Instructors

Leah Pellegrini has been working as a full time glass artist since 2001. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Leah began working with glass while getting her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Now she lives in Portland, Oregon, working as a glass artist and teaching classes in torchworking. Leah has been teaching classes since 2004 and joined the Aquila Glass School as an instructor in 2006.

www.leahglass.com

Scott Curn

Fusing & Slumping

Aquila Glass School

Aquila Art Glass

www.aquilaartglass.com

Dennis McConnell

Fusing & Slumping

Glass is a fabulous medium to work in because of it's limitless possibilities. It has great challenges with the disciplines and processes required to master the inherent properties of glass.

I like the precision you can achieve with glass forms but use depth and light to achieve a "dimension" in my work that can only be done with glass. I try to express a personal style that shows the transparent depth of the glass to tease the eye and trick the mind.

With the unique properties of glass, light is absorbed and reflected which gives it a fluidity and motion. My work is a partnership of spontaneity with an emphasis on structure and technique. I try to show simplicity with very close attention to detail, color and motion.

www.brilliantglassworks.com

Zach Faust

Torch worked hard glass

Below is a list of visiting instructors.

Brent Graber

Orgasmic Glass

www.brentgraber.com

Sabina Boehm

Sabina Boehm’s natural talent has always drawn her to the arts. In Seattle in the mid 90’s as the Borosilicate art glass movement gained momentum, she fell into an apprenticeship. This medium has great feminine appeal and a meditative creation process that has kept her blowing for the past 9 years.

www.glassbysabina.com

Josh Mazet

Josh Mazet received his BFA in Ceramics from the University of Oregon in 1999. After graduating he was invited into the Fine Arts Department as a resident artist. For three years he maintained a studio, instructed the the U of ‘s wood fired ceramics class which included students and community members, and led 15 fires in the university’s Anagama Kiln. It was during this time Josh was introduced to lampworking boroscilicate. His work in ceramics gave him a understanding and comfort with flame, atmospheres, kilns, and the chemistry of glass. This compounded with the similarities of the medium, allowed for a smooth and rapid learning of a new medium. www.mazetstudios.com

Linda Steider

I have always loved glass. It didn't occur to me that I could work with it as a medium until a friend introduced me to kilnformed glass in 1996. After 20 years as a fiber artist, I sold my studio contents to take up my newfound “glass passion.” Color is an essential part of my work, as is having fun and taking time to play with this versatile medium. Nature is my primary source for inspiration, and my garden a close second. Rather than stating my intention for each piece or series, I find it fascinating to let the viewers derive their own meaning, based on their life experience. This can sometimes be different from my intended portrayal, but serves as a reminder that we all see the same circumstance or image differently.

www.steiderstudios.com