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| | | | | ARTIST'S BIOS | | Alvi Glass-Alex Radetski l Adam Jablonski l Robert Held l John McDonald
Kitty Cantrell l Mayauel Ward
| | ALVI GLASS | | Alex Radetski is a European trained master in glass blown arts. He established in the industry at a very early age and in 1976 Alex's first work was for the Neman Factory in the Republic of Belarus. Here he designed and created blown glass art; from functional pieces and souvenir sculptures to individual interior design pieces. He soon became well known for his innovative design and glass blowing techniques, gaining industry respect and acknowledgements. Alex received his Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering, concentrating his study in the area of new compositions of glass and glass components and innovative techniques in furnace construction. In 2001 Alex moved to Vancouver, B.C. Alex's blown glass art is unique, innovative and crafted in the exceptionally fine European style that is his hallmark.
| | ROBERT HELD | | Robert Held is an integral part of the Art Glass Movement in North America. In addition to being widely exhibited throughout the United States and Canada, his work is carried in galleries throughout Europe and Japan. Robert's pieces have also been chosen for distinguished collections such as the Roland Michener and the Indusman. The "Perfect Setting" features his goblets which now grace the table of the Governor General of Canada.
Graduating with a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Southern California in 1967, Robert instituted the Ceramics Department at Sheridan College School of Design in Ontario, Canada. In 1968, he visited the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina, where he was introduced to, and captivated by, the art of glassblowing. He returned to Sheridan College inspired; and succeeded in launching Canada's first college level hot glass program in 1969. This program led many Canadian Artists to become skilled in this medium. Robert left the teaching world, and in 1978 started his own glass studio known as Skookum Art Glass, in Calgary, Alberta, operating there until 1987. At this time he moved to Vancouver, BC and continues to enjoy much success there today at his studio "Robert Held Art Glass". A line of blown glass gift items, as well as his own individual creations for the serious collector, are featured in fine stores and galleries of distinction.
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JOHN MCDONALD | | John McDonald, a resident of Valley Center, Kansas, began developing his talent as a glass artist in his hometown of Liberal, Kansas. John explored the medium of glass beginning with his freshman year at Liberal High School. John's next four years of high school were filled with hours spent in the art department where his talents as a glass artist were growing. After graduating from Liberal High School, John continued in the medium of glass at Seward Community College for two years. John's career as full-time glass artist began after visiting a glass studio in Wichita, Kansas. His visit to the glass studio was part of his curriculum at Seward County. John's talent in the medium of glass was recognized and he was offered a job with the studio. He worked for the Wichita Studio for seven years before building his own studio in Valley Center, Kansas. In 1999 John received additional training from a glass school in Corning, New York. Currently, John is creating art in Valley Center where he lives with his wife, son, three dogs, and a cat. John says he is challenged every day to design new and exciting pieces. His fulfillment comes from seeing what he imagined in this mind come to life on the end of a pipe, and then seeing people enjoy his work.
| | MAYAUEL WARD | | Mayauel Ward was born in Manhattan Beach, California. He attended El Camino College where he learned glassblowing from Stuart Abelman, his later-to-be boss and brother-in-law. In 1988 Mayauel Ward started his own glass business making lampwork paperweights in his home. Today his paperweights are collected in the United States as well as Hong Kong, England and Germany. Recently Mayauel has added floral vases, floral perfume bottles and torchwork paperweights to his line. Mayauel Ward's work is known for its fine detail and is in great demand.
| | KITTY CANTRELL - CREATOR OF KITTY'S CRITTERS | | Award-winning artist and environmentalist Kitty Cantrell is known for her striking sculptures of North American wildlife. Intricately designed and detailed, her Mixed Media sculptures capture expressions of animals that have never known human touch. To ensure the authenticity and accuracy of her sculptures, Kitty spends numerous hours researching the animals paying close attention to subtle details such as the wing span or shape of a tail.
Kitty produces a rough sculpture out of soft clay to check for composition and form. She then painstakingly forms a master sculpture that is to scale and anatomically correct. This second sculpture is sent to the Legends/Genesis foundry in Los Angeles, California, where a resin cast is made and the manufacturing process begins.
Cantrell believes that her sculptures are a way for people to better understand the earth's wild creatures. Demonstrating her commitment to animals and wildlife, Kitty donates a portion of the proceeds from her art to the Nature Conservancy, the World Wildlife Fund and the Grounded Eagle Foundation. | | | | | ADAM JABLONSKI | | | Adam Jabłoński, born on April 29, 1936 in Wilczkowice, is an artist, glass technology diploma holder, who has been concerned with the artistic output in that area since 1952. He built a glass furnace according to his own technology and created a school of artistic mastery in which he trained tons of students. The master is not only an author of unique artistic products but he is also a top class unique glass production engineer having tons of patents on his account. Original products signed by Adam Jabłoński (every piece is hand-crafted and personally signed by Adam Jablonski, yet, patented and copy right protected) enjoy great interest on all continents. Being exported to 18 countries of the world, products are exceptionally popular even in the most well known glass-making centres in Italy, Scandinavia, France, USA, Canada and China. Because of the high quality of composition. the artist was invited to participate in big world exhibitions where, as a general rule, he won the most prestigious awards and gold medals. However, an invitation to the famous American museum of glass in Corning that also purchased quite a large collection of Jabłoński's compositions is the most appreciated by the master. Glass masterpieces of Adam Jabłoński are bought by wealthy and well-known people such as kings, presidents and prime ministers e.g. from Sweden, Spain, France, USA and Russia. Many a time, the Polish President ordered the artist's unique compositions so that when given to notables they would proudly represent the Polish art. At the moment, Adam Jabłoński is introducing his son Kamil Jabłoński to secrets of the art of artistic glass making. Written by: Prof. Franciszek Midura
Chairman of the Council of the Foundation for Development of the Artistic Handcraft |
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