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Born 1963. Known for: Glass vessels and blown glass, Tlingit imagery.
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When I began working with glass in 1982, I had no idea that I'd be so connected to the. material in the way that I am. It was only when I began to experiment with using designs. from my Tlingit... Read full biography
When I began working with glass in 1982, I had no idea that I'd be so connected to the. material in the way that I am. It was only when I began to experiment with using designs. from my Tlingit cultural heritage that my work began to take on a new purpose and. direction. Over time, my skill with... Read full biography
When I began working with glass in 1982, I had no idea that I'd be so connected to the. material in the way that I am. It was only when I began to experiment with using designs. from my Tlingit cultural heritage that my work began to take on a new purpose and. direction. Over time, my skill with the material of glass and traditional form line design has. strengthened and evolved, allowing me to explore more fully my own relationship to both. my culture and chosen medium. This evolution, and... Read full biography
When I began working with glass in 1982, I had no idea that I'd be so connected to the. material in the way that I am. It was only when I began to experiment with using designs. from my Tlingit cultural heritage that my work began to take on a new purpose and. direction. Over time, my skill with the material of glass and traditional form line design has. strengthened and evolved, allowing me to explore more fully my own relationship to both. my culture and chosen medium. This evolution, and subsequent commercial success, . has positioned me as an influence on contemporary indigenous art. Through teaching and collaborating in glass with other Native American, Maori,. Hawaiian, and Australian Aboriginal artists, I've come to see that glass... Read full biography
When I began working with glass in 1982, I had no idea that I'd be so connected to the. material in the way that I am. It was only when I began to experiment with using designs. from my Tlingit cultural heritage that my work began to take on a new purpose and. direction. Over time, my skill with the material of glass and traditional form line design has. strengthened and evolved, allowing me to explore more fully my own relationship to both. my culture and chosen medium. This evolution, and subsequent commercial success, . has positioned me as an influence on contemporary indigenous art. Through teaching and collaborating in glass with other Native American, Maori,. Hawaiian, and Australian Aboriginal artists, I've come to see that glass brings another. dimension to indigenous art. The artistic perspective of indigenous people reflects a. unique and vital... Read full biography
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Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Glassblowing, Glassblower
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Neon Light, Projected Light, Illumination
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
Art Subject
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
- •Tlingit Alaskan Tribe Culture
- •Vessels, Vases
Art Teacher
- •Dale Chihuly
Art School
- •Pilchuck School of Glass, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Indian, Native American
- •Inuit, Eskimo