was originally conceived to make cast bronze pieces. Using a series of molds, she hand carves details into a wax form that is then melted out and replaced by molten glass. After several days in the kiln, an intricate cast glass sculpture emerges. The work is then ground and polished, resulting in the rich, luminescent quality for which Klimley's work is known.
Nancy Kilmley earned a BFA from Syracuse University and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She has since studied at Pilchuck Glass School (Stanwood, WA), Urban Glass (Brooklyn, NY) and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (Deer Isle, ME). Klimley is currently a full-time artist, and maintains a studio in Bellingham, WA.
Nancy Klimley's"New Work" will be on display through September 24th, 2006.
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