2013 SG Spring Newsletter

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SPRING 2013

Vol 3 #7

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observations from the Director

It's spring and we are looking forward to our upcoming summer Tanglewood season in the Berkshires.

In the meantime, we have had the opportunity to visit artists studios and choose new work as well as better understand what goes into the creative process.

Photo: Jim Schantz

In recent months, we have visited Dan Dailey and Linda MacNeil's Studios in New Hampshire, Jose Chardiet in Pawtucket, RI and Paul Stankard's Studio in Mantua, NJ. Last month we visited artists that we represent who work in Seattle including, Lino Tagliapietra, Dale Chihuly and Richard Marquis among many other important artists.* We feel very fortunate to represent these artists and that they are able to share their time with us to present their most current work.

We have an obligation to our collectors to be the liaison for the artist. Our role is to gain better insight into the artists passion for their work and convey that to our clients.

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What we have witnessed is the artists willingness to share their experience with us, our collectors, and with each other. It is this willingness to share that is essential to the evolution of the glass movement. On this trip, we also had the opportunity to select the best and most representative works to produce exhibitions for our gallery. We love what we are doing, sharing the passion for this great art with the audience and contributing to the advancement of the medium of glass as an art form.

Jim Schantz May 2013 Richard Marquis, Lino Tagliapietra, Jim Schantz, Johanna Nitzke Marquis and Kim Saul at Marquis’ studios and beautiful garden.

* Rik Allen and Shelley Muzylowski-Allen, Martin Blank, Sonja Blomdahl, Nancy Callan, Dale Chihuly, David Huchthausen, John Kiley, Dante Marioni, Paul Marioni, Benjamin and Debora Moore, William Morris, Janusz Pozniak, Kait Rhoads, Ross Richmond, Richard Royal, Preston Singletary, Lisabeth Sterling, Ethan Stern, April Surgent, Lino Tagliapietra, Veruska Vagen, Randy Walker, David Walters, Karen and Jasen Willenbrink-Johnson.

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photos: Kim Saul

photo, Marty Doyle

JosÉ chardiet foto journal

Photo: Scott Mitchell Leen

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Dale Chihuly, Muted Emerald Venetian, 2011

30 x 11 x 12

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new work

Lino Tagliapietra,

Photo: Russell Johnson

in the gallery

Kookaburra, 2012 24 x 13 x 10.25"

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Marvin Lipofsky, 14 ½ x 16 x 14"

photo: M. Featherlee

Chico Group II 2004-5 #4 13 x 14 x 13"

Chico Group II 2004-5 #3

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Mammoth Man, 1992 22 x 11.25”

Photo: Bill Truslow

Argos, Mythology Heads 1992 20 x 10 x 9"

Dan Dailey, Six Man, Face Vase Series 1992

14 x 9” Blown vase, light cobalt glass, multicolored vitreous enamels,

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Richard Marquis, Teapot

Granulare Bottle Form with Silhouettes #2, 2013 Blown glass, granulare technique with applied murrine, 19.5 x 8.25 x 8.25"

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Photo: Richard Marquis

Cartoon Car 10-2, 2010 Blown glass, granulare technique, wood, brass, 10.5 x 13.5 x 8.5"

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new work

Martin Blank,

Photo: Russell Johnson

in the gallery

Winged Victory, 2013 32.5 x 11.5 x 8.5”

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Jade Hippokampus, 2013 18 x 22 “

Shelley MuzylowskI-Allen, Ivory and Jade Hippokampus, 2013 Blown and hand-sculpted glass, steel base

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John Kiley, Opal Geometric Form 2013, 14x13x10

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in the gallery

2013 19 x 14 x 3”

Mizu (Abergine),

photo: Marty Doyle

Ethan Stern,

Jose Chardiet,

Woods, 2013

31 x 11 x 7.5"

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new work

Photo: Russell Johnson

in the gallery

31x11x11"

Richard Royal, Apropos 12-15, 2012 413.298.3044 www.schantzgalleries.com

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Nancy Callan, Jiminy Cactus, 2013

23 x 10 x 5”

photo, Jeff Curtis

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April Surgent, The Overlook, 2013

18.5 x 17.5 x 2”

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seattle tour 2013

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1 1. Hanging installation at John Kiley’s Studio. 2. The painting and design studio of David Walters. 3. Martin Blank prepares to sculpt glass, assisted by Robert Burch pouring the molten glass. 4. A gathering of artists and collectors in Richard Royal’s studio. 5. David Kerner and Jim Schantz at David Huchtausen studio with works in various stages of completion. 6. Rik Allen is dwarfed by his 180” tall steel and glass, sculpture, Seeker, at the Museum of the Northwest Art 7. Sonja Blomdahl 8. Vessels by Paul Cunningham 9. Shelley Muzylowsky-Allen sculpting a Toro. 10.

Preston Singletary 11. Debora Moore 12. Jim Schantz Benjamin Moore at the Translucent exhibit MOG in Tacoma. 13. New works by Randy Walker. 14. Drawings by Dale Chihuly

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Benjamin Moore in the hot shop explaining techniques. 20. Ethan Stern demonstrates masking his work 21. Janusz Pozniak See more photos on our Facebook page!

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foto journal 22. Richard Marquis and Jim Schantz 23. Lino Tagliapietra 24. Gryfalcon

by Karen WillenbrinkJohnsen 25. Jim with William Morris archive work. 26. Works by Paul Marioni 27. Dante Marioni, assisted by Robert and Janusz 28. April Surgent

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Artists in the News

Exterior Fold Grouping, 2012 Opaline blown glass dimensions varied (tallest Bottle is 23.5”h, shortest vessel is 9”h)

Benjamin Moore’s solo show, "Translucent", is currently on display at Museum of Glass in Tacoma.

Internationally recognized, Moore has been paring his style down for a while now, focusing on vessel forms that are, in his words, “simple, clean, with strength.” Now, even the barest hint of color is gone, the glass has become a translucent white. Simplicity and minimalist perfection in his glass vessels. Translucent presents a selection of Moore’s masterpieces that simultaneously evoke aspects of historical tradition with the refinement of a unique contemporary aesthetic.

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Curated by Tina Oldknow, Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Marquis is part of the Corning Museum’s ongoing Masters of Studio Glass series developed to provide a platform for in-depth surveys of artists represented in the Museum’s permanent collection.

Presented for the first time in Canada, The Musee Des Beaux-Arts Montreal is presenting an exhibit of Dale Chihuly’s spellbinding environments created by his installations opening June 8 - October 20, 2013.

The Morean Arts Center, is happy to announce Dale Chihuly’s return to St. Petersburg, Fla, and the arrival of a temporary new installation to the already phenomenal collection of Chihuly masterpieces.

The Sealife Stoppers will be on view March 8 through June 30, 2013 at the Chihuly Collection.

Richard Marquis, glassblower and collector of beat-up, vintage objects, has had an extraordinary influence on the development of contemporary studio glass in America and around the world. His work is humorous, ironic, smart, and beautifully— some might say obsessively—made. As an artist, Marquis is admired for his understanding of color and form as much as for his humor and willingness to experiment. As a glassblower, he has influenced an entire generation of artists working in glass who aspire to his technical mastery and the originality of his vision. Through February 2014

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· · · · · · · Preston Singletary is pleased to announce the completion of a monumental project, nearly 3 years in the making to date: a 7 foot tall 3-dimensional totem, weighing 2,000 pounds! Carving of the wooden totem began in 2011 and casting the glass in 2012. There were a few unsuccessful attempts to cast such a largescale work in the US, so Preston contacted his friend Charlie Parriott to assist with the project in the Czech Republic. After waiting three months for the heavy, thick glass to anneal, Preston traveled to Prague to see the totem in its finished state; the surface cleaning and retouching had been completed and the three sections assembled. The years of work have paid off to produce a magnificent, seven foot tall, 2000 pound glass totem, an homage to his grandmother and her pet grizzly bear cub.

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photo, Cassandra Sohn

photo, Russell Johnson

Lino Tagliapietra recently completed a commission for a private collectors in the Boston area. The panel is inspired by images of cellular structure. Schantz Galleries is honored to be involved in this project.

The fused glass panel measures, 34.75 x 17.75 x 1.25 inches, and took six months to complete.

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Dorothy Hafner’s most recent multi-panel installation, almost two years in the making, has just been installed in the Lisa Barth Interfaith Memorial Chapel of Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Titled “Journey”, it measures 4’ x 4’ and it is the main feature in this new chapel. On Sunday, May 19

“Molten Nature”, is a new video recently released

by Martin Blank in which director Ethan Steinman of Daltonic Films, pares down one day in the hotshop to a eight minute experience. Much more than an eight minute experience is in store for participants to the Schantz Galleries Private Collectors Weekend this coming June, when Martin will be working in the hot shop.

Dorothy will be presenting a slide lecture on her work for members of the Metropolitan Glass Collectors Group at the home of collectors Nancy and Peter Philipps in Scarsdale, NY. To attend as a member, contact Cheryl Goldenberg, 914-725-0621. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Kait Rhoads is in a group show at Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY Island, Fluid Reformations, through May 26th.

Among the works exhibited is this hot sculpted, Sea Orchid, (right) measuring five inches high. Recently received at the gallery is this murrini vessel (left), Blossom, 2013 12.5 x 7.5 x 7.5” Continued....

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Ruth Brockmann has been working on a school project through Washington State Arts Commission.

She is done making all the glass components and has a local woodworker who is continuing to carve the framework which is a tree form that holds the glass elements.

Here are some construction phase photos. The cedar wood in the photo hasn't been stained yet, but you can see a bit of the project. Something to think about…. Contact your own states Arts Commission or Cultural Council to suggest an artist to create a public commission in your city or town. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Nancy Callan participated in an artist visit and demo with Katherine Gray at Berlin Glas, in Germany. She is assisted here by Martin Janecky as they work on a piece that illustrates Callan’s affinity for incorporating

This June, Martin Blank will be the featured artist at the annual Collectors Weekend in the Berkshires! Martin has created a very special body of figurative works for our gallery, inspired by the Caryatids in Rome, (see Winged Victory on page 9). There will be a catalog to accompany the exhibit. Please contact the gallery to receive the catalog or to attend the event. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Stephen Powell has a solo retrospective exhibition of 90 works, beginning with his early ceramic vessels and glass prototypes, showcasing over-sized, blown-glass vessels from his “Teasers” series; large, asymmetrical sculptures from his “Whacko” and “Screamer” series; and bowls from his most recent body of work, “Echoes” in the Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama.“Psychedelic Mania: Stephen Rolfe Powell’s Dance with Glass” will be open to the public May 4 - July 21, 2013.

textile patterns into her glass sculpture. Nancy also visited Helsinki where she lectured and presented a demonstration. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · This past March, AACG named Jon Goldberg as the Artist of the Month. Congratulations Jon! 413.298.3044 www.schantzgalleries.com

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In the exhibition, OCEAN, at the Ebeltoft Glasmuseet in Denmark, Hiroshi Yamano is one of 12 international artists who have found inspiration in the manifold of marine life, myths of the ocean and its compelling nature, but also in aspects such as the environment and how we use the ocean. Hiroshi will also be one of the Special Guest Demonstrating Artists at the GlassWeekend in WheatonVillage this year, June 7-9

Photo Kim Saul

Hiroshi Yamano

Botanical Anomaly from the Berkshire Series, 2013 5.75 x 2.5 x 2.5"

At the Renwick Museum, the career of Paul Stankard is the focus of an exhibition which has works that span more than four decades. At first glance his works appear to be simple paperweight forms. Upon closer inspection, one can see the painstakingly detailed, intricate botanical compositions, with roots that are often figurative. Stankard, who cites the poetry of James Joyce and Walt Whitman as inspiration for his miniature representations of North American wild flowers, meticulously lampworks each piece in sections that are then encased in clear glass. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Ethan Stern made this piece in Japan last fall during his residency at the Toyama Institute of Glass. "Sentakuita" is a Japanese term referring to a traditional washboard. The work will be exhbited at Wheaton Glass: The Art of the Fellowship, through December 31, 2013. Curated by Tina Aufiero and Dianne Wright. Among the other artists exhibited are David Walters and Hiroshi Yamano.

Ethan Stern, Sentakuita

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Veruska Vagen spent the winter months on a major piece; a private commission of a double portrait.

Because it is private, we can not show it to you, though if you are interested in a portrait commission, please contact the gallery. We are looking forward to Vagen’s canine series coming to the gallery very soon, and until then, you can view them on our website. This dot de verre glass painting is titled, Peace, 1918, after Hall. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Richard Jolley continues to work on his immense public sculpture, titled Cycle of Life, Within the Power of Dreams and the Wonder of Infinity, which will be a permanent installation at the Knoxville Museum of Art. At 185 running feet and over seven tons, Cycle of Life is expected to be the largest figural glass assemblage in the world!

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Birdhouse and Little Potbellied Vessel are examples of two of the commissions that Jay Musler created this spring. Several tours have visited his studio in Berkeley, CA , including the Art Alliance group from Los Angeles and the Bay Area Art Alliance. The Oakland Museum of California guild will be visiting this summer. Jay has been working on some wall pieces, which we are looking forward to.

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Upcoming publications from Schantz Galleries!

Schantz Galleries Collectors Weekend

June 29 - 30 Martin Blank will be demonstrating in the hotshop. For more information about this 3 day event, please contact the gallery.

Lyrical Expression, the Art of Jose Chardiet Martin Blank ~ New Figurative Sculptures Dale Chihuly ~ Venetians

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