Our annual gala was this past weekend. Artists from around the world, most of whom have been Visiting Artists here, donated artwork to our live and silent auctions. The Visiting Artist program as a whole was featured during the live auction as well—a “paddle raise” for the VA program brought in tens of thousands.
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Here are some photos of the two artists who joined us for the last week of the Summer Series. Check out Jeremy’s water tower forms and Mel’s simplified tree forms…

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I really like Dave Walters work, so it was a pleasure to see him here this week. Here are some photos of Dave making large white vessels. The ones that make the cut will become “canvases” for his paintings, the shapes of the vessels telling part of the story.
Check out the photos…

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The crowds really enjoyed watching Jay and team work this week. The very large colorful forms, the complexity of the process, the pushing of the material to its extremes and Jay’s willingness to get on the mic and talk to the audience all made for a fantastic week. If you’ve missed it, you have one more shot to see Jay at work in our Hot Shop tomorrow. Here are some photos from this week…

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Here are some shots of Fred Wilson and our Hot Shop Team making glass drop forms this week. Enjoy…
(Or see these shots via Flickr.)

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The wasp nests Marc and our Team have been making this week are turning out really cool. Only one more day to get to see the process in action… Marc will also be giving a talk tomorrow at 2:00 and showing some images of other work he has done. It’s also a […]

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Fred Tschida is a jovial fellow, and it’s been fun to chat with him during the residency. He’s made some cool work and it will be interesting to see the completed molecular form when it’s finished.
Check out the photos from this week’s residency…
Or see them on Flickr

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Here are some shots from Beverly’s residency. She has worked with our team to make some really cool pieces, all in clear glass with a very loose and drawing-like quality. Check out the pics…
Or see them on Flickr…

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Marvin has been working in glass for over 40 years, and he made the largest pieces he’s ever made here in our Hot Shop working with our team.
Check out these photos of the Lipofsky residency.

Or see these images on Flickr

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Anne Wilson, who was a visiting artist almost exactly a year ago, just left a comment on the blog, and it got me to think about last year’s Summer Series. Anne was in the Hot Shop working with our team to create parts for a piece called Rewind. It seemed like we made […]

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