Glass collaborations in the Hot Shop! Enjoy a live demonstration by Minhi England and John Sharvin with assistance from their glassy friends. Onsite capacity is first come, first serve.
About Minhi England: Utilizing the unique properties of molten glass, Minhi personifies the material and imbues a sense of self. Her current artistic practice explores transformative life experiences, conveying the complexities in emotional cognizance.
Minhi England is a Seattle-based, multi-disciplinary artist, working primarily in glass. She earned her BFA from Alfred University in 3D studies, focused in glassblowing and metal casting. Since graduating in 2010, Minhi has established herself as a professional glassblower, designer, and independent artist across the US. She has been awarded several artist residencies such as the Hauberg Residency at Pilchuck Glass School, the Hilltop Artists Residency, Pittsburgh Glass Center Residency and has shown at Bellevue Art Museum. She is featured as a finalist in the Netflix Series, “Blown Away” Season 3.
About John Sharvin:
John Sharvin’s work explores the separation between the reality and the imaginary through the use of glass sculpture. His body of work ranges from imaginative miniature landscapes to cosmic travelers to enchanting animals with character to mechanical glass sculptures mimicking other materials.
Currently living in Seattle, John graduated from Ohio State University with a BFA in glass. After working in Columbus, Ohio, he relocated to Pennsylvania to work at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. He left that position in 2022 to become a full-time artist. He appeared in Netflix’s Blown Away (S3) as a contestant. His work has been exhibited across the country, including recent displays at Michigan Glass Project (Detroit, MI), Third Degree Glass Factory (St. Louis, MO) and a residency at Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY).