Andre J. Jakab
Slovak glass designer and glass artist. 1965 – 1972 Studied electrical engineering. Worked for the Optika co. in Bratislava. Concerned with studio glass.Membership in professional organisations: Association of Slovak Visual Artists, Slovak Union of Visual Arts. 1989 Became a freelance artist. Prolific glassmaker. His works are included in international art collections like Corning Museum Of […]
Vlastislav Janacek
October 18th 1960 – Born in Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic 1975 – 1978 Take up indentures ( glass-cutter ) Glass Factory Svetlá nad Sázavou1978 – 1981 School of Arts and Design Kamenický Šenov ( professor V.Klein )1982 – 1984 Glass cutter ( Glass Factory Nový Bor )1984 – 1999 Teacher of glass-cutting1999 – Independent glass artist SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1992 – […]
Patrick Roth
Born in Germany, now living in Austria, Patrick is an emerging art glass master. Roth creates his forms in clay and a mould is prepared for glass to be melted in a kiln followed by refining polishing techniques. Since 2015 part of the glassartists association „Glasheimat Bayern“ (Kunstbeirat) since July 2016 own studio in Bregenz […]
Randi Solin
Randi Solin brings a rich, painterly effect to her glass creations. The dance between the fluidity of molten glass and the rigidity of the final, cooled form is kept alive in her creations. She never tires of looking for ways to push glass to the edge. She continues to challenge preconceived notions about blown glass, […]
Jiri Karel
Faqs glass sculpture Materials: glass-flat “float” (on the surface of the liquid Tin) Float (unless stated otherwise) metal-stainless polished steel (unless stated otherwise) Technology, techniques: melting – melting (sintering) in the electric Chamber kiln (proprietary technology) bending – “lying down” – own weight, using forms of dyeing – glass melting and burning materials, metal, metal […]
Matous Volak
Birth:27.5. 1995 in Mladá Boleslav, Czech RepublicEducation:2010 – 2014 High School of Glass Making in Kamenický Šenov, Czech Republic – Department of Glass Cutting, Kiln Casting and Engraving.2014 – 2016 Advanced Level of Training – Glass in Architecture and Design, Design of Lighting Objects. Experience:2014 – 2017 – Assistant of Mr. Vladimír Klein in Nový […]
Cynthia Myers
Cynthia Myers creates exquisite sand-carved art glass in her studio on the remote and beautiful Mendocino Coast of California. The designs feature floral and animal themes. Each image is etched accurately with meticulous attention to the intricate details of the design. With an eye for subtlety and detail, Cynthia employs a shadowing technique that gives […]
Timothy Stover
Timothy Stover is a sculptor currently exploring the medium of glass. Born in Bucyrus, Ohio, he spent much of his younger years drawing and tinkering in his father’s woodshop. This independent exploration and art practice emboldened his creativity. In 2001, Stover pursued his love of art at the University of Toledo, graduating with a B.F.A. […]
Petr Stacho
Petr Stacho is a glassmaker and painter based in Kamenický Šenov and Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Republic. A graduate of the Prague Academy of Applied Arts, where he studied glassmaking under professors Svoboda and Kopecký, Petr works as a professional artist and teaches glassmaking at the Glassmaking School in Kamenický Šenov – the oldest school […]
Nick Wirdnam
TEACHING 2003 Pilchuck Glass School Seattle, Washington. USA, Session 31993-2003 Subject Co-ordinator, Glass Studies Monash University, Undergraduate, Post Graduate & Honours, MA Supervision OTHER PROFESSIONAL 2002 Northlands Scotland Residency. (September-November 2002)1999 Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle Washington T.A. Ferdinand Theriot1998 Pilchuck Scholarship Dino Rosin, Hot Sculpting Glass1997 Nominee Saxe Award Pilchuck Glass School1997 Pilchuck Glass School […]