Amy Lenz (AL): Please tell me about your background and education.
Elisabeth Emerson (EE): I was born and raised in Tacoma. I picked up my love for art at an early age, and I partook in many art related activities offered in the city during my youth. After attending Stadium High School, I […]
Elements Glass - Host for the Glassblowing Demos at the Glass Art Society Conference in Portland, OR…
Ben & Alex working on museum’s Mobile Hot Shop…
Liz, Visiting Artist Coordinator & Warren, Volunteer Hot Shop Interpreter meets Kids Design Glass winner Austin before the big show…
Alex, Sarah and Ben working on Austin’s creation Bacon Boy on […]
Lino’s Book Club
June 28, July 26 and August 23
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Museum Theater
This summer, you are invited to join Lino’s Book Club. Each month, we will feature a different book that is set in Venice, Italy, hometown of Lino Tagliapietra. Then, on the last Saturday of the month, participants will meet in the […]
I thought I would share some images of the happenings in Little Rock, AR where the Mobile Hot Shop is accompanying a very impressive glass exhibition, Hot Color - Cool Glass, thanks to Alex Stisser and Eli Hansen. Featured artist Sonja Blomdahl presents some brilliant pieces in the exhibition and is our guest artist […]
The Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Glass exhibition has been open for nearly two months now and this is the perfect time to pause, reflect and discuss the docent experience with the exhibition. As one docent noted in regards to the Lino exhibition “it’s like trying to write a masters thesis!” […]
New generation of glass artists make their debut
Hilltop students featured in exhibition at Vetri International Glass
TACOMA, March 28, 2008 - Vetri International Glass in Tacoma is pleased to present a special exhibition showcasing the work of Marcus Martinez and Dylan Betz, two talented young artists from the Hilltop Artists in Residence […]
Answer: Dichroic Glass is a multi layer coating placed on glass by using a highly technical vacuum deposition process. Quartz Crystal and Metal Oxides are Vaporized with an electron beam gun in an airless vacuum chamber and the vapor then floats upward and attaches then condenses on the surface of the glass in […]
Leopold and son, Rudolf, came from a long line of glassblowers going back to the 15th century. Originally from Venice, the family had moved to Northern Bohemia (now Czech Republic) by Leopold’s birth in 1822. He apprenticed as a goldsmith and gemcutter before joining his father in making glass ornaments and glass eyes for taxidermists. […]
Dante Marioni
…is known for his mastery of Venetian glassblowing techniques. In his hands, the traditional vessel is transformed into modern sculpture with shape and surface simultaneously minimalist and delicately complex.
His elegant vessels are compelling for their bold colors, striking geometries, graceful forms and impeccable finishes. Most of the forms he chooses are utilitarian in nature […]
It is not uncommon for an artist to be touted as “the greatest” or “most significant,” but in the case of Lino Tagliapietra, the pronouncements happen to be true. Tagliapietra, now age 73, left school at age eleven to work full time in the glassmaking industry. Considering the time period and the post-World War […]
Two lanes of traffic open on the D Street Overpass
Two lanes of traffic, one going north and one going south, will open by 2 p.m. today on the D Street Overpass, located at the intersection of D Street and Puyallup Avenue.
These two lanes are for vehicles only, and there will be no pedestrian access at […]
Tacoma, Wash. (January 7, 2008) – The Museum of Glass announces the selection of Melissa G. Post for the position of curator, effective today, January 7, 2008. Post most recently served as assistant director of the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Additional curatorial positions include those at the Mint […]
Museum of Glass Presents The Glass Jungle, a Performance by Sha Sha Higby
Tacoma, Wash. (December 14, 2007)— The Museum of Glass is pleased to welcome internationally acclaimed performance artist Sha Sha Higby for a special presentation of her original work, The Glass Jungle. Two performance are scheduled for December 28 and 29 from […]
Shattering Glass: New Perspectives
November 11, 2007 - February 24, 2008
Glass is universal. We all use it, look through it, drink from it, and surround ourselves with it. Traditionally functional and decorative, glass has recently been catapulted to the front lines of art making. Shattering Glass: New Perspectives examines the work of artists […]
December at the Washington State History Museum
All Aboard for the 12th Annual Model Train Festival
Tacoma Northwestern Model Railroad Club display at the Model Train Festival (Washington State Historical Society).
December 26, 2007 to January 1, 2008
From miniature steam engines to tiny LEGO trains, the halls of the Washington State History Museum will be filled with […]
