Sarah Gilbert’s solo show at More Fire Glass Studio is a homecoming of sorts. Now based in Tacoma, Washington, she’s originally from Rochester, and took her first glass class in 2000 at More Fire Glass Studio. Owner Elizabeth Lyons got her into glass blowing, Gilbert says. “I worked with her for a long time at […]
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Lucinda Storms stands out across styles
On a recent chilly, rainy morning, painter and glass bead maker Lucinda Storms and I drank tea and discussed her work in her cozy space at the Hungerford Building, where she has had studios on and off for 20 years. Currently, she’s situated in a long space on the third floor, her row of windows […]
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Eunsuh Choi’s captivating glass sculpture
It’s not every day that you’re invited to hold and even squeeze an expensive glass artwork. This is the first thing that happened when I recently met with Korean-born sculptor Eunsuh Choi to discuss the ideas behind her current work, which is on view at Nazareth College’s Arts Center Gallery. “It looks fragile, but the […]
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Metamorphic metaphor
The production of glass has shaped and sharpened human senses throughout history. Glass lenses have allowed us both to correct vision and glimpse the unfathomable depths of the universe. And as an art medium, glass has been used to symbolize every comprehensible and confounding human experience. “The Next: A Studio Glass Movement Continuum,” currently hosted […]
