Open Artist Studio – Shannon Spruiell & Nick Clawson

Come join artists Nick Clawson and Shannon Spruiell for an open gallery and studio event at Artspace Artists Lofts! The event space is located directly above Schack Art Center in downtown Everett. Both artists will have new work on display and will be demonstrating some of their hotshop skills and processes at Schack Art Center for all to watch and enjoy.

Nick Clawson:

Nick Clawson, born in 1983, is a multidisciplinary artist originally from San Diego, California. While studying Sculpture and Bronze casting at Grossman College in San Diego, he moved his focus toward glass. After many summers working in various positions at Pilchuck Glass School, he migrated north in 2015 to live. He currently works in various glass studios while maintaining his own glass practice.

Clawson’s work explores the experience of light in nature, and the cycles of life and death. Using found materials and handmade objects Clawson studies entropic processes necessary in creation.

He draws inspiration from science and nature, and the polychromatic nuances of the morning and night sky.

Shannon Spruiell:

Shannon Spruiell, born in 1993 in Wichita Falls, Texas, is a Seattle-based glass artist. She earned her BFA in Studio Arts with a minor in psychology from Texas Tech University in 2015. Currently her focus is to engage with the community, empowering individuals suffering from trauma and PTSD. Shannon teaches veterans glassblowing at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA as part of the Hot Shop Heros program. She also works as a demonstrator and public speaker at Chihuly Garden and Glass. In her remaining time, she works in the Seattle area making her art and glass with her partner Nick.

To view more of Nick and Shannon’s work, please see below:

shannieartandglass.com

clawsonarts.com/