If your appetite for glass art has not yet been satisfied, visit another glass piece at seatac. Nov 28, 2015 explore createwithglasss board artist. The piece is from the glass art museum in tacoma, wash. Nov 27, 2017 seattle local, cappy thompson is an internationally recognized artist known for her mythopoetic narratives on glass using the grisaille or graytonal painting technique. This book explores women artists who have successfully worked with glass from the 1960s through the 1990s. Captured live on ustream at glass livefromthehotshop. Also, here is a great excerpt from the film dreaming of spirit animals. Using materials and techniques traditionally used in the production of fine stained glass windows, cappy incorporates images from legend and mythology to create unique works of art. Cappy thompson glass, montgomery museum of fine arts.
Seattle artist cappy thompson is internationally known for her mythological and poetic narratives painted with transparent glass enamels on blown glass panels and vessels. If you book an artist you will have the perfect endorsement for your event. See more ideas about glass art, glass and painting. Apr 01, 2020 the book showcases major collections of decorative art, including worcester porcelain, gorham silver, and the internationally important glass collection with works by tiffany, galle, dale chihuly and catherine cappy thompson.
I imagine us as a holy family engaging in the great work of increasing the light. Artist trust is proud to partner with you to make washington state a place where artists have the resources to challenge us, move us, and help us make sense of ourselves and the world. Available for sale from traver gallery, cappy thompson, blue tree keeper 2015, vitreous enamel reversepainted on opal ceruleanblue blown glass, 11 12. About living in the medium borrego springs, 2009 dreaming of spirit animals. Montgomery museum of fine arts traditional fine arts. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Traver gallery is proud to present old friends, new work, an exhibition by three longtime traver gallery artists. For morris, glass is an endlessly intriguing material, fragile yet timeless, preserving the spontaneity of the creative moment unlike any other medium. We make simple forms here ourselves and get sculptural pieces from the resident artists.
Thompson began her career as an artist of stained glass in 1976, and. Her works have been shown and collected internationally. The name pilchuck comes from the local native american language and. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. This event provided the themes for a book and song in 1934, each titled. The school was founded in 1971 by dale chihuly, anne gould hauberg 19172016 and john h. Cappy thompson is an internationally recognized seattle artist known for her mythopoetic narratives on glass using the grisaille or graytonal. Narrative works by nate steigenga, anna torma, and cappy thompson. Cappy thompson painted glass vitreous enamels reversepainted on blown glass.
Art gallery of western australia, perth, australia. What we cant finish here in december we paint and fire later in one of our studios. She has studied with nationally known artists roger nachman and michael dupille, and international masters cappy thompson, mark eckstrand and susan plum. Cappy thompsonis an incredible glass artist who specializes in painting on glass. Since janauary 1, 2005 there have been hundreds of thousands visits to this. Projects seatac airport i was dreaming of spirit animals 2003 vitreous enamels on glass 33 x 90 public art installation at seattle tacoma international airport. She started her career as a stained glass painter and became internationally recognized for her reversepainted narratives on glass using the grisaille or graytonal painting technique. The glass art of cappy thompson germany, 2002 with cappy thompson germany, 2002 living in the medium valley of fire, 2006 self portrait, anzaborrego desert. Art, inc the essential guide for building your career as an. Contemporary glass artists and their work, by bonnie miller, chronicle books, 1991. The anne gould hauberg artist images award prior to 2007 simply the artist images award is a biennial was annual until 2009 award given by the university of washington libraries in partnership with the uw alumni association. Presents a gallery of architectural windows, panels and vases in painted and leaded glass by cappy thompson. Throughout this series, the artists freely borrow from and reinterpret their sources. Cappy thompson glass barbara earl essay by thomas on.
She lives and works in seattle, washington and has a residence in olympia. Cappy thompson and dick weiss are glass artists living in the pacific northwest who have stepped into the world of clay. The floating glass world, engraving techniques with dominic fonde, 59 march. Find it in a library near you find it at the rakow library. Millennium glass is an invitational exhibition curated by brion clinkingbeard, curator of the kentucky art and craft foundation.
I want people to have a feeling of openheartedness and wellbeing upon experiencing the art. Kohler explains in her introduction that most craft mediums welcomed women while women struggled to find support in the fine arts. Artists books are books made or conceived by artists. Cappy thompson is an internationally recognized seattle artist known for her mythopoetic narratives on glass using the grisaille or graytonal painting technique. The complete book of glass beadmaking by kimberley adams, torchfired enamel jewelry for beginners by barbara lewis, gla. Cappy thompson artist art for sale biography, past and. Dvd cappy thompson book kjell nupen glass eye software.
Aug 17, 2012 seattle artist cappy thompson is internationally known for her mythological and poetic narratives painted with transparent glass enamels on blown glass panels and vessels. Dale chihulys pilchuck glass school in stanwoodalready a pilgrimage site for aspiring glass artists in the countrywas taking off. In addition, note that a reliable source that justifies inclusion in this list must be provided for any new entry. She began her career in 1975 at a production stained glass studio in olympia, washington, and is now 1997 an artistinresidence at pilchuck glass school north of seattle.
Collectors rick and bonnie colette were given special honors for their support of and service to the museum. Some of todays master glass artists including cappy thompson and dante marioni share why seattle and the pacific northwest has become the epicenter of glass. This list is subject to the biographies of living persons lists policy and the lists of people guideline. Founded in 1977, abbeville has long been a mainstay in the art book publishing world, and is currently making strides into the digital realm wi. For me, as a narrative painter, the issue has always been content. Popular glass art books meet your next favorite book. Theres still time to book your place on our new glass skills classes for 2012, a great opportunity to develop existing skills and learn new techniques. Narrative, mythopoesis and the vessel form, by shawn waggoner, glass art magazine, januaryfebruary 1997. Seattle local, cappy thompson is an internationally recognized artist known for her mythopoetic narratives on glass using the grisaille or graytonal painting technique. Top artists 3peter lik 849peter max 809leroy neiman 717erte. Nor was it the painting techniquegrisaille or graytonal paintingthat i taught myself to use. The artists, all of whom have had numerous solo shows with the gallery, are also close personal friends and frequent artistic collaborators.
Its not that they are better than stained glass, but they are certainly different. Actors, standup comedians, magicians, musicians et cetera. William morris artworks in glass are widely admired by artists, sought by collectors, and praised by critics. Dreaming of spirit animals features the work of pacific northwest artist, cappy thompson and her process of creating a large scale public art piece the largest painted glass window in existencefor the seatac airport addition. Cappy thompsons the courtship of the sun and the moon is one of the pieces that will be on display at coos art museum. March 1889 january was an irish stained glass artist and book illustrator. Catalog of an exhibition held at the montgomery museum of fine arts, montgomery, ala.
Simply put, seattle artist cappy thompson paints stories on glass. Bird forms show up in many guises from frakturs of pennsylvania dutch origin, to mexican folk art, korean 19th century painting and 1960s childrens book illustration. Artists working with books, whether they make it their sole chosen medium or just experiment once in a while, rescue these bound volumes of art and information and fold, cut, carve, glue, assemble or otherwise transform them into amazing sculptures and installations that honor or often transcend the meaning held within the pages. Cappy thompson academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Glass artist cappy thompson, known for her extraordinary painting on glass, was the event chair. Cappy thompson is an internationally recognized seattle artist known for her mythopoetic narratives on glass using the. The basis of her reverse glass painting technique is grisaille. She started her career as a stained glass painter and became internationally recognized for her. Please familiarize yourself with both before editing this list. Cappy thompson blue tree keeper 2015 available for.
The piece, which measures 11 12feet high by 15feet wide, depicts an elaborate landscape of colorful vignettes from a. Sep 18, 2012 gathering the light, 2003, blown sheet glass panes, reverse painted with vitreous enamels, laminated onto stations steel, measures 11 12 feet high by 15feet wide, cappy thompson. Sculptural flameworking techiques with carrie fertig, 2024 february. Apr 30, 2015 this pin was discovered by maureen connergross. Pilchuck glass school is an international center for glass art education.
Asia is an artist, curator, and arts administrator based in tacoma, washington. Cappy thompson born january 22, 1952 is an american artist who works in the medium of glass. Grants awarded aacg art alliance for contemporary glass. The basis of her reverse glass painting technique is grisaille, which has been used on stained glass since the middle ages. The corning museum of glass is temporarily closed as we do our part to limit the spread of covid19. Charlie parriott, cappy thompson and dick weiss traver gallery. She also brings the processes of engraving and ceramics into her channels for expression and storytelling. Were still serious glass artists, but we spend another month during the year, a few days at a time, working on clay together. Books and videos on stained glass painting and glass art techniques to inspire and instruct you. Cappy thompson schantz galleries contemporary glass. Art, inc the essential guide for building your career as an artist art books, gifts for artists, learn the artist s way of thinking paperback august 12, 2014. Abbeville press, headquartered in new york, is an independent publisher of fine art and illustrated books. She was the first glass artist to be awarded the pathways scholarship from pratt fine arts center in seattle, which mentors emerging artists.
A glass blower, cappy thompson expresses her interest with medieval imagery, illuminated manuscripts and woodblock prints. An internationl survey of studio glass brion clinkingbeard on. Stars falling on alabama montgomery museum of fine art. Just as some have used materials as unorthodox as sand and even light to craft unique artistic statements, todays brilliant book artists combine literature with sculpture in a new form of expression that has an effect greater than the sum of its parts. Jun 22, 2014 this pin was discovered by kay wischkaemper. Mosaic glass, stained glass, glass art, sandblasted glass, kiln formed glass, kaleidoscopes, enamels, mosaics, copper internationally acclaimed seattle artist cappy thompson was recently featured in an exhibition called telling tales at bellevue arts museum. The issue wasnt glass, the material that i chose some 37 years ago. Fledgling studio glass links artists, suppliers, glass. In the late 70s, chihuly, already famous by the time, heard there was a glass artist working in olympia, so he decided to pay thompson s studio a visit. Cappy thompson conversation with the artist youtube.
There are fine artists who make books and book artists who produce work exclusively in that medium, as well as illustrators, typographers, writers, poets, book binders, printers and many others who work collaboratively or alone to produce artists books. Cappy thompson artists and instructors corning museum of glass. Cappy thompson has been exhibiting her work and has had her work written about since the late 70s in september, 1977 she was the subject of the cover and feature article in glass magazine. Drawing on centuries of inspiration ranging from modern day graffiti to 15th century folklore, this collaborative body of hand made clay forms dynamically fuses two distinct voices into one, where imagery of animals, vegetation, and humans are layered with every day stories. Books, dvds, glass eye drawing software, stained glass painting. Heres a collection of my favourite stained glass artists who use paint. All previously scheduled classes, events, and programs are cancelled until further notice. Artists today are breaking down the walls between different types of art. Oluo is a brilliant storyteller and performer dont miss this rare. Dicks diarylike text and gestural splatters intentionally slip into cappy s rich narratives. Cappy thompson artist, fine art prices, auction records for. The campus is located on a former tree farm in stanwood, washington, united states and the administrative offices are located in seattle. We also have a huge database with established artists in every artistic form.
Dicks diarylike text and gestural splatters intentionally slip into cappys rich narratives. Ste 660 pmb 327 dallas, tx 752302718 phone and fax. Playing with fire exhibit features glass art of pacific. Gathering the light celebrates the story of glass blowing on an epic scale. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Cappy thompson and dick weiss traver gallery glass. A public lecture is given by the artist and a bookmark is designed in honor of the recipient. Reprint of the classic reference book on glass painting, companion to video. Housberg, a risd trained artist, creates sitespecific works in. When designing a commissioned project, i consider the location and its use and develop a narrative theme that relates to the site. Ancient tales in modern glass the evergreen state college. Cappy thompson is an american artist who works in the medium of glass.
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