PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004-Present Glass artist in Kingston, WA
2010 Demonstrated throughout Japan -Momka use of color , with a focus on sculpture demonstration of Marine Life
2000-2004 Maui Crystal, Lahaina, HI
WORKSHOPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS
2010 Studio assistant at Penland, assisting Janis Miltenberger
2008 Fusing Workshop with RIchard LaLonde, Whidbey Island, WA
2007 Framework Workshop with Janis Miltenberger, PRATT School, Seattle, WA
2007 Sculpture Workshop with Robert Mickelsen, Mickelsen Studios FL
2005 Apprenticeship with Cesare Toffolo, Traditional Venetian Concepts, Murano, Italy
2002 "Blowing Vessels Workshop" Sundance Art Center, Santa Cruz, CA
EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
2010 Participated in group exhibition "The Shell in Nature" the Gallery, Bainbridge Island WA
2010 Participated in dual exhibition " Natures Semblance" - GAS conference, Kaviar Forge & Gallery, Louisville KY
2010 Participated in group show "On the wild side" Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass Dallas, TX
2010 Participated in group show "featured artists" Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass Dallas, TX
2009 Participated in group exhibition "Bugs," The Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA
2006 Participated in group exhibition Glass," The Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA
2009 Participated in group exhibition "Red" the Gallery, Bainbridge Island WA
2009 Awarded the Rosen Group NICHE Award in the category of "Glass - Lampworked"
2008 Solo Exhibition "Oceanic Encounters," Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
2006 Awarded first place by Anne Gould Hauberg for "Glorious Glass show"
2006 Participated in group show "Glorious Glass"
Artist Statement
Glass to me is the ideal medium because it has it all; color, dimension, clarity and reflection. This medium enables me to express my thoughts and or feelings in the moment.
I have worked with cold glass and other mediums besides Lampworking. But once I discovered the rush of creating with constant motion and having no time to think but instead feel my piece I was completely captivated.
I was born and raised in California, in 1991 after visiting Hawaii and falling in love with its beauty it became my home. I began my career in glass with Maui Crystal in 2000. Continuing to grow as an artist I expanded my knowledge by attending Sundance Art Center in Santa Cruz, California (December 2002). Wanting to learn traditional concepts of glass, I spent one month in Murano, Italy ( November 2005) studying under Cesare Toffolo. After spending the last 15 years in Hawaii I realized I felt isolated from the glass community and wanted to be more involved. I relocated to Kingston, Washington hoping that the Northwest will provide as much influence for me as Hawaii did. My work is constantly changing and evolving, but I still draw my biggest influence from the Islands and Ocean that surrounded me for so long.
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