Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen is an acclaimed glass artist whose work is inspired by nature and decades of dedication to the studio glass movement. After earning her BFA in Sculpture from Ohio University, she moved to Washington State in 1987 and worked as an assistant to renowned artist William Morris. Raised by a naturalist father in Ohio, […]
Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz began blowing glass together at Rhode Island School of Design in 1995, where Sugiki earned his MFA in Glass and Zerkowitz an MA in Art Education. Sugiki was first introduced to glass at Punahou High School in Honolulu, HI and went on to earn a BFA from California College of […]
Does your cup runneth over?? Come make another. A monthly community gathering dedicated to camaraderie and fun based around cup making in the Hot Shop. This opportunity is open to anyone that already knows how to safely gather and make a cup. You assist two people and then make a cup, each bench time has […]
Fire & Rain Glass Bead Society is a glass beadmakers' group based in western Washington state, forming Fall of 2005. We are an official chapter of the International Society of Glassbeadmakers.
Mary Quinn is a glass and print artist inspired by the natural world, especially insects and their ecosystems. Based in Seattle, Mary's work uses humor to explore human relationships and our place within nature. She works in printmaking and blown glass, focusing on process and learning through making. Recently, she has begun incorporating sculptural glass […]
