TERMINAL CITY GLASS CO-OP
GRAND OPENING & SILENT AUCTION
Spark: Grand Opening & Silent Auction June 23rd, 2012 Front Cover: “Green Windows” by Lisa Samphire; Inside Front Page: “Lunettes” by Michael Anstead; Back Cover: “India” by Laura Murdoch. Catalog design & layout by Holly Cruise 2012 Auction Committee .......................................... Joanne Andrighetti Suzanne Basnett Cathy Beaumont Larissa Blokhuis Holly Cruise Chika Etori
Maria Keating Sonya Labrie Jeff Lowe Jacqueline Radbourne Allan Suckling Naoko Takenouchi
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A Creative Vision. This studio started with a little spark, a great idea, which ignited, caught on, and is now being fueled by the efforts of our newly forged community. We have been brought together by a common goal, to build a creative centre for glass in Vancouver. Tonight’s event is the spark that lights up Terminal City Glass Co-op. In a few short months we have accomplished so much and realized our vision. We are proud to be the first non- profit, co-operative glassblowing and flameworking studio in Canada. In this catalogue we are thrilled to present pieces from over 40 talented artists who have kindly donated their work in support of this project. We are deeply grateful to all of the artists for their generosity. The proceeds from tonight’s auction will benefit TCGC’s educational and arts programs. We would like to thank our dedicated team of volunteers and members who worked incredibly hard to create what you see before you tonight. We thank you wholeheartedly for your commitment to this organization and the future for glass arts in Vancouver. Sincerely, Terminal City Glass Co-op Board of Directors ............................. Joanne Andrighetti Holly Cruise Morley Faber Jeff Holmwood Sonya Labrie
Thank you to our special musical guest Honoka Shoji.
Squid Glass by Wayne Harjula
Heart & Starfish by Gwen Poole
Blown Glass
Hot Glass Paperweights
7”H x 2”W
Heart: 4”H x 3.5”W Starfish 5.5”H x 5.5”W
Retail Value: $96 Wayne has been working with glass for 30 years, and is the co-owner of Mellon Glass Studio on the Sunshine Coast. His work focuses on aquatic themes. Contact: www.mellonglass.ca
Retail Value: $110 (Pair)
Gwen Poole likes to say she became a glass artist by osmosis. She assisted her former husband/partner, glass blower Sol Maya, for many years before taking her first gather of hot glass and she has been hooked ever since. Now living in Roberts Creek, BC, Gwen finds her inspiration in the rainforest and on the rocky beaches where the starfish encrust the rocks at low tide. Contact: gwenpoole@eastlink.ca
Orchid Bud Vase by Ilona Barakso Lindsay
Nesting Set of Bowls by Jill Allan
Blown Glass with Decorative 22K Gold Foil; handblown, cut, ground and sandblasted
Blown Glass, Flame-cut, Belt-sanded
9.75”H x 4”W x 4”D Retail Value: $100 Ilona is a North Vancouver artist who has studied glass in Alberta, California, Washington and North Carolina. Her work has been exhibited in Canada, the US and Taiwan. Contact: iblindsay@gmail.com
5” Diameter (large bowl) Retail Value: $500
Jill’s work is based in the craft tradition of vessel making, but is not exclusively functional. She has received several awards for her work and scholarship, and her work is included in the collection of the Corning Museum of Glass. She is currently attending Bowling Green State University, pursuing an MFA. Contact: glass@jillallan.com
Gathering by Jeina Morosoff
Contact: jeinamor@yahoo.ca
Hot Worked & Sandblasted
Cast glass w/ hot-worked inclusion
3”H x 3”W x 8”L
3”H x 7.5”Diameter
Retail Value: $175
Ikebana by David New-Small Blown Glass, cut & polished 3”H x 3”W x 8”L Retail Value: $130
Moons of Jupiter Series – Io by Gary Bolt
Gary’s blown glass vessels and cast glass sculptural pieces are in private collections internationally. With partners Morna Tudor and Lisa Samphire he co-founded Starfish Glassworks studio and gallery. His work is available at New-Small & Sterling Glass.
Retail Value: $500
David New-Small co-founded New-Small & Sterling Studio Glass on Granville Island, the first independent “studio glass” facility in BC, in 1983. He currently lives in Gibsons, BC, with his partner Dyan Vidulich, a fellow glass artist.
Pochi Plate by Morna Tudor Blown Glass 2.5”H x 14”Diameter Retail Value: $375
Morna Tudor graduated from Sheridan College in 1986 and embarked upon a 20 plus year glass career which culminated in Starfish Glassworks. She has since been living a life of studied simplicity and quietude. Her work is available at New-Small & Sterling Glass.
Aspiration by Naoko Takenouchi
Tortoise Shell Lamp by Jeff Burnette
Blown Glass, Sandblasted
Blown Glass, drilled & assembled
14”H x 7”W x 7”D
24”H x 9”Diameter
Retail Value: $2,000
Retail Value: $1,000
Naoko is an award-winning artist who exhibits internationally. She is a graduate of Tama Art University in Tokyo and attended the Pilchuck Glass School as a scholarship student. She has been commissioned to make the Governor General’s Performing Arts awards since 2003.
Jeff has been working in hot glass since 1979. He studied at Sheridan College School of Craft and Design and Pilchuck Glass School. He has developed his own unique line of work, including stemware and the funky “Raygunz”.
Contact: pochi@telus.net
Empty Vessels – pair by Robert Studer
Goblet - Green by Mitchell Wren
Blown Glass, lost wax cast lead crystal
Blown Glass
9”H x 3”Diameter each
8.75” x 3.25”Diameter Retail Value: $120
Retail Value: $400 Robert questions everything. He is not certain where this experience called life will lead, but he is open to the possibilities. In the meantime, contributing to the Terminal City Glass Co-op seems like a great idea and a step in the right direction.
Mitch has been blowing glass since 1994, and one of his passions is making Venetian goblets.
Relationship by Miyuki Shinkai
Drifting Leaf by Melanie Rowe
Blown Glass & Mixed Media
Miyuki has been working with glass for 20 years, and is the co-owner of Mellon Glass Studio on the Sunshine Coast. She studied at Georgia Southwestern University.
20”H x 39”W x 2”D
Contact: www.mellonglass.ca
14”H x 24”W x 2”D
Retail Value: $600
Lunettes by Michael Anstead Paper, Stained Glass 4”H x 12”W x 12”D Retail Value: $200
Fused & Slumped Glass
Retail Value: $400
Vancouver artist Michael Anstead is clean sheets on art’s big comfy bed.
Blown Foil Leaf by Ilona Barakso Lindsay
Melanie is an internationally recognized glass artist with 40 years of experience. She has taught mold making and kiln casting glass at the Pilchuck Glass School, Corning Museum of Glass, and Red Deer College. Contact: roweglass@shaw.ca www.twinvision.fusedglassartist.com
Blown Glass with Gold Foil
Ilona is a North Vancouver artist who has studied glass in Alberta, California, Washington and North Carolina. Her work has been exhibited in Canada, the US and Taiwan.
12.5”H x 21”W x 5.5”D
Contact: iblindsay@gmail.com
Retail Value: $350
Memory Bowl by Sonya Labrie
Monkey Skull by Will Milner
Blown Glass, Silk Screen Glass Enamel
Hot Sculpted Glass, Powders
7”H x 4.5”Diameter
6”H x 7”W x 7”D Retail Value: $300
Retail Value: $250 With a background in painting and drawing, Sonya explores ideas of the seen and the unseen in her work. She offers viewers the opportunity to engage their own story about what is happening in the work.
Will is a graduate of Emily Carr University who has been working in glass since 1998. He currently works at Bocci in Vancouver. Contact: milnerwill72@gmail.com
Contact: info@sonyalabrie.com www.smlglassworks.com
Green Windows by Lisa Samphire
Climbing Creature by Larissa Blokhuis
Bullseye Sheet Glass, Aussie Rollup Process, Carved and Acid Etched Surface
Blown Glass, Sandblasted
5.5”H x 5”Diameter
5.5”H x 5”W x 5”D Retail Value: $330
Retail Value: $400 Lisa began blowing glass in 1985 and has since garnered numerous awards and is in many private collections. Of her work she says: “This series has been influenced from repeated patterns found in nature, specifically butterfly wings, Asian carpets and fabric and the work of Hundertwasser.” Contact: www.samphireglass.ca
Larissa is a graduate of Alberta College of Art and Design, and currently works at New-Small and Sterling Studio Glass in Vancouver. She creates sea creatures and other sea-themed work, and is attracted to new ideas and concepts. Contact: havenotbeenthesame@yahoo.ca www.blokhuisglass.weebly.com
India by Laura Murdoch
Goblet - Cobalt by Mitchell Wren
Sand-Carved Blown Glass with Colour Powder Overlay
Blown Glass
18”H x 7”Diameter Retail Value: $750 Laura began her career at Pilchuck Glass School in 1997, and currently exhibits her work internationally. Recently Starbucks featured a profile of Laura and her artistic process on their website.
7”H x 3”Diameter Retail Value: $120 Mitch has been blowing glass since 1994, and one of his passions is making Venetian goblets.
Contact: www.murdochglass.com
Vortex Vase by Jeff Holmwood
Lovesong Perfume by Dyan Vidulich
Blown Glass, Reverse Axis Cane Inclusion
Blown Glass with Etched Dichroic Panel
18”H x 12”Diameter
5.5”H x 5”Diameter
Retail Value: $650
Retail Value: $225
Jeff Holmwood has been blowing glass since before you were born. Contact: holmwoodglass@gmail.com
Sunset Wide Cylinder by Robert Held
Photo Session with Raymond Lum
Blown Glass 8”H x 4”Diameter
3-hr photo shoot of your own glasswork. To be redeemed by December 2012.
Retail Value: $435
Retail Value: Over $600
Robert Held discovered glassblowing at Penland School of Crafts in 1968. He then launched Canada’s first college-level glass program at Sheridan College. Robert opened his own studio in 1978, and has been focused on creating his glass art ever since.
Raymond Lum is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design and the University of British Columbia. His work covers a broad range of images from people to products and has appeared in many publications.
Contact: info@robertheld.com www.robertheld.com
Contact: info@raylum.ca www.raylum.ca
Keepsake by Holly Cruise
Ant Memoir by Melanie Graham
Borosilicate glass, photoresist, sandblasted, enameled
Flameworked soft glass, fine silver, handpulled cane and twisted cane
1.75”Diameter x .5”D Retail Value: $145
1.5 x 1.4 inches Retail Value: $65
Holly is a Vancouver artist who has been working in glass since 1995. She first discovered glass at Urban Glass in Brooklyn, New York. Contact: holly@hollycruise.com www.hollycruise.com
Melanie has been making wearable glass art since 2008. Her current focus is painting with glass on a glass bead core, and her style is organic, baroque and whimsical. Contact: melanie.c.graham@gmail.com www.melanie-graham.blogspot.com
Cherry Blossom Bottle Stopper by Minori Takagi
Necklace by Rika Kuroki
Lampworked Glass
Glass, Silver
4”H x 1”W x 1”D
1.75”H x .75”W Chain Length: 20”
Retail Value: $75
Minori has been creating Tombodama glass beads for over 10 years. She uses a range of traditional Japanese glass making techniques to create her own unique style of lampwork beads and jewellery. Contact: minoritakagi@yahoo.ca www.mylampwork.com
Retail Value: $300 Rika is a glass artist and metalsmith whose works are in the collections of the Corning Museum of Glass, Kunst Museum Dusseldorf, and Niijima Contemporary Glass Museum. She is a graduate of the California College of the Arts. Contact: rikakuro58@yahoo.co.jp
Pendant by Elizabeth Owre
Terminal Skullduggery (No.1 - 4) by Maria Keating
Effetre Glass on Silver Chain
Effetre flameworked bead, Terminal City Glass Co-op Murrini
2.5”H x .75”W x .75”D Chain Length: 32” Retail Value: $125
Elisabeth makes her own glass beads in her garden studio in Vancouver. She uses soft Moretti glass from Italy and sterling silver and vermeil findings to compose her jewellery. Contact: elowre@facebook.com
1”H x 1”W x 1”D Cord Length: 16” Retail Value: $35 each
Maria Keating, a glass enthusiast, has been flameworking on a torch for close to a decade. Her whimsical design is often inspired by nature’s forms. Contact: sageandsprite@gmail.com www.sageandsprite.com
Implosion Flower Bead by Ikuyo Yamanaka Lampworked Glass 2”H x .1.5”W x .5”D Chain Length: 18” Retail Value: $70
Hippie Necklace by Kirsten Rankel Soft Glass on Leather 20”L
Kirsten began creating glass beads about four years ago, and she finds the medium comfortable and exciting to work with. Contact: www.journeybeads.ca
Iyuko began working with glass in Japan, and for the past 10 years has concentrated on making beads. Her work is on display in various galleries and shops across Canada. Contact: ikuyo@shaw.ca www.ikuyoglassart.blogspot.ca
Retail Value: $80 Desert Moon by Suzanne Basnett Effetre/Double Helix glass, viking knit sterling silver wire 1.5”Diameter Bead Chain Length: 20” Retail Value: $165
Harlequin Necklace by Andrea Maylone Flameworked Moretti with Goldstone 3/4”H x 4”W Retail Value: $60
Andrea began making glass beads in 2006. She enjoys using dots and encasing techniques, and bright clear colours. Contact: nice_bloops@hotmail.com
Suzanne lives in Richmond, BC. She started working in stained glass in 1999 and discovered fusing and lampworking in 2005. Contact: imagesinglass@gmail.com
Pacific Current by Heike Kapp
Floral Marble by Markus Kirchgasser
Borosilicate Glass
Borosilicate Glass, Implosion
1.5”Diameter
1”Diameter
Retail Value: $40
Retail Value: $30
Heike’s work is influenced by our coast and ocean, teeming with life. Formerly a quilter, she has been drawn to the sculptural and magnifying properties of borosilicate glass.
Markus is an Austrian artist who followed his heart to the west coast. He was first introduced to glass in 2011 and has been experimenting and evolving ever since.
Contact: www.heikekapp.com
Moon Marble by Joanne Andrighetti
Implosion Marble by Nancy Tse
Borosilicate Glass
Borosilicate Glass
1.5”Diameter
1”Diameter
Retail Value: $65
$40
Joanne Andrighetti is a graduate of Sheridan College’s crafts and design program. She operated a hot glass and flameworking studio in Vancouver for 23 years and has introduced hundreds of students to the medium.
Nancy loves working in glass...it melts away all the stress!
Contact: info@andrighetti.com
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