"I just want you to know how thrilled I am with the beautiful ring tops and ring I purchased from you. The interchangeable lampwork tops are just gorgeous and look just like the pictures on your website. The purple top is brilliant in the sunlight and the silver murrini make it really sparkle. The vibrant colored top with the colors of the rainbow goes with everything. I just love the rings and your work. Thank you again. The tops and ring are all just spectacular!"Judy A.—————————— "I got my pink ring today and I had to tell you how much I love it!! The color is as amazing as it looks online! Your shipping was really fast as well!"Mary I.—————————— "This ring is just gorgeous! The glass top simply shimmers! I love wearing it. Thank you."
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Glass has always been a very important part of my life, and is my focus today. I have always been drawn to the inherent beauty and water like purity glass has. Even as a small child I was mesmerized by the pure colors and sparkle in the marbles I used to keep in a special jar. Often I would take these “little gems” out to look at them through sunlight, daydreaming about it's "magic". After many years studying different avenues of metal craft, I took my first glass lampworking class in 1993. I never imagined how profound it would affect my future, and how many paths it would take me down artistically.
Today, my work utilizes many different glass working techniques in each piece. Often my work is very organic in feel, with abstract ideas of Earth and Sky, but I also enjoy working with vibrant & energizing colors, shapes & modern design.. I also try to evoke a sense of “balance & flow” where many elements in my pieces work together effortlessly.
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SHOWS AND EXHIBITS
| 2012 | |
• Soda Lime Times Magazine- "Changeable Tapestry Tops" tutorial - March Issue (This courtesy issue shows you how great this online magazine is...and this is just ONE month!) Support SLT; give fuel to your glass beadmaking passion and subscribe HERE • Exhibitor at The Tucson Bead Show, Doubletree Hotel - February 4-6, #G157 in the Grand Ballroom |
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| 2011 | |
• Glass Line Magazine (Volume 25) - Pomegranate Bell Ornament Tutorial with Alexandra Berger - Winter Issue • Tohono Chul Park Gallery, Tucson AZ - Dia de los Muertos Bi-Annual Group Exhibition. Renee Wiggins & Sharon Elliott (Sharon Kay Design)- view the beaded exhibition piece, and William A. Wiggins paintings featured in the show. |
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| 2010 | |
• Tohono Chul Park Gallery, Tucson AZ - Holiday Nights in the Park Invitational Auction |
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| 2009 | |
| • ArtsEye Gallery, Tucson AZ - "Winter Solstice" Group Exhibition • Tohono Chul Park Gallery, Tucson AZ - Dia de los Muertos Group Exhibition • The Flow Art Glass Magazine - "Thinking Outside the Box" article - Summer Issue |
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| 2008 | |
• Dada Contemporary Gallery, Tucson AZ - "Bi Joux" Invitational Group Show |
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| 2007 | |
| •TAG "Holiday Artist Studio Show" - Tucson AZ •Tohono Chul Park Gallery, Tucson AZ Invitational Solo Show •Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson AZ "Salon de Refuses" |
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| 2006 | |
| • Graficas Gallery, Tucson AZ - TAG featured Group Show •The Drawing Studio Gallery, Tucson AZ - TAG/NAG Group Exchange Show •The Orange Cat Studio, Tucson AZ - Group Show |
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| 2005 | |
| • Gallery 58, Northampton UK - TAG/NAG Group Exchange Show •"Sensational Settings" fundraiser, Tucson AZ - Group show •Bohemia Gallery, Tucson AZ - Group Show •City Home Gallery Tucson AZ Selected Work |
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| 2003 -2000 |
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| • Hotshoe Salon, Tucson AZ - Annual Invitational Group Show | |
| 1999 | |
| • City Home Gallery, Tucson AZ - Two Person Show |
Glass objects and original jewelry can be found at these retail locations:
Bohemia - An Artisan's Emporium
2920 E. Broadway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 882-0800
www.bohemiatucson.com
Sonoran Glass Art Academy
633 W. 18th St.
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 884-7814
www.sonoranglass.org
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