Bay Area Glass Institute 2010 Auction Catalog by Leonard Speiser

Kathleen Elliot People’s Choice 2008

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G reat G lass Auction 2010 Auction Preview & Reception . February 5, 2010 Great Glass Auction . February 6, 2010

Friday, February 5 Auction Preview, Glass Grab and Meet the Artists Fourth Street Summit Ballroom 6 pm – 9 pm 7:00 Glass grab ... support local glass art programs by competing with other patrons for your favorite glasses or goblets.

Saturday, February 6 Auction Gala Fourth Street Summit Ballroom 5:30 pm – 10 pm 5:30 Hosted champagne, registration, pick-up your bid number. Silent Auction opens. 6:00 Meet BAGI artists and students. 7:00 Silent Auction closes. 7:15 Dinner, award announcements, Live Auction.

Auction Events Location Fourth Street Summit Ballroom 88 South 4th Street, San Jose

(between E. San Fernando St. and E. Santa Clara St.) Please take the middle set of elevators to the ballroom on the top floor of the garage.

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C N Questions? Contact Chris Moore 408.993.2244 ext.1, auction@bagi.org

Welcome from the Auction Chairs 2010 We are delighted to welcome you to the 2010 Great Glass Auction Gala. Thank you for attending and being a part of the BAGI community. This event is successful because of artists’ willingness to provide great work and patrons’ willingness to support our institution by attending and buying that work. Funds from this event are critical to our continued success in educating patrons, developing artists and broadening the awareness of glass art. The generosity of our participating artists continues to impress us ... artists are donating key pieces to the Auction even in the face of a difficult two years in the art world. As a small thank you, we provide the chance to win two awards. The Saxe Fellowship award is a juried $2,000 cash prize and a funded invitation to participate in BAGI’s Visiting Artist Series. We appreciate the help from Dorothy Saxe, Maurine Littleton and Micaela Van Zwoll in selecting this year’s winner. You have a role in selecting the People’s Choice award. The winner will be chosen by the auction attendees from among the participating San Francisco Bay Area artists. This prize will be a $1,000 cash award and a spot in BAGI’s Visiting Artist Series. These awards – both in their recognition of the artists and the money that goes with them – are meaningful to the artists and are one way we give back to them. We are continuing The Glass Grab on Friday evening after last year’s successful trial. Attendees to the Preview will have a chance to buy glasses and goblets made by students at local glass programs – Palo Alto High School, San Jose State, California College of the Arts, and BAGI. A very unique element of the Glass Grab is that the pricing is the reverse of the auction – prices start high and then decline until the glass is purchased. You can purchase the item up-front or wait, but as soon as someone writes down the price for the glass it is sold. It is a fun and exciting event and all of the proceeds go to the local glass schools and their students. We have eliminated the Golden Ticket Raffle this year and focused our efforts to fund the Visiting Artist Series through the fund-an-item component of the Auction. Our Visiting Artist program has been very successful in bringing world-class talent from outside of the area to BAGI. In the past several years we have had Afro Celotto, Laura Donefer, Jay Macdonnell, Marc Petrovic, Jenny Pohlman and Sabrina Knowles, Richard Royal, Charles Savoie, Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz, and Randy Walker. These artists came to the facility to teach a class, meet patrons and give a public demonstration - and all involved said it was very worthwhile. We wish you success in being the winning bidder so you may add some wonderful works to your collection while supporting BAGI, its artists, and its community.

Auction Co-Chairs Allison and Steven Aldrich Auction Committee Jeff Enderwick Linda Goldstein Christie Hicks Lisa Lane Kasperzak Chris Moore Leonard Speiser Nancy Sopp Tom Upchurch Anna Weldon Honorary Committee Jim Della

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Angela and Jeffrey Glosser Susan and Jonathan Golovin Melissa and Ted Lagreid Warren and Barbara Poole Edis and Marty Robinson Judy and Jerry Rose Nancy Ruskin George and Dorothy Saxe JoAnn Syvertson Graphic Design Gunderson Design Photographer Keay Edwards

BAGI Background

Dear BAGI Community Members, Thank you for attending this Ninth Annual Great Glass Auction 2010. On behalf of everyone affiliated with BAGI, I would like to express our sincerest appreciation for your continued support of BAGI’s vision to bring the Glass Art experience to the Bay Area. This past year has been challenging for those in the Non-Profit sector and BAGI was not immune to the economic downturn felt in 2009. However, BAGI will continue to push forward with new classes, a new strategy and new possibilities. I intend to “push” BAGI into of the spotlight and solidify our presence as one of the premier Glass Art facilities in the Bay Area. I look to grow our programs over the next year while remaining deeply dedicated to the Glass Artist community at large. Without everyone’s help in every aspect of fulfilling BAGI’s vision, we would have been in a far worse position as we moved into the new year. We truly appreciate everyone’s dedication and commitment to help during these tough economic times. We continued our Visiting Artist Series in 2009 and featured three artists. The Visiting Artist series was a success in 2009 with Marc Petrovic and Keith and Melissa Bispo as the featured artists. I will continue to develop the Visiting Artist Series as an important part of BAGI’s vision to bring Artists from both the US and abroad, to teach a class and to demonstrate their Art to patrons and the public. The Visiting Artist program will continue to have a strong link to the Glass program at San Jose State University. With funding coming from the Auction, the BAGISJSU Scholarship will remain intact and continue offer a student the chance to take a class with Visiting Artist. This year, our Fund-An-Item will focus on the Visiting Artist and 3rd Thursday Programs. Our 3rd Thursday series was also successful with demonstrations by local Artists, Jaime Guerrero, Cassandra Straubing, Zach Rudolph, just to name a few, and our popular “Make-a-Pumpkin” event. In 2009, BAGI’s education programs in the hot shop fell a bit in 2009 but our Fusing and Torching classes made up for the shortfall with decent growth, overall. The addition of teachers Johnathon Schmuck and April Zilber in the Fusing area and Kevin Leopold in torchworking has given BAGI additional resources in developing new classes. I have been the Executive Director for BAGI since September 2009 and pledge to keep up the outstanding work completed by my predecessor, Tom Upchurch. I hope to bring in more funding from grants though the City of San Jose and the Arts Council of Silicon Valley. BAGI will begin to look outside of the Silicon Valley to win other grants and look toward sponsorships over this next year and beyond. Once again, many thanks to everyone attending BAGI’s Great Glass Auction 2010. I would like to send out special thanks to all of the artists and volunteers for donating their time, their art and their souls to make BAGI a success. Mark Murai, Executive Director

The Bay Area Glass Institute’s (BAGI) mission is to make the celebration of glass art accessible to all and to provide continued artistic and educational growth to artists, patrons and the community. BAGI was founded in 1996 and is the only non-profit, publicly accessible glass studio in Santa Clara County. In 2009 BAGI served the community by: J Providing exhibitions and facilities that encouraged both established and emerging artists to stay and develop their work locally … BAGI rented over 1,500 hours of studio time to artists and participated in the Winter Wonderland event in downtown San Jose, showing hundreds of local residents glass blowing at nightly demonstrations and providing another venue for artists to sell their work J Teaching a variety of glass-working classes to encourage the next set of glass artists and develop the skills of current artists J Offering public and school demonstrations… past groups have included the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, San Jose Unified School District (Arts Express), Bay Area Home School Association, Youth Core and multiple senior citizen groups J Bringing in local, national & international guest artists to conduct demonstrations & lectures … some of the artists that came to the studio in the two years included Melissa and Keith Bispo, Afro Celotto, Shaun Griffiths, Jay Macdonell, Marc Petrovic, Charles Savoie, Jon Scally, Treg Silkwood and Candace Martin, Mark Murai and Monique Tse, and Randy Walker… many of the Bay Area artists came to the studio as part of BAGI’s Third Thursday demo series where every month an artist comes to the studio to demonstrate and talk about their work, providing the public a chance to see artists at work and hear their stories J Partnering with local non-profit organizations to produce large-scale, publicly accessible glass events – the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch® with the Palo Alto Art Center and the Winter Wonderland in downtown San Jose … we estimate that over 10,000 people came to these events, with over 2,000 having bought a piece of original glass art

Founders Mike Binnard Bobby Bowes Mariko Takada Jonathan Tepperman

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Message from the Executive Director

Board of Directors Steven Aldrich President

Renee Small Treasurer

Jeff Enderwick Linda Goldstein Richard Klein Donald Levy Leonard Speiser Tom Upchurch Staff Mark Murai Executive Director

Chris Moore Program Manager

Program of events ....................................................... Inside Cover Welcome from the Auction Chairs ................................................ 1 Message from the Executive Director ............................................ 2 BAGI Background ......................................................................... 3 Thanks to Patrons and Volunteers ................................................. 5 Saxe Fellowship , BAGI Glass Art Education Scholarship and People’s Choice Award .......................................................... 6

To Our Loyal Patrons and Dedicated Volunteers — your support is deeply appreciated. Inner Circle Auction Patrons* Allison & Steven Aldrich Angela & Jeffrey Glosser Linda & Neal Goldstein Alyce & Steve Kaplan Richard & Eva Klein

Ted & Melissa Lagreid Dr. Martin & Edis Robinson Alanna & Greg Robin Nancy Ruskin JoAnn Syvertson

Fund-An-Item and Visiting Artist Raffle Description ....................... 7 How the Auction Works ............................................................... 8 About the Auctioneer ................................................................... 9 Purple Section: Live Auction ........................................................ 10 Red Section: Silent Auction.......................................................... 20 Blue Section: Silent Auction......................................................... 26 Advertising Section...................................................................... 32 Index .......................................................................................... 34

Special Thanks Catalog and Invitation Design: Thank you to Mike Gunderson at Gunderson Design for his terrific and creative invitation and catalog designs. Photography: Thank you Keay Edwards for photographing the art. Your photographs are exceptionally beautiful. All photography in this catalog is by Keay unless otherwise noted. Glass Art Display: Thank you to Mark Murai and Tom Upchurch for constructing the display areas.

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Volunteers: Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers. If it weren’t for you, these events would not be possible.

2010 Patron Gift Patrons who donate $250 per seat or more receive a beautifully blown glass shell in recognition of their gift.

Grant Support: BAGI is funded, in part, by the City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs and the Arts Council of Silicon Valley.

Thank you to Treg Silkwood and Candace Martin who made the pieces for the Auction.

*Patrons donating $500 or more known at time of printing.

We are delighted to offer the Saxe Fellowship at BAGI again this year. World-renowned glass collectors Dorothy and George Saxe were kind enough to lend their name to this opportunity to expand the scope and nature of the works donated for our annual fundraising auction. A juried review of the works submitted for the auction was undertaken by Dorothy Saxe; Maurine Littleton, Director of the Littleton Gallery, and Micaela Van Zwoll, Director of the Micaela Gallery. The artist whose work was deemed most outstanding by the jury will receive a $2,000 cash award, and will be invited to participate in BAGI’s Visiting Artist series.

Fund-An-Item 2010 Auction The response to the fellowship opportunity has been tremendous both from Bay Area artists and artists from around the country. The scale, complexity, and quality of both technique and content of work submitted are very high this year. Don’t miss visiting BAGI when the Saxe Fellowship recipient is at the studio. In 2009, Sabrina Knowles and Jenny Pohlman were selected, Melissa and Keith Bispo won in 2008, the 2007 Award went to Randy Walker and the first winner in 2006 was Jaime Guerrero.

BAGI People’s Choice Award We are also awarding the BAGI People’s Choice Award at the event. This award of $1,000 and a place in the visiting artist series will be decided the night of the auction, and presented to the Bay Area artist whose work is voted the favorite by the auction attendees. The Bay Area has a strong and

growing group of very talented glass artists, and it was BAGI’s desire to recognize this talent pool and thank those Bay Area artists who have helped support the mission of BAGI. Previous award winners have been Kathleen Elliot (2006 and 2008), Jack Storms (2007) and Mary B. White (2009)

Jenny Pohlman and Sabrina Knowles, Jay Macdonell, Randy Walker, John de Wit, Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz, Afro Celotto, Richard Royal, Charles Savoie, and Marc Petrovic. We have many artists nationally and internationally who have expressed an interest in coming to San Jose and we want to bring four artists to BAGI this year.

Fund-an-item is a key component of the evening’s contribution to BAGI’s programming. The funds raised over the past several years funded scholarships for San Jose State students to attend each of the Visiting Artist Master Classes, replace bench tools, build a new “Garage” and purchase an additional kiln for our fusing program. We have a request for your help tonight that goes to the heart of BAGI’s mission. The Visiting Artist Program has been a huge success for BAGI, bringing top-notch artists to BAGI to teach, work and interact with artists, patrons and the public. Visiting Artists in the past three years have included Laura Donefer,

A key part of the Visiting Artist program is the participation of San Jose State University glass program students to attend each BAGI Visiting Artist Master Class. A piece of Fund-An-Item is to also fund a scholarship for a SJSU student for each Visiting Artist. For the past three years, each Visiting Artist session included a student from SJSU and the students who participated learned a tremendous amount. Funding for each visiting artist in the program (including the SJSU Scholarship) is $5,000 so our goal is to raise $20,000 for 2010. The Visiting Artist program benefits all members of the community – artists, collectors and the public – by offering master classes, public demonstrations and patron lectures.

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BID CARDS AND BID NUMBERS At registration, you will be given a bid card. All sales will be recorded and tracked using the bid number printed on your card. If you registered to come with a guest, you and your guest will share the same bid number unless you requested otherwise on your registration form. See Silent Auction, Centerpieces Auction and Live Auction below for information on the bidding process. SILENT AUCTION There are two silent auction sections: LRed and LBlue. They both open at 5:30 pm. They close at staggered times during the evening, with the Blue Section closing last. (See Program of Events page for silent auction closing times.) Each item offered in the Silent Auction will have a bid form posted near it. A minimum bid amount has been established for each silent auction item. You may not bid below this amount. To place a bid, write your bid number on the form opposite the amount you want to bid. Please press hard as you are making three copies. You do not have to take the next available bid amount on the form, but may skip ahead to a higher bid range. You may bid on any item in any Silent Auction section until the section is closed. At the posted closing time, a silent closer will circle the successful bid on each form and collect the forms. If you emerge as the highest bidder at the close of the auction, your bid constitutes a legal contract to purchase the item. LIVE AUCTION Live auction section: LPurple. To bid in the live auction, hold your bid card up high with the number facing the auctioneer. Either the auctioneer or a bid spotter can accept your bid. The auctioneer reserves the right to reject any bid that is a minimal fractional advance over the prior bid. The highest bid acknowledge by the auctioneer shall be deemed a legal contract for that bidder to purchase the item. CENTERPIECE AUCTION During dinner, you will have the opportunity to participate in a silent auction of the centerpieces. You may bid on any centerpiece at any table. You may not move bid sheets from the tables during the centerpiece auction. In order to ensure they are properly packed, all centerpieces will be removed from the tables after the close of centerpiece bidding. Following the sale of live auction item 10, the Centerpiece Auction will close and successful bids will be circled on the centerpiece silent auction bid sheets. If you are a successful bidder on a centerpiece, collect your centerpiece through the regular Cashiering process once the Auction is over. ExpressPay™ bidders will receive a copy of the bid sheet at their table and may pick up their centerpiece from the Pick Up Station as they leave, with no cashiering required. EXPRESSPAY™ You will be offered ExpressPay™ service at registration. By enrolling in ExpressPay™, you do not have to stand in line to pay for your purchases. Instead, ExpressPay™ guests will have paid receipts for their auction purchases delivered to them during the course of the auction. To enroll in ExpressPay™, provide your Registration Assistant with a signed slip for your American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, or signed check made out to BAGI. These will be kept on file for the evening and at the close of the auction, your purchases will be totaled and charged as directed. For your security, a copy of the bid sheet for each

item you purchase in the silent auction will be delivered to you at your table during the live auction. We will mail you a statement of your purchases and charges within seven days. If you do not purchase any items, your charge slip or check will be voided and sent to you in the mail. FUND-AN-ITEM™ Near Live Auction Item 20, Kip Toner will announce the opportunity to support the Fund-An-Item™ program. Kip will invite you to hold up your card to contribute $100, $250, $500, $1,000 or $5,000 toward this cause. Hold your card up high in the air until Kip reads your bid number aloud. You will pay your contribution along with your auction purchases. You may hold up your auction bid card to contribute at more than the one amount. GUARANTEED PURCHASE To guarantee that you are the successful bidder on a silent auction item, enter your bid number in the box next to the “Guaranteed Purchase” price. This instantly makes you the successful bidder and owner of the piece. To ensure that everyone has a chance to bid on silent auction pieces, Guaranteed Purchases are not available on Friday night. CASHIERING Only cash, personal checks, American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa will be accepted as payment. Successful ExpressPay™ bidders will receive a copy of their preliminary guest statement at their dining table shortly after the start of the live auction. Following the auction they may proceed directly to the Pick Up Station, collect their purchases, and depart. If you are not an ExpressPay™ bidder, you must stop at the Cashiering Station anytime after 9 p.m. to receive a statement of your purchases and to make your payment. You may then collect your purchases at the Pick Up Station. All purchases are final and must be paid for in full and removed from the premises during the evening. Items that are not removed will be held at BAGI until contact with the bidder is established or the purchaser may arrange pick up at BAGI after the event. Shipping will be at the purchaser’s expense. No exchanges or refunds will be allowed. SALES TAX AND DEDUCTIBILITY California law requires that all sales, including those made at non-profit fundraisers, include sales tax. BAGI is a registered 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. Generally, if the price you pay for a piece exceeds the fair market value of the piece the difference may be deductible as a charitable contribution. Please consult with your tax professional for details. SHIPPING We recommend that, whenever possible, you take your purchases home with you. This will ensure the safest transport for your delicate glass items. Packing for purchaser take home is provided at no extra charge by BAGI volunteers for all standard-size items. For your convenience, BAGI can arrange for an outside shipping vendor to make the firm’ s services available after the auction event at your expense. If you wish to have your pieces shipped, you must arrange for shipment with BAGI before leaving the auction. An item left at the auction without shipping instructions will be held by BAGI until contact with bidder is established.

SERVICES FEE™ The 10% Services Fee™ allows 100 percent of the successful bid amount to support the important work of BAGI. For example, if you buy items totaling $100, your bid will be increased by $10. This fee covers Kip Toner’s auctioneering serves, computer equipment and operators, planning and logistics. On your auction statement, this fee is called ‘administrative and data processing fee’. The Services Fee™ applies to all items charged to your account, except Fund-An-Item™ donations, which are pure contributions and Golden Raffle Ticket purchases. We recognize that the Services Fee™ is an additional expense to you as a purchaser, and we appreciate your generosity in accepting this fee as another way you can help BAGI. GENERAL RULES AND INFORMATION Unless otherwise noted, all goods and services must be claimed and used within one year of the auction date. Reservations for trips and vacations accommodations must be mutually arranged with the donor unless otherwise noted. No refunds will be allowed on travel packages for cancelled tickets and/or accommodations. Travel will be provided by the donor as described even if the prices increase above those stated. Because travel charges change, travel costs may decrease the values stated, but no refunds will be allowed. The Auctioneer reserves the right to reject any bid which is a minimal fractional advance over the prior bid. The auctioneer reserves the right to add or withdraw, without notice, items to or from the auction. BAGI reserves the right to add or withdraw items to or from the auction without notice. BAGI has attempted to describe and catalog all items accurately, but all items are offered “as is, where is”. BAGI neither warrants nor represents, and in no event shall be responsible for, the correctness of the descriptions, genuineness, authorship, provenance or condition of the items. No statement made in this catalog, orally at the auction, or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty, representation or assumption of liability. The values listed are estimates of fair market. Items have not been appraised as we rely on the donor to provide the estimate. Each person issued a bid number (bidder) assumes all risk and hazards related to the auction and items obtained at the auction. Each bidder agrees to hold harmless BAGI, its elected and appointed officials, members and employees, the auctioneer, the auction company and its agents and employees, the event organizers, sponsors and or volunteers connected with the auction from any liability arising from participating in the auction or those items obtained at the auction. All items purchased become the property of the successful bidder once that bidder is acknowledged by the auctioneer.

About the Auctioneer – Joe Demarte BAGI is very pleased to welcome Joe Demarte from Kip Toner Benefit Auction Innovations (KTBA) for the 2010 BAGI auction. KTBA conducted the very first BAGI auction in 2001 and has conducted each BAGI auction since then. Joe has been helping benefit auctions for over 15 years and has worked around the country with organizations of all sizes, from local schools and religious groups to nationally known service and arts organizations. He has also shared his rich voice as an announcer for a number of high profile benefit events, including the Pilchuck Glass School. Before committing himself to helping raise funds full time for non-profit organizations, Joe was the Vice President of Human Resources at Nordstrom, Inc.; retiring from his 26 year career in 2001. He and his wife Kay have two sons and enjoy exploring many beautiful places in their recreational vehicle.

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KTBA serves over 160 benefit auctions from Washington DC to Hawaii. KTBA has on staff nine auctioneers, five auction planners, a benefit auction coordinator who can work in the client auction’s office in advance of the auction, and nearly 50 people who perform at-auction tasks such as cashiering, operating the computers, and assisting the auctioneers. KTBA conducts many benefit auctions each year with major glass donations including the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School Auction considered by many to be the premiere glass auction in the world. Held in Seattle in the fall of the year, the Pilchuck auction raises over $1,000,000.

Lionel J. Chapital, Jr. Guardian

Dimensions: H: 5” x W: 4” D: x 7” Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $500

Flameworked with clear and colored borosilicate glass rod

Lionel studied at the famed Townsend Studios in NYC for eight years. In Valencia, Spain, he was the principal designer for La Mediterranea, where he designed the successful line of glass tableware called SIBOLI. In the summer of 2007, Lionel worked at Corning with his friend and mentor Milon Townsend. He brings over 20 years of experience to his own studio, Andaluzia Art Glass, in Newark. Contact: Lionel J. Chapital, Jr. 7669 Aspen Place, Newark CA 94560 T: 510-745-0897 E: lionel@lionelchapital.com W: www.lionelchapital.com

L-102 Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $800

Working out of her own studio in Fremont, California, she has received regional recognition in exhibition, commissions, publications, and as a guest curator. Susan served as Executive Director of the Bay Area Glass Institute, San Jose, from 2002-2004. She also served on the City of Fremont Art Review Board and is currently president of the Glass Alliance of Northern California Contact:

Susan Longini 41519 Chadbourne Dr, Fremont CA 94539 T: 510-656-7614 E: slongini@comcast.net W: www.susanlongini.com

Mark Abildgaard Ritual Vessel

L-103

Dimensions: H: 9” x W: 4” x D: 4” Technique:

Price: $800

Kiln cast, fused and slumped glass

Artist Information: Mark received his B.A. degree in Art from San Francisco State University in 1979 and a M.F.A. degree from the University of Hawaii in 1984. After teaching in Japan at the Tokyo Glass Art Institute he returned to the United States for a five-month residency at the Creative Glass Center of America in Millville, New Jersey in 1985. Since 1986 Mark has worked in his own studio creating kiln cast sculptures that have been included in the collections of the Corning Museum of Glass, the Richmond Museum of Art as well as numerous private collections. Mark has been inspired by the way glass interacts with light to make sculptures that have a spiritual sensibility. The “Ritual Vessel” was made as part of Mark’s transition to a new body of work involving lost wax glass casting combined with hot worked glass elements. Contact:

Contact:

David Patchen 501 Lake St, #301, San Francisco, CA 94118 T: 650-740-9794 E: david@davidpatchen.com W: www.davidpatchen.com

Johnathon Schmuck Turquoise Breccia Bowl

Dimensions: H: 3” x Dia: 12.5”

Mark Abildgaard 634 Elm Street, Woodland, CA 95695 T: 530-406-858 E: Mark5329@sbcglobal.net W: www.markabildgaard.com

Created: 2003

L-105

Price: $1,400

Kilnformed and coldworked glass

Artist Information: Johnathon was awarded the first Fullbright Scholarship to attend the Canberra School of Art in Australia. There he learned about the blowing of fused tiles of Bullseye glass from Klaus Moje and received training in the nuances of cold finishing from the late Stephen Procter. Johnathon has participated in BAGI’s Third Thursday series and won a Jurors’ Choice Award in the 2006 BAGI auction. He teaches coldworking and other classes at BAGI. Contact:

Johnathon Schmuck T: 831-345-0999 E: jtschumck@hotmail.com

Created: 2009

Price: $1,200

Artist Information: David is a San Francisco-based artist focused on the exploration of capturing intricate detail and colorful patterns in glass. David’s education has been a mix of self-taught experimentation combined with insight from other local artists and brief study with Afro Celotto in Murano. In 2004, David was awarded a scholarship from GLANC to study at Pilchuck Glass School. David’s work is shown through a dozen galleries nationwide, including Gump’s in San Francisco. His work has been included in many gallery shows as well as SOFA, Chicago.

Technique:

Pâté de verre, wall-mounted

Artist Information: Susan J. Longini has been involved in the glass world for over 3 decades, as studio artist, designer for a commercial studio, educator, and administrator. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan and subsequently pursued her studies at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland and San Jose State University.

Created: 2009

L-104

Blown glass with cane

Susan Longini Green House

Dimensions: H: 17” x W: 9” x D: 0.5”

Dimensions: H: 14” x W: 8” x D: 4” Technique:

Artist Information: Lionel says, “I make objects using glass to tell you something about me, but I want you to see something about you as well. I pour myself into each piece no matter how large or small and I seek to capture a ‘spirit’ so that each one has its own life.”

David Patchen Reticello Foglio

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John Lewis Yellow and Orange Frit Bowl

Dimensions: H: 6” x Dia: 14” Technique:

Created: 2007

L-106

Price: $1,500

Cast glass with multi-colored glass powder

Artist Information: As a graduate student in architecture at the University of California at Berkeley, John was introduced to blown glass by professor Marvin Lipofsky. Lewis founded the first private hot glass studio in California and later received his MA in Design in 1970. His early work in blown glass led to an interest in glass casting. With the help of an NEA grant, he built an experimental facility to explore the possibilities of cast glass. He has completed numerous commissions for private and corporate clients and is represented internationally by galleries. This piece was made at his state-of-the-art casting studio in Oakland, CA where John designs and produces cast glass sculpture, tables, vessels and site specific architectural projects. Contact:

Lynn Zboyovsky 10229 Pearmain St., Oakland, CA 94603 T: 510-635-4607 E: lynnz@johnlewisglass.com W: www.johnlewisglass.com

Michael Janis Meridians

Dimensions: H: 12.5” x W: 12.5” x D: 1.5” Created: 2009

Price: $2,500

Technique: Kilnformed glass, glass powder imagery, steel. The glass powder is sifted onto glass sheets, and by scraping and scratching the sifted black glass dust. The glass panel is then fired in an electric kiln at temperatures up to 1500°F Artist Information: Michael is the Co-Director of the Washington Glass School and has taught there, at Penland and at Istanbul’s Glass Furnace. His architectural discipline is evident in the precise and detailed ‘sgraffito’ technique, where he manipulates glass dust to create incredibly detailed, almost photographic imagery within layers of fused glass. Michael was named ‘Outstanding Emerging Artist 2008-2009’ by the Florida Glass Art Alliance. His work is shown at international contemporary art expositions including SOFA Chicago, SOFA New York, Wheaton Arts and Palm Beach 3, and was featured in this year’s Corning Glass Museum’s ‘New Glass Review 30’ publication and his work is in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. This piece was donated by the Maurine Littleton Gallery & Michael Janis Contact:

Maurine Littleton Gallery 1667 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007 T: 202-333-9307 E: info@littletongallery.com W: www.littletongallery.com

Melissa and Keith Bispo Lightning Strikes

L-108

Dimensions: H: 46“ x W: 24“ Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $3,000

Contact:

Bellflower Art - Melissa and Keith Bispo 38115 Palo Colorado Road, Carmel CA 93923 T: 831-238-5634 E: melissabispo@montereybay.com W: www.bellflowerart.com

Paul Cunningham Created: 2009

Price: $3,200

Blown glass, incalmo process

Artist Information: Paul began his glass career in 1984 at the Glass Eye Studio in Seattle. He became member of Dale Chihuly’s team and was hired by Benjamin Moore in1990. In 1997 he was one of the finalists in “Young Glass” at The Glas Museum in Ebeltoft, Denmark. He was included by his friend and mentor Lino in the 2001 exhibition “Lino Tagliapietra e Amici” at the Fuller Museum. His piece from the 2007 BAGI auction was shown in the 2008 “Living Legacies, Homage to a Maestro” at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma. He treasures that Elton John and the Tampa Museum of Art own his work. Pattern and form are the two main ingredients in Paul’s work. He starts with raw color and shape it into long, square rods. After cutting these into small tiles, he sets them in a kiln shelf to heat and make them into a cup. He then fills the cup with glass to make the final shape.

Created: 1999

Paul Cunningham 1903 Clise Place West, Seattle WA 98199 T: 206-920-6960 E: ptcunny@gmail.com

L-110

Price: $3,300

Flamework

Artist Information: Elizabeth Mears is a full time, award winning, studio artist who creates objects in glass and mixed media primarily through flameworking. She has studied at Corning, Pilchuck, Penland and numerous other workshops. She was awarded scholarships to Corning and Pilchuck and has taught at many of the venues where she was a student. Her book, Flameworking, was published in 2003 and in 2008 was named a Master Artist for the state of Virginia. Her work has won numerous awards and is held in corporate, museum, and private collections. She has served on the boards of the James Renwick Alliance and the Creative Glass Center of America. The objects created by Elizabeth Mears use natural forms to express her relationship to her inner and outer worlds. This piece was further influenced by her study of Jungian psychology. The fish represent messengers from the watery depths of the unconscious and, as such, are constantly in motion to and from that mysterious space. Contact:

Elizabeth Ryland Mears 10160 Hampton Rd, Fairfax Station VA 22039 T: 703-690-2545 E: elizwndhil@aol.com W: www.ElizabethMears.com

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Jaime Guerrero Idol H: 14” x W: 7” x D: 7” Created: 2008-2009

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Price: $4,000

Hand blown, sculpted glass

Artist Information: Jaime Guerrero was awarded the Bay Area Glass Institute’s first “Saxe Fellowship” in 2006. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from California College of Arts and Crafts, studied at Pilchuck for several summers and has been in multiple museum, gallery and exhibition shows around the Bay Area. His recent work is blending ancient icons and symbols with modern Chicano culture, forcing the viewer to question stereotypical views of MexicanAmericans. Jaime has been a participant in the Third Thursday series at BAGI and had a solo show, demonstration and lecture at the facility. Contact:

Jaime Guerrero 2527 Clement Ave. Unit C, Alameda, CA 94501 T: 510-428-2707 E: guerreroglass@yahoo.com W: www.guerreroglass.com

L-109 Olive Flannela Vase

Contact:

Technique:

Artist Information: Melissa and Keith are a fully collaborative team. Their current work is created by layering blown glass that is later carved to form a self-contained world, which they refer as “inverted installations”. This series relates to the installations Melissa created while earning her MFA at San Jose State. Their work reflects on transition and change. Symbolized by the twilight times, the magical, in-between times, when all things are possible, both the ominous and beautiful come together as one. They won the Saxe Fellowship at BAGI in 2008.

Technique:

Dimensions: H: 19” x W: 6” x D: 5”

Blown glass, sandblasted, carved vessel

Dimensions: H: 13” x W: 8” x D: 8”

Elizabeth Ryland Mears Candlesticks: Involution and Evolution of Spirit

Purple Section Live Auction

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Ethan Stern Nana Span

Dimensions: H: 9” x W: 25” x D: 5” Technique:

Created: 2009

L-112

Price: $4,200

Blown and wheel engraved glass

Artist Information: Ethan Stern holds a BFA from Alfred University and currently owns a cold working studio in Seattle, Washington. In 2008 he was featured in a book entitled “Contemporary Glass” by Black Dog Publishing and recently received the prestigious Saxe award from the Pilchuck Glass School. In 2009, Ethan was one of eight emerging artists featured in the Museum of American Glass in Milville, NJ, in an exhibition called “Rising Stars.” He has taught at the Appalachian Center for Craft, Hilltop Artists in Residence, Pratt Fine Arts Center and Pilchuck Glass School. Ethan’s work has been in Corning’s “New Glass Review” for the last three years and is exhibited in multiple galleries throughout the United States. Contact:

Ethan Stern 3121 Franklin Ave E. #24, Seattle, WA 98102 T: 206-300-2548 E: Estern54@gmail.com W: www.ethanstern.com

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To Be Announced To Be Announced

Dimensions: TBD Technique:

To Be Announced

Created: TBD

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Price: TBD

Lampworking, sand blasting, oil paint

Artist Information: Jay is a California native and has been recognized as an innovative force in the glass arts for over two decades. He studied with Marvin Lipofsky at the California College of Arts and Crafts in the late 1960’s, worked as a glassblower for nearly a decade and developed his distinctive approach through lampworking, cutting, assembling and painting his works. His work is owned worldwide by collectors and museums alike. Contact:

L-114 Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $1,500

Marc was a Visiting Artist at BAGI in October, 2009, where he demonstrated off-hand hot sculpting techniques. He used hot glass, free-hand tools and torches to create a blown glass object that is related to but far removed from the traditional centered and symmetrical forms associated with glass blowing. This fish was created at BAGI during his visit.

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Marc Petrovic E: marc@marcpetrovic.com W: www.marcpetrovic.com

Tim Shaw

Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $2,500

Blown glass/carved

Artist Information: Tim Shaw has three degrees in Glassblowing, the first from North Staffordshire Polytechnic in the UK in the early 80’s, the next from the avant-garde Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, and then at the prestigious Royal College of Art in London. For the past 9 years Tim has lived in Australia and owns and operates his own hotglass workshop in South Australia. He has taught and exhibited around the world and Tim’s work is in galleries in Australia, the United States, the UK and France. This piece is from Tim’s ‘Slash and Cut’ Series where he takes traditional blown forms and uses his diamond saw to carve and sculpt the surface. The holes in the piece serve to challenge the viewers’ concept of the vessel as well as allowing the object to be viewed simultaneously from within and without. He says that the process is dangerous and exhilarating at the same time because the piece often dictates the carving process and all too often he oversteps the line and ends up with a pile of broken glass. Contact:

Created: 2009

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Price: $2,500

Blown glass on hand-crafted metal stand

Artist Information: The impetus behind Charles’ work is to express his personal growth through time and live experience. His desire is for his work to transcend words to achieve something that visually speaks of spiritual flight and the personal struggle to obtain it. Charles has a BA in sculpture from Southern CT State, an MA in glass from Bloomington Normal, and an MFA in sculpture from Champaign Urbana. He has won several Awards of Excellence from the Smithsonian Institution and has been recognized by with several Fellows Awards from American Craft Council. Charles has studied and taught with many artists, learning from them an intimate knowledge of the artistry and science of creating works of art out of glass. Charles was a Visiting Artist at BAGI in 2008. Contact:

Charles Savoie W 517 McConnell Rd., Ripon, WI 54971 T: 920-748-6536 E: cpsavoie@dotnet.com W: www.savoieglass.com

Oodonata

Dimensions: H: 27”

Charles Savoie Feather

Dimensions: H: 19” x W: 32” x L: 19” Technique:

Blown and free sculpted glass

Artist Information: Marc Petrovic graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1991. He strives to be an artist first and a hot glass sculptor second, making content driven work that stresses the idea at its core rather than the seductive material it is made from. Marc’s work has been in numerous shows, is sold at galleries including Habatat, Heller and Imago, and can be found in collections from Tokyo to Tucson.

Contact:

Jay Musler T: 510-848-9240 E: jaymusler@mac.com W: www.marcpetrovic.com

Marc Petrovic Fish

Dimensions: H: 8” x W: 8” x L: 17

Jay Musler

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John de Wit White on White

Dimensions: H: 16” x Dia: 8.5” Technique:

Created: 2005

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Price: $3,000

Blown glass with glass points, applied glass, and gold/silver foil

Artist Information: John has primarily engaged himself for the last 10 years in the “vessel as a canvas” using his sculptural potential with a historical reference. Combining the painting techniques he has developed, the vessels and objects produced reflect an interest in glass transcending its common purpose and achieving a sculptural possibility. John is an internationally recognized glass artist living on Whidbey Island, WA. His art work is in the collections of the Boeing Corp, Microsoft, the De Rosa Preserve, and the Corning Glass Museum. John came to BAGI to collaborate with Kathleen Elliot in the spring of 2006 and won a Jurors’ Choice Award in the 2006 BAGI auction. Contact:

John de Wit PO Box 271, Langley WA 98260 T: 260-579-3079 E: blackdog@whidbey.com W: www.johndewit.com

Tim Shaw PO Box 484, Stirling SA 5152 Australia E: tim@timshawglass.com W: www.timshawglass.com

Sabrina Knowles and Jenny Pohlman Hand Staff in Amber 2009

Dimensions: H: 41” x D: 4” Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $3,000

Glass, steel, beads

Martin Janecky Clown

Dimensions: H: 16” x D: 7” Technique:

Created: 2009

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Price: $5,000

Hot sculpted glass

Artist Information: Sabrina and Jenny have been collaborating for nearly 20 years. They integrate freehand blown and sculpted glass forms of their own design with metals, beads and natural materials to create individual sculptures, “weavings” of texture, form, color, material and meaning. Sabrina and Jenny are inspired by the spiritual beliefs, rituals and artworks of ancient cultures, by ancient architecture, and by the role of women in history and pre-history. They have journeyed to Africa (‘08, ‘02, ‘00, ‘97) and Southeast Asia (‘05, ‘04) as students to meet people and learn of their histories, current political and socio-economic environments, and spiritual beliefs. Their work reflects the fruits of these studies as they examine their own life’s philosophy.

Artist Information: Martin grew up in the Czech Republic and began working in a glass factory when he was 13. He studied at Novy Bor from 1994 – 1998 and has attended several sessions at the Pilchuck Glass School with Richard Royal and William Morris. He has been traveling the world for the past decade, teaching and exhibiting his work. In 2008, he was awarded the Salvador Dali World Prize for significant accomplishments in the field of Fine Arts.

Sabrina and Jenny have been affiliated with Pilchuck Glass School and Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, since 1986 and are represented nationally by fine art galleries and museums including American Museum of Glass, Mobile Museum of Art, Museum of Glass, Racine Art Museum and Silica Valley Art Museum.

This piece is from his newest series of work and Martin’s tremendous skill is applied to creating emotionally charged faces that make us think about the clown in a new light.

Jenny and Sabrina were Saxe Fellowship winners at BAGI’s 2009 Great Glass Auction and Visiting Artists at BAGI in September 2007.

Contact:

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Treg Silkwood – Donated by Candace Martin Nautilus Created: 2009

Price: $3,500

Hot sculpted glass

Treg studied pre-medicine at the University of Montana before deciding to pursue a career in the arts. He received his BFA from Alfred University in 1996, studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and worked as a gaffer at the Corning Museum of Glass. Candace has painted and sculpted for as long as she can remember. Her career as an artist began at age thirteen, when she sold her first piece. Since then, she has had numerous commissions and her work has been exhibited in Los Angeles and throughout the Bay Area. Contact:

Silkwood Glass 2230 Fruitdale Ave, San Jose CA 95128

Laura Donefer Purple Amethyst Basket

Dimensions: H: 16” x W: 10” x D: 8” Technique:

Price: $4,200

Blown glass

Laura was a Visiting Artist in March 2007 at BAGI. Contact:

Toland Sand

Dimensions: TBD

Laura Donefer 3721 McConnell Road, Harrowsmith Ontario KOH 1VO Canada T: 510-428-2707 E: lauradon@kos.net W: www.lauradonefer.com

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Price: TBD

Technique: Dichroic, leaded, and optical crystal are cold laminated together and then the final shape is ground and polished by hand. Artist Information: Toland has been working full time in glass since 1977, first with stained glass and moving to glass blowing and then to constructed glass sculpture, which he’s been doing since 1985. Self taught, like most glass artists his age, he has constantly sought to expand his artistic and technical vistas. He’s had many one-man shows and won a variety of awards including the ‘Art in Public Spaces Award’. Toland often works at BAGI when he is visiting the West Coast. Contact:

Kathleen Elliot Cyclone Expecting

Dimensions: H: 21” x W: 10” x D: 10” Technique:

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Toland Sand Glass Studio 232 Hale Road, Sanbornton, NH 03269 T: 603-496-2605 E: toland@sandglas.com W: www.sandglas.com

Artist Information: Laura was born in Ithaca, NY and was raised in Quebec and studied sculpture for a year at the National Art School of Cubanacan, in Havana, Cuba. Back in Canada, Laura graduated with honors in “Literature and Languages” from Dawson College in 1975, and with honors from McGill University in 1979. After traveling the world and working with many interesting people, Laura trained as a glass blower at Sheridan College and graduated in 1985. She has been using glass as the primary medium in her work for over 22 years, combining it with other materials. Making work is very important to Laura, but so is teaching. She has been staff in the glass department at Sheridan College and has been permanent faculty in Montreal at Espace Verre for over 15 years, helping to mold the school with her dynamic classes. In addition, Laura teaches regularly at the Pilchuck Glass School, the Corning Museum of Glass School, Penland School of Craft and Red Deer College. She also conducts many workshops in schools throughout North America and beyond.

Martin Janecky T: 415-999-7552 E: martinjanecky@gmail.com W: www.martinjanecky.com

T: 206-933-7450 E: pohlmanknowles@speakeasy.net W: pohlmanknowles.com

Artist Information: “As artists, we see ourselves as translators of not only our own experiences, but of the world around us. As makers, we continually find inspiration on our walks along the Californian coast. Our recent work explores our particular fascination with many of the different shell types and natural forms we have collected along our travels. Creating these sea forms in glass has become a process of exploration and discovery. In responding to the elegant beauty of natural forms, we enrich our appreciation for the intricate complexity of the natural world and form a personal connection to the place in which we call home.”

L-121

Contact:

Sabrina Knowles and Jenny Pohlman 3824 S.W. Morgan St., Seattle, WA 98126

Dimensions: H: 13” x W: 10” x D: 8”

Purple Section Live Auction

L-119

Created: 2009

L-124

Price: $6,900

Glass, flameworked and sandblasted

Artist Information: “Cyclone Expecting continues my series of imaginary botanicals. Recently I have been combining life with other phenomena, as might occur in alternative realities. For example, I have made several cyclones in botanical form. If a cyclone were botanical, it would not be destructive. It would grow slowly, unfolding beautifully as its vines uncoiled toward the sun. My cyclones have become self-portraits – references to my life journey, my curiosity and thirst for learning and growth, and my quest to always becoming a better person. I made this cyclone even more full of promise and expectation by making it pregnant with a peach.” Kathleen is a long-time supporter of BAGI. Her work shows in galleries across the country and she has won numerous local and national awards, including People’s Choice and Jurors’ Choice at previous BAGI auctions. She attended Pilchuck Glass School, currently studies art at De Anza college, and resides and operates a studio in Cupertino, California. Contact:

Kathleen Elliot 22353 Riverside Dr., Cupertino, CA 95014 T: 408-252-9232 E: kathleenelliot@comcast.net W: www.KathleenElliot.com

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Richard Royal Diamond Cut Series

Dimensions: H: 25” x W: 17” x D: 11”

Created: 1992

Price: $8,000

Technique: Blown and cut glass Artist Information: The Diamond Cuts Series are about color and form, expressing joy and spontaneity. The simple color applications are an indication of the ‘inner self’ and the ‘outer self’ becoming more integrated and willing to be seen. This was accomplished by creating multi-layered pieces and then cutting portions of the colored layers away with a diamond saw. The viewer can then see both the surface of the piece and the interior simultaneously. Richard Royal has been an integral part of the Northwest studio glass movement for the past 27 years, and has been a visiting faculty member of Pilchuck since 1983. Royal was one of the first to take part in the Waterford Crystal Factory’s artist-in-residence program and is a visiting artist at many universities throughout the United States. Royal’s work is included in both public and private collections internationally. Richard was a Visiting Artist at BAGI in June 2006. Contact:

Richard Royal Glass Studio 55 S. Atlantic #411, Seattle WA 98134 T: 206-343-2814 E: rroyal@earthlink.com W: www.richardroyalstudio.com

Hiroshi Yamano Fish Hanger

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Dimensions: H: 18” x W: 5” x D: 3” Technique:

Created: 2004

Purple Section Live Auction

L-125

Price: $9,000

Blown glass, metal, engraving, cutting and polishing

Artist Information: Born in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1956, Hiroshi studied and worked in both Japan and the United States. He began to focus on the Japanese elements inspired from antique Kano School paintings, from which he developed not only an aesthetic approach, but also a personal symbol – the fish. Hiroshi has long identified with fish swimming the oceans, as he so often traverses the vast waters between continents in his own life. Hiroshi Yamano began his serious study of glass at the California College of Arts and Crafts, continued his studies at the Tokyo Glass Art Institute, and received his M.F.A. from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is now recognized as one of Japan’s foremost and innovative glass artists. Hiroshi is cofounder of the Ezra Glass Studio in Fukui, Japan, helped establish the formidable glass program at Osaka University of Arts, where he now serves as chairman, and has taught at Pilchuck many times over the years. Contact:

Hiroshi Yamano c/o 30619 3rd Ave NE, Stanwood WA 98292 T: 360-629-4943 E: Veruskav@aol.com

Randy Strong Blue Orchid

L-127

Dimensions: H: 22” x W: 15” x D: 15”

Created: 2009

Price: $14,000

Artist Information: Randy won the 2005 and 2008 Niche award for blown glass and has worked in the medium for over forty years, combining ancient technique and his eye for contemporary design. He received his BFA from California College of the Arts in 1970 and did his graduate work at Osaka University of the Arts in Japan. While there he was inspired by the grace and simplicity of Japanese design. Randy has helped out BAGI on multiple occasions and is very active in the Bay Area glass community. Contact:

R. Strong Glass 6087 Fredricks Rd., Sebastopol, CA 95472 T: 707-829-9504 F: 707-829-9540 E: rstrong@vdn.com W: www.rstrong.com

Susan Haskell Necklace with torchwork beads

Dimensions: L: 22” Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $109

Flameworked

Susan’s love of glass led her to explore a variety of creative methods including, glass-blowing, torch working and fusing. Her paintings have included large scale outdoor murals (Los Liones Canyon) and a twenty-year series of photo-realistic paintings of tunnels (The Tunnel Vision Series). Susan’s greatest pleasure has come from over twenty years of teaching elementary school art to children at Canyon Charter Elementary School in Santa Monica Canyon. Contact:

507 Amalfi Court, Santa Monica, CA 90402 T: 310-459-2013 E: sihaskell@aol.com

Sue Marek Quilt Bowl

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Dimensions: H: 2” X Dia: 12” Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $150

260 Caldecott Lane, Unit 202, Oakland, CA 94618 T: 510-647-9703 E: suemarek@gmail.com W: www.suemarek.com

Shirley Cook Sunset Vessel

Dimensions: H: 7” x W: 6” x D: 3.5”

Price: $165

Technique: Hand wet-felted vessel using Merino wool, silk and mohair. The vessel also includes torchworked soft glass, leaves and twigs and the collar is woven with glass seed beads. Artist Information: Shirley turned to her artistic side as therapy to balance her career as a software engineer. Shirley became enamored with glass during her childhood, and took her first lampwork class in January of 2000. She has been teaching lampwork bead making since 2003 and has been an instructor at BAGI since 2004. The main influences on Shirley’s work are nature’s creations found locally, in her travels, and in her original New England home. Over the last year she has been exploring fiber art as another medium in which she can incorporate her glass beads. Contact:

Blown glass

Contact:

426 29th Street, San Francisco, CA 94131 T: 408-410-3020 E: jeff @ jeffenderwickglass.com W: www.jeffenderwickglass.com

Lundberg Studios Art Deco Vessel

Dimensions: H: 8” x Dia: 3.5”

Shirley Cook - Jumping Jack Glass 4534 Alameda Dr., Fremont, CA 94536 T: 510-599-4734 E: Shirley@jumpingjackglass.com W: www.jumpingjackglass.com

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Price: $200

Blown opal glass

Artist Information: Lundberg Studios is located in the small coastal town of Davenport, California. They began in the backyard hot shop of their late founder, James Lundberg, in 1970. These master craftsmen individually create an exquisite array of vases, scent bottles, paperweights, lighting and custom commissions. Lundberg Studios 131 Old Coast Rd., PO Box C, Davenport, CA 95017 T: lundbergstudios@earthlink.net E: www.lundbergstudios.com

Created: 2009

Price: $200

Jeff is a Board member at BAGI.

Technique:

Fused glass, cut, coldworked and reassembled

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Artist Information: Torn between glass and hi-tech, Jeff says that he has decided to do both poorly rather than to do one well. Now working again in industry, Jeff is allowing his glassblowing skills to rot as he struggles to knock the rust off of his technical acumen. Once he regains his status as a competent engineer and manager, Jeff will probably commit himself to blowing glass full-time.

Contact:

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Created: 2005

Artist Information: Sue has created art and architectural glass in California since 1999. Contact:

Dimensions: H: 6” x Dia: 9” Technique:

Artist Information: Susan Haskell is a glass artist and painter born and raised in Los Angeles. She studied at UCLA where she received a B.A. in Pictorial Arts and a M.A. in Design. She also earned teaching credentials from Pepperdine University and is currently a teaching assistant at Santa Monica College in the Glass Blowing Department.

Jeff Enderwick Smog on Mars

Red Section Silent Auction

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Vicki Cederquist Midnight

Dimensions: L: 27” Technique:

Created: 2009

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Price: $250

Lampworked glass beads in a necklace

Artist Information: Vicki loves working with glass. The fluidity, the movement of colors, the transparency – all fascinate her. She is intrigued by the process of taking cold hard glass rods, heating them to a fluid state with a propane-oxygen torch, winding the molten glass around a stainless mandrel, adding intricate details and then watching it all harden before putting the bead into the kiln to anneal. “Working with glass is a dance with time. The rhythm is everything. The temperature range in which to perform various actions on the glass is small. If either the glass or the mandrel is too hot or too cold, a lasting bead will not be formed.” Contact:

Cederquist Art Glass 10456 S. De Wolf, Selma, CA 93662 T: 559-896-5788 E: vicki@vickicederquist.com W: www.vickicederquist.com

Larry Cazes

Dimensions: H: 8” x Dia: 6” Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $300

Blown glass

Contact:

Dimensions: H: 11” x Dia: 6” Technique:

Artist Information: Larry has been blowing glass for the last 3.5 years at various shops in the San Francisco Bay Area. Initially he studied with Treg Silkwood and Jon Scally at BAGI and has subsequently worked with artists such as Randy Walker, Boyd Sugiki and Johnathon Schmuck. Larry Cazes 2125 Canoas Garden Ave. Ste. 120, San Jose, CA 95125 T: 408-859-3050 E: lcazes@earthlink.net W: www.larrycazes.com

Created: 2008

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Price: $800

23K gold, hot glass

Description: Layered blown and sand blasted glass Artist Information: Terri teaches glass, sculpture and 3D design at Santa Monica College. At SMC the focus is on blown and hot sculpted glass one semester, and then fusing, torchwork, and kiln casting the following semester. Terri earned a BA from UCLA, her MA in England, and after many years of being a professional artist, got involved with glass. She has studied at the Studio in Corning, NY, at BAGI, and was the recipient of a scholarship award from the Los Angeles Glass Alliance to attend Pilchuck. Her art glass is shown regularly and has received numerous awards in juried competitions. “I love to spend time working in my garden and am profoundly inspired by the natural world. The inspiration for this piece cam from observing the light trunks of aspen trees. The glass colors are layered to allow the sand blasted silhouette images to be seen against a darker, shimmering background.” Contact:

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Soul Glass Japanese Koi

Dimensions: L: 16” Technique:

Contact:

Price: $445

Blown, sandblasted and etched glass

Dimensions: H: 11” x W: 8” x D: 3” Technique:

L.H. Selman, Ltd. T: 800-538-0766 E: info@theglassgallery.com W: www.TheGlassGallery.com

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Created: 2009

Price: $365

Torchwork camisole on a sterling silver neck chain

Artist Information: Deborah Carlson is a Colorado based glass artist whose works and commissions appear in national museums, galleries, private residences and public installations. Her unique fabrications have won numerous awards in both major national fine glass and fine art shows. Her glass art education includes studying under the world’s best glass masters in the USA, Italy and Canada. She has maintained her own studio since 1984, creating both gallery and architectural work in all techniques of glass. “Hang-Ups” were created from a desire to do something more to a bead. They come in all different types of clothing and can be worn separately or together, like a clothesline Contact:

Price: $900

Blown glass

Vernon earned his BS at Fort Hays in 1964 and his MFA at the University of Wisconsin in 1972. His work is in over 50 collections including: The Smithsonian, DC; LA County Museum of Art, CA; Corning Museum, NY; Kunst Museum, Düsseldorf; Crocker Museum of Art, Sacramento; Wheaton Glass Museum, NJ; and the Decorative Arts Museum, Prague. Vernon Brejcha 1111 E 1500 Rd., Lawrence, KS 66046 T: 785-842-5275 E: easyvern@sbcglobal.net

Deborah Carlson White Collar Hang-up

Dimensions: H: 1.5” x W: 1.5 x D: 1.5”

Created: 1986

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Contact:

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Terri Bromberg 17126 Avenida de la Herradura, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 T: 310-454-7922 E: terribromberg@yahoo.com

Vernon Brejcha Ominous Cloud

Artist Information: Artist Michael Hopko has been molding hot molten glass since his first college course in 1990. His love of the nature that surrounds him and the creativity that glass blowing allows have been the foundation of Soul Glass.

Terri Bromberg Vase with Aspen Trees

Red Section Silent Auction

R-307 Orange Sculptural Vase

Michael O’Keefe Wavelength

Dimensions: L: 15” x H: 9”

R-312

Price: $2,000

Technique: Eight-sectioned faceted dichroic glass sculpture on an oblong base. Each panel has four dichroic wavy veils. Artist Information: Michael was born in Detriot and received his BFA from the Center of Creative Studies in Detroit. He has studied with Paul Stankard and Stephen Dale Edwards. Michael has been operating his own shop since 1983 and he has created equipment for oceanographic research, robotic dinosaurs and architectural work. Contact:

L.H. Selman, Ltd. T: 800-538-0766 E: info@theglassgallery.com

W: www.TheGlassGallery.com

Deborah Carlson, Shooting Star Glass Studio 5600 East Powers Ave., Greenwood Village, CO 80111 T: 303-689-9072 E: dc@deborahcarlson.com W: www.deborahcarlson.com

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Heron Glass

Dimensions: H: 7.5â&#x20AC;? x D: 3â&#x20AC;? Technique:

Created: 2002

Price: $175

Hot sculpted glass, ground and sand-blasted

Artist Information: Ralph Mossman and Mary Mullaney are known by their peers and fellow glass artists as a skilled and agile glassblowing team. As a husband and wife duo, they have collaborated since 1985 as equal partners in the production of each piece. Contact:

L.H. Selman, Ltd. T: 800-538-0766 E: info@theglassgallery.com

W: www.TheGlassGallery.com

Red Section Silent Auction

R-313 Optic Goblet

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Tracy Cazes Red Murrine Plate

Dimensions: H: 2” x W: 8.5” x D: 8.5” Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $100

Fused glass

Contact:

Tracy Cazes 2125 Canoas Garden Ave. Ste. 120, San Jose, CA 95125 T: 408-267-8484 E: lcazes@earthlink.net

Deva Priya Three Bottles

B-202

Dimensions: H: 8” x W: 6” D: 4” Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $120

Contact:

Deva Priya c/o BAGI, 401 E. Taylor St., #115, San Jose, CA 95112 T: 408-317-8020 E: devapriya97@yahoo.com

Soul Glass

Technique:

Chris Moore Catawampus

Dimensions: W: 14.5” x D: 7.5”

Price: $160

Hand sculpted glass

L.H. Selman, Ltd. T: 800-538-0766 E: info@theglassgallery.com W: TheGlassGallery.com

Created: 2009

B-205

Price: $200

Fused glass

Artist Information: Chris has been a key part of BAGI for the past 7 years. Prior to joining BAGI she worked in high-tech. She’s been exploring mixing various types of glass techniques to create one unified piece. She also is working toward merging her other artistic interests of bronze casting and wood working with glass to create colorful, functional works of art. Chris Moore 401 E. Taylor Street #115, San Jose, CA 95112 T: 408-993-2244, ext. 1 E: chris.moore@bagi.org W: www.bagi.org

David Willis Celebration

Dimensions: H: 13” x Dia: 1.5” Technique:

Created: 2003

B-206

Price: $220

Blown glass

Artist Information: David graduated from UC Berkeley in 1992 and began his training in glass just a few years later. He has worked and taught with Bob Sondgrass, Roger Parramore and Boyd Sugiki at several different glass schools in the Northwest. This piece is an elegant crystal goblet with a tall curved cup and a flared lip. The stem is long and slender, ending in a well balanced foot. Contact:

1440 Yosemite Ave., San Jose, CA 95126 T: 928-270-1722

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B-203 Opaline Speckled Octopus

Price: $200

Artist Information: N/A

Technique:

Artist Information: Deva began glassblowing at BAGI seven years ago. She is a local artist who learned, and is still learning, glass blowing at BAGI.

B-204

Blown and applied glass

Blown glass

Dimensions: H: 3” x D: 8”

Dimensions: H: 7” x Dia: 6” Technique:

Artist Information: Tracy has been working with fused glass for one and one-half years. She has been a practicing attorney in Santa Clara County for 20 years.

Louis Basel

Blue Section Silent Auction

B-201

L.H. Selman, Ltd. T: 800-538-0766 E: info@theglassgallery.com W: www.TheGlassGallery.com

Elin Christopherson Nautilis

Dimensions: H: 7” x W: 5.5” D: 3” Technique:

Price: $250

Blown and applied glass with metal base

Elin was a part of the Third Thursday Series at BAGI in 2005. Contact:

11110 Kerrigan Drive, Oakland CA 94605 T: 510-414-5243 E: elinchr@pacbell.net W: www.elinchristopherson.com

Created: 2009

B-210

Price: $500

Flame worked figures, fused glass vase, gold wire thread

Artist Information: Connie has worked in glass for over 20 years. She’s spent the last ten years bringing glass projects to elementary kids in Washington. She spends her spare time as Artist-in-Residence at Renaissance Junior High School working with some very creative 7th, 8th and 9th graders. This piece is a whimsical look at a chess duel between Seattle and San Francisco. Some of our most loved landmarks are up against each other in this colorful glass and aluminum chess set. So cute you might forget your next move. Seattle Pieces: K-Space Needle, Q-Apple tree, Bishop-Ferry, Knight-Totem, Rook- Sockeye salmon, Pawn – Coffee cup San Francisco Pieces: K-Golden Gate, Q-Giant redwood, Bishop-Cable car, Knight-Lombard Street, Rook-Egret, Pawn-Row house

Contact:

B-208 Technique:

Created: 2009

Price: $550

that appeals to me about using recycled glass is that in casting one can never be sure of the outcome, and using this glass makes the end result even more interesting. Each piece takes on a life of its own, and instead of trying to direct the result, what we see is what is intrinsic in the glass and the process.” “When I was younger, much younger, I was deeply in love with pottery, especially the sculptural aspects of clay as a medium. But family and children occupied my complete attention for a number of years. When I was able to return to making art, glass had captured my imagination, and I experimented with a number of techniques. What appealed to me most was casting, where I could create the sculptural aspects of a piece, and yet still allow the medium and process to assert itself. When I discovered recycled glass, the assertion of the materials resulted in even more interesting work, and I continue to explore this relationship between object, material, and process.” Linda is a BAGI Board member.

Contact:

Linda Goldstein 659 Tennyson Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301 T: 650-327-9155 E: linda@nealgoldstein.com

Soul Glass Halibut

Dimensions: L: 17” Technique:

Created: 2008

Price: $490

Hand-sculpted glass

L.H. Selman, Ltd. T: 800-538-0766 E: info@theglassgallery.com W: www.TheGlassGallery.com

Created: 1991

B-211

Price: $850

Blown glass

Artist Information: “Through glass I tell the stories of life and nature on the Kansas prairie. It was 40 years ago when I discovered that a visual atmosphere could be blown into glass and it continues to inspire me. This object was inspired by turbulent skies.” Vernon earned his BS at Fort Hays in 1964 and his MFA at the University of Wisconsin in 1972. His work is in over 50 collections including: The Smithsonian, DC; LA County Museum of Art, CA; Corning Museum, NY; Kunst Museum, Düsseldorf; Crocker Museum of Art, Sacramento; Wheaton Glass Museum, NJ; and the Decorative Arts Museum, Prague. Contact:

Vernon Brejcha. 1111 E 1500 Rd., Lawrence, KS 66046 T: 785-842-5275 E: easyvern@sbcglobal.net

Vernon Brejcha Atmospheric Vase

Dimensions: H: 11” x W: 8” x D: 3” Technique:

Kiln cast recycled Singha beer bottles

Artist Information: “This piece is one of a series of cast pieces using recycled glass. One of the things

B-209

Connie Walsworth 22467 NE 18th St., Sammamish, WA 98074 T: 425-836-5645 E: Connie535@juno.com

Linda Goldstein Singha Spiral

Dimensions: H: 8” x W: 8.5” x D: 1.5”

Dimensions: H: 3” x W: 14” x D: 14” Technique:

Artist Information: Elin earned her BFA at the California College of Arts and Crafts and her MFA from Alfred University. She has taught at the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, the Studio at Corning, Alfred University, Pilchuck, and Penland, and is currently teaching at CCA in Oakland.

Connie Walsworth Fused Glass Chess Set

Blue Section Silent Auction

B-207

Michael Sosin Kanji Vessel

Dimensions: H: 13” x Dia: 7” Technique:

Created: 1998

B-212

Price: $900

Blown glass with glass powders on rotating metal base

Artist Information: Michael received his graduate degree from the University of California and continued his studies in glass at the California College of Arts before establishing his own hot shop, Pinzette GlassWorks in 1989. He has studied at Pilchuck, the Penland School of Crafts, Pratt Fine Arts and the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Michael’s work is shown nationally and throughout California. Contact:

Michael Sosin 1711 6th Street, Berkeley CA 94710 T: 510-649-5968 E: msosin@comcast.net W: www.michaelsosin.com

B-213

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Pat Owens Stereotype Dynamics

Dimensions: H: 11” x W: 9” x D: 10”

Price: $5,500

Technique: Flameworked figures on a fused-glass enameled plate with patinated lostwax cast bronze. Artist Information: “I began flameworking and blowing glass after a long career in oil painting. Because of this background of formal training and experience in painting, I look at glass art through a painter’s eyes. Though my glass art is formally directed at fully realizing a synergy of three-dimensional forms and shapes within a fully developed formal color context, the realization of the art has been in representing human figures in flameworked glass and presenting them in a context or juxtaposition which creates a narrative communication with the viewer.” Contact:

L.H. Selman, Ltd. T: 800-538-0766 E: info@theglassgallery.com W: www.TheGlassGallery.com

Esteban Salazar Yellow and Blue Tear Drop

B-214

Dimensions: H: 20” x D: 5” Technique:

Created: 2009

Blue Section Silent Auction

Price: $350

Blown glass with cane

Artist Information: I was born in Colombia and moved to California almost a decade ago. Recently and with the undivided help of friends and family I was able to open a small glass blowing studio in San Jose. I came to love glass blowing seven years ago when I realized the large amount of energy involved in making one single piece. Beyond the finished work, I enjoy the complexity of the process and the humbling idea of how much glass has to teach about perseverance. The craft of glass blowing is a difficult one and I love the challenge. Last year I earned a degree in business administration and currently I am fulfilling the requisites to complete a masters degree in industrial design.”

Contact:

248 N. 17th Street, San Jose, CA 95112 T: 408-802-4759 E: esteban.salazar@yahoo.com W: www.wundeboyglass.com

Purple and Green Goblets Heron Glass

B-215

Dimensions: H: 7” x Dia: 3” Technique:

Price: $290

Blown glass

Contact:

L.H. Selman Gallery T: 1-800-538-0766 E: info@TheGlassGallery.com W: www.theglassgallery.com

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Mark Abildgaard.......................... L103...............10 Louis Basel................................... B204...............27 Melissa & Keith Bispo................... L108...............12 Vernon Brejcha............................ B211...............29 Vernon Brejcha............................ R311...............23 Terri Bromberg............................. R310...............23 Deborah Carlson.......................... R309...............22 Tracy Cazes.................................. B201...............26 Larry Cazes.................................. R307...............22 Vicki Cederquist........................... R306...............21 Lionel Chapital............................. L101...............10 Elin Christopherson...................... B207...............28 Shirley Cook................................ R303...............20 Paul Cunningham....................... L109...............12 John De Wit................................. L118...............15 Laura Donefer.............................. L121...............16 Kathleen Elliot.............................. L124...............17 Jeff Enderwick............................. R304...............21 Linda Goldstein............................ B208...............28 Jaime Guerrero............................ L111...............13 Susan Haskell............................... R301...............20 Heron Glass................................ B215...............30 Heron Glass................................ R313...............24 Martin Janecky ........................... L122...............17 Mike Janis.................................... L107...............12 John Lewis................................... L106...............11 Susan Longini.............................. L102...............10 Sue Marek................................... R302...............20

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Elizabeth Ryland Mears................ L110...............13 Chris Moore................................. B205...............27 Jay Musler.................................... L116...............15 Michael Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe.......................... R312...............23 Pat Owens................................... B213...............30 David Patchen.............................. L104...............11 Marc Petrovic............................... L114...............14 Sabrina Knowles and Jenny Pohlman............................. L119...............16 Deva Priya.................................... B202...............26 Richard Royal............................... L125...............18 Esteban Salazar............................ B214...............30 Toland Sand................................. L123...............17 Charles Savoie............................. L117...............15 Johnathon Schmuck..................... L105...............11 Tim Shaw..................................... L115...............14 Candace Martin and Treg Silkwood.............................. L120...............16 Michael Sosin............................... B212...............29 Soul Glass................................... B203...............26 Soul Glass................................... B209...............28 Soul Glass................................... R308...............22 Ethan Stern.................................. L112...............13 Randy Strong............................... L127...............18 Lundberg Studios......................... R305...............21 Connie Walsworth....................... B210...............29 David Willis.................................. B206...............27 Hiroshi Yamano........................... L126...............18

BAGI is the only non-profit, publicly accessible glass studio in Santa Clara County. We teach classes on multiple glass techniques for different skill levels, provide facilities that encourage artists to develop their work locally, and organize events that bring the public in touch with glass art.

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Contact Information Bay Area Glass Institute Phone:

408-993-BAGI

Fax:

408-549-9871

E-mail:

studio@bagi.org

Web:

www.bagi.org

Address: 401 East Taylor St, Suite 115 San Jose, CA 95112