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SUMMARY:Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen w/ Jasen Johnsen and Hilltop Artists  Hot Shop
DESCRIPTION: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\, Karen channels the textures and spirit of the natural world into her sculptures. She is the recipient of the prestigious Libenský–Brychtová Award. Alongside her husband and collaborator\, Jasen Johnsen\, she teaches glass sculpting workshops worldwide\, inspiring emerging artists through their passion and mastery of glass. \nUsing glass art to connect young people from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds to better futures. Hilltop Artists is a youth development arts nonprofit in Tacoma\, Washington operating deeply impactful programs since 1994 with broad community support\, and a track record of success. Hilltop Artists serves over 700 students a year ages 12 – 26 through its programming\, providing tuition-free glass instruction\, mentorship\, and collaborative leadership opportunities.
URL:https://refractseattle.org/event/karen-willenbrink-johnsen-w-jasen-johnsen-and-hilltop-artists-hot-shop/
LOCATION:Pratt Fine Arts Center\, 1902 S Main St.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz of Two Tone Studios Hot Shop
DESCRIPTION: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 the Arts. Zerkowitz earned a BA in Studio Art from University of California\, Santa Barbara. Together they design and produce a line of studio glass in Seattle under the name Two Tone Studios. They have lectured\, demonstrated\, and taught workshops throughout the US and abroad. In 2020 they relocated to Toyama\, Japan\, where Sugiki completed a 4-year contract of Associate Professor of Hot Glass at Toyama Institute of Glass Art in 2024. Simultaneously Zerkowitz served as Secretary of the Glass Art Society board of directors\, organizing and implementing their inaugural travel program trip to Japan.
URL:https://refractseattle.org/event/3703/
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SUMMARY:Cascadia Cup Club Challenge Hot Shop Community Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Does your cup runneth over?? Come make another. \nA 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 a set time limit. Themes will rotate for inspiration\, this special Refract edition will be announced closer to the evening. You need not make a cup\, you are welcome to hang out with friends and make new ones while Glass TV is on in the background\, please join us.
URL:https://refractseattle.org/event/cascadia-cup-club-challenge-hot-shop-community-gathering/
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SUMMARY:Fire & Rain Glass Bead Society Flame Shop
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://refractseattle.org/event/fire-rain-glass-bead-society-flame-shop/
LOCATION:Pratt Fine Arts Center\, 1902 S Main St.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mary Quinn Hot Shop
DESCRIPTION: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 to more directly express the conceptual ideas at the core of her work. Within glassblowing\, she emphasizes the collaborative and playful nature of the process while utilizing bold colors and a multitude of techniques.
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