My News story summaries below go from most recent back to 2009. You’ll see announcements of sculptures newly completed, galleries with whom I am associated, special shows in which I’ve participated, honors I’ve been tapped for … you get the idea.
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Something new has been added. Lots new. Come explore. Hope you like it.
Blue Tango is my largest glass sculpture to date at 2'-2" tall. During layout, I envisioned a schematic representation of dance... tall and slender with open dynamic upward movement.
I thought it was time to actually try my hand at the evocative, sensual and organic theme of the Art Nouveau period. Here is the result.
The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (AACG) selected me for their Rising Star 2013 program – an initiative “to bring attention to young and talented artists” in contemporary glass art. The recognition by this august body for my talent is deeply gratifying. As for the young part, I am only 3 years old in the field
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My intention with this piece was to expose the inner core and draw the eye…from the outer structure...to the tight twists and turns...to the inner core...and swirl back out.
For this piece, I called upon several elements that I had incorporated in earlier glass works – intersecting lines and curve-over edges. It's not plagiarism if I steal from myself! But I also included a more open core, multiple penetrations and three tunnels to play with.
This year of 2012 has been busy and fruitful for my glass sculptures. It began with the sale of Levitation. I completed Red Shift (#15), Limoncelli (#16) and Mythic Fire (#17). My #18 piece just come out of the kiln, #19 & #20 are at this moment en route to the foundry, and the wax
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My contemporary glass art is being intermingled by Plateaux Gallery, London, amongst the heritage table settings and elegant furnishings presented by Thomas Goode, Mayfair. And, by golly, it really works! Thanks to Leo Duval, gallery owner, for his vision and invitation to join Plateaux.
On a personal note, Gaye and I are going on a much needed and deserved vacation. We will make a short stop off to spend some time with Leo Duval, the owner of Plateaux Gallery, in Mayfair, London. They began representing my work in 2011. Then on to Italy, traveling by train to visit Perugia,
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Thomas R. Riley Galleries has just sold Event Horizon to collectors who first saw the piece at SOFA Chicago 2011. We are now both gearing up for SOFA Chicago 2012 in November where the gallery will present four of my glass sculptures. Opening Night is November 1 and the show runs through Sunday, November 4.
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As you can see at left, Brain Scan is a wood sculpture. But it has just joined a very distinguished glass collection. Actually, it is the collectors who got me started in glass who have just added Brain Scan to their Pollitt wood collection. They purchased First Born, their first-ever wood art piece, at SOFA
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Red Shift was judged Best in Show tonight at the 2012 New Mexico Contemporary Glass Invitational opening. The piece had been jury-selected weeks earlier for this Glass Invitational co-hosted by Glass Alliance New Mexico and Mill Fine Art, Canyon Road, Santa Fe. The event runs through September 24 and celebrates the 50 Year Anniversary of
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Pollitt joins Holsten Galleries, Contemporary Glass Sculpture. My experience since crossing over to glass sculpture in 2010 has been quite extraordinary. The reception by collectors and galleries is truly heartwarming. The collectors that added Levitation to their breathtaking collection introduced me to Kenn Holsten. Kenn, who now lives in Santa Fe, is a private
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A remarkable year in my artistic life, 2010 brought my expansion into sculptural cast glass — an extremely exciting, rewarding adventure. While I thrive on new challenges, this has been a real push for me. Working with a new set of tools and materials was daunting and frustrating at first. The medium of sculptural wax
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