[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5a870521dbe3b51dba8cef848/images/ab6174cc-f704-4e77-9265-5fb3fc74fbb2.png] HOT SHOP LINEUP UPCOMING VISITING ARTISTS Every day at Museum of Glass you can witness artists from all over the world create one-of-a-kind art in the West Coast’s largest glassblowing studio. We kick off the year with an exceptional lineup of Visiting Artists, including some pioneers of the Studio Glass movement, creating new works in collaboration with our talented Hot Shop Team. Check out the list of artists and mark your calendars! JANUARY [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5a870521dbe3b51dba8cef848/images/96520136-7d10-41c3-adc0-da652946362b.png] MATHIEU GRODET January 9–13 Mathieu Grodet's work combines classic Venetian-style blown glass with intricate and contemporary enamel decorations and engravings. He describes this combination of the past and the present as a way to shed light on contemporary issues. This Fuel Their Fire Residency is Grodet’s first at MOG, and is made possible with the generous support of Karen and Stephen Sheriff and Sandra Ainsley Gallery. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5a870521dbe3b51dba8cef848/images/a5c5d166-ccb9-4b1d-a505-800918f58571.png] JOHN KILEY & DANTE MARIONI January 30–February 2 John Kiley uses primary geometric forms as the architecture for his glass sculptures. In his spherical forms, juxtaposed colors and carved optic passageways create a separation of space. Dante Marioni’s sophisticated glass objects evoke the rich tradition of classical Mediterranean pottery and bronzes, and of his training in Venetian glassblowing techniques. They will be collaborating on an ongoing project. FEBRUARY [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5a870521dbe3b51dba8cef848/images/7d983f6a-e858-43cf-a232-e9fc4367fb65.png] LINO TAGLIAPIETRA February 6, 8, & 10 One of the world's most eminent living glass artists, Maestro Lino Tagliapietra was born in 1934 on the island of the centuries-old center for Venetian glassmaking, Murano. For decades, Tagliapietra has generously shared his unsurpassed experience, understanding, and knowledge of traditional Venetian glassblowing techniques with glass artists and audiences around the world. MOG will be open at 9am on these days. The Maestro generally concludes his day around 2pm. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5a870521dbe3b51dba8cef848/images/bc5c061a-9679-4eec-8b7e-43edbf1dd4b7.png] SONJA BLOMDAHL February 20–24 Based in Seattle, Sonja Blomdahl is most interested in the relationship between form, color, proportion, and process, and has consistently explored the vessel shape in her work. Working in the incalmo technique (the joining together of multiple bubbles of glass), she sees vessels as symbols of wholeness and balance. This Fuel Their Fire Residency is possible with the generous support of Bob and Peg Van Andel and Schantz Gallery. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5a870521dbe3b51dba8cef848/images/0c00b4fb-a625-4cbc-b370-cfecef022b8d.png] PRESTON SINGLETARY February 27–March 3 The art of Preston Singletary has become synonymous with the relationship between European glass blowing traditions and Northwest Native art. His artworks feature themes of transformation, animal spirits, and shamanism through elegant blown glass forms and mystical sand-carved Tlingit designs. Singletary's residency was awarded as the People's Choice Prize at MOG's 2017 Red Hot Auction and Gala. MARCH [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5a870521dbe3b51dba8cef848/images/dda80845-8335-4594-83e0-88a613a531fd.png] SHAYNA LEIB March 13–17 Shayna Leib uses glass in her sculptures for its unique properties: its inclination to flow, the capacity to freeze a moment in time, and its ability to manipulate optics. An avid scuba diver, her work is inspired by the ocean, and uses the unique properties of glass to capture the ebb and flow of life under water. This Fuel Their Fire Residency is Leib's first at MOG, and is made possible with the generous support of Mary Devlin. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5a870521dbe3b51dba8cef848/images/2f22eb00-cfb9-43d6-a2dd-95a0885c58d3.png] ANN WÅHLSTRÖM March 20-22, 27-29 Swedish artist and designer Ann Wåhlström has a background both as a glassblower and a designer. She studied glassblowing at the Glass School in Orrefors and then went to the United States, where she came in contact with studio glass at Pilchuck. From her Stockholm studio, she combines artistic work in glass with freelance designs. Wåhlström returns to Tacoma to continue a collaboration with the Hot Shop Team first started in 2003. FIND MORE VISITING ARTISTS AND EVENTS AT MOG<https://www.museumofglass.org/event-calendar> View this email in your browser<*|ARCHIVE|*>. [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/outline-light-facebook-48.png]<http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=*|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|*> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/outline-light-twitter-48.png]<http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=*|URL:MC_SUBJECT|*:%20*|URL:ARCHIVE_LINK_SHORT|*> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/outline-light-forwardtofriend-48.png]<*|FORWARD|*> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences<*|UPDATE_PROFILE|*> or unsubscribe from this list<*|UNSUB|*>. Museum of Glass is sponsored in part by City of Tacoma Arts Commission, ArtsFund, Dimmer Family Foundation, Driscoll Foundation, D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust, Metropolitan Market, and Anonymous Donors Image Credits: 1. Mathieu Grodet. NDNM, No Doubt, No Mistery (detail), 2016. Blown glass with painted enamel; 17 in. dia. Photo courtesy of the artist. 2. Image courtesy of Museum of Glass. 3. Image courtesy of Museum of Glass. 4. Sonja Blomdahl (American, born 1952). Blomma Vase series. Blown glass. Photo by Russell Johnson. 5. Photo by Ken Emly. 6. Shayna Leib (American, born 1975). Similan (detail), 2011. Glass; 40 x 40 x 7 in. Photo by Eric Tadsen. 7. Photo by Larry Jasse.