Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery is holding their 5th annual Teapots! exhibition.  More than 55 artists have been invited to participate in this year’s show, which features teapots in all media (ceramics, fiber, glass, metal, wood and found objects) capturing the versatility of the teapot form.  The exhibition runs April 1 to June 11. 

This is the first year I have participated in this exhibition and I, of course, made a botanical teapot. 

http://www.morganglassgallery.com/shows/teapots5_11.htm

I have completed my piece for the upcoming Museum of Glass Red Hot Party.  My piece is titled “Winds of Change”, and here is my story about it …

“My windmill, with its spinnable blades, represents winds of change blowing through the world at large and whispering within the glass world. In the world at large is the “green” movement, the shift toward taking care of our planet. In the glass world is the ascendance of flameworking toward its apt place amongst other art and craft media.”

Scale is 21.5h x 8.5w x 13.5d inches.  It’s all glass, flameworked and sandblasted. 

My fingers will be crossed for the competition!

My first projects of the year include …

• Three pieces for Incendiary Dreams at Hodgell Gallery in Sarasota, FL
• A piece for the Museum of Glass Red Hot Juried Auction
• Three pieces for Davis & Cline Gallery in Ashland, OR
• A teapot for Teapots! 5th Invitational at Morgan Contemporary Glass in Pittsburg, PA
• A piece for Dinner on the Desert, to benefit the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ
• Participating in the International Flameworkers Conference in Salem, NJ

 These projects take me through March, and then I will be on to making pieces for an upcoming museum exhibition.  Photos and details soon!

Our recent group show at Micaëla Gallery received a postive review by Anneliese Vobis at ArtBusiness.com:    

“Micaela Gallery: COLD+HOT 2010. 

Artists: Peter Bremers, Kathleen Elliot, Michael Janis, Michelle Knox, Weston Lambert, Carol Lawton, Mark Leibowitz, Silvia Levenson, Susan Longini, Thomas Scoon, Carmen Spera, Tim Tate, Kristiina Uslar. 

Exciting, visionary and innovative designs are the dominate Cold + Hot 2010 at Micaela Gallery. The work ranges in characteristic from straightforward and direct to expressive and filled of personality. The properties of glass materials are intensely explored to create objects which have organic as well as sculptural qualities. A show not to be missed at 49 Geary.” 

Although individual artists are not directly mentioned, a photo of my Winter Cyclone is included with the review.  It’s impossible to capture the feeling and movement of this piece, given its coloring and the flatness of photo images.  I installed in such a way that the cyclone gently spins with air currents, creating a beautiful dance between the piece and its shadows.  

The show will be available through August 28 at 49 Geary Street, No. 234, in San Francisco.  415-551-8118  www.Micaela.com

This Thursday, July 1, will be the opening reception for COLD+HOT 2010 at Micaëla Gallery in San Francisco.  The exhibit includes an interesting variety of sculpture by twelve artists working primarily in glass. 

Two of my pieces, Winter Cyclone and Homage to Castaneda will be in the exhibit.

http://www.micaela.com/cold+hot2010.html