For 19 days in June, four of my pieces are included in an invitational show, Sculptural Forms in Glass, at Winterowd Fine Art in Santa Fe. I’m very pleased to be joining five other glass artists in this show curated by gallery owner, Karla Winterowd – and debuting two of my newest pieces.
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There is something so very special about SOFA Chicago. The feeling I get walking in on Opening Night is pure magic. So much incredible talent in one place. For me, being a participating artist feels like walking on the field at the Super Bowl. This is as good as it gets. I feel so very
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
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.
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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,
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 Brain Scan is a wood sculpture. But it has just joined a very distinguished glass collection.
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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, a private glass art dealer and consultant.
Two years ago at SOFA Chicago 2009, I was enticed into the kiln cast glass sculpture world by a glass collector who “saw” my wood sculptures in a medium totally unknown to me at the time. I call it my “cross-over moment.” This year at SOFA Chicago both my glass sculptures and wood art are represented.
SOFA WEST 2010 exhibit in Santa Fe, NM – our home town! It was again great fun and a privilege to be part of del Mano Gallery’s SOFA WEST exhibit this second year that the event has been staged in Santa Fe. While many people relate Santa Fe with Western-style art, in fact, contemporary art
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An unexpected encounter at SOFA Chicago 2009 ultimately leads to my cross-over from wood art to sculptural glass On Saturday night in Chicago, a glass collector “crossed over” and purchased his first wood sculpture. I’m honored that my cedar sculpture, First Born, was his choice. A very unexpected outcome was that within two months, I,
This year’s events will include not only SOFA CHICAGO 2009 in early November, but we’ve just participated in a new SOFA venue premiering in my own home town of Santa Fe in June. What an incredible honor to be included among the finest artists, chosen by leading galleries in the world, for these prestigious, quintessential
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Five of my sculptures were presented at SOFA Chicago 2008 this year by del Mano Gallery. This is the third consecutive year Jan Peters and Ray Leier invited me to exhibit my wood art with them. It was as exciting this year as the first!
SOFA Chicago 2006 was the largest SOFA event yet staged to date — with 99 international galleries from 16 countries, a record Opening Night crowd of 3200 (where Gaye & I toasted the evening with champagne all decked out in our Santa Fe finery), and the largest ever public attendance over the entire Expo, estimated
