She was chosen 1 of 50 out of 600 juried pieces of art for the 50th Chautauqua National Exhibition Of American Art in New York. For the past 7 years, She has been designing jewelry. 'I enjoy the heavy durability of Swedish glass and the bold colors and striping of Italian glass.' Andrew's work incorporates all that he loves bold colors, beauty and function, in other words, art that is easy to live with.īaked BeadsAs an artist for 30 years Sheryl's career as a salon owner, color specialist and stylist had given her the unique opportunity to express her creativity. 'What a feeling to stand in a glass shop whose furnace has been roaring since before America was discovered.' Much of Andrew's inspiration comes from Italian and Swedish Techniques. In 1998, Weill was offered a job at a small shop in Sweden. Needless to say it is a very humbling expereince to watch as your work hits the floor or cracks in the process of being made.'Īfter receiving a BFA in glass form Franklin Pierce College, Weill entered the world of production glass. Glass is an amazing material it can be hot and malleable and cold and delicate all at the same time. 'Right from the start I learned a great lesson in humility. 'I blow glass simply because I love it.' Weill started working with glass at 17. His mouth-blown glass is created at his Manchester studio. Because of the unique Raku process, no two pieces will be the same.Īndrew WeillBrilliant with the intensity of molten jewels defines the work of Andrew Weill of Manchester, VT. As smoke penetrates the piece it enters the tiny array of cracks turning them black. On non-metallic glazes, a crackle effect is created when a piece is pulled from the hot kiln into the cold air, causing the glaze to shiver and crackle. This 'reduction' changes, copper glaze from green to metallic red, while turning any bare clay jet black. This smoke changes the chemical composition of the galzes by creating a 'reducing' enviroment. It involves firing a piece to 1850 degrees, pulling it out of the kiln with tongs, then placing it in combustibles such as straw or sawdust.Ī cover is placed over the glowing piece, forcing the fire to smolder and engulf it with smoke. Raku is a sixteenth century Japanese firing process originally intended to produce ceremonial tea ware. His work has been shown in galleries throughout the United States. He now lives in Springfield, VT, where he extablished his studio in the woods.

from Montana State University at Bozeman, then went on to be an artist in residence at Anderson ranch Art Center, Snowmass, Colorado.

Upon graduating, he traveled through Spain, working with traditional folk potters. from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Andrew BerendsAndrew Berends has a been a potter since 1976.

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