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Michael Fox Artist Bio
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Ron Carlson Artist Bio
Started working in glass in 1988 at Blodgett Glass.
Ron Carlson taught at UC San Diego Crafts Center from 1973 and was Director from 1977-2011. In 1988 he started working with glass at Blodgett Glass with Wally Blodgett. He reopened the glass program in 1996 at UCSD, “Fat Baby Glass Works,” with the help of Thor Bueno. He started the Neon Program at UCSD in 1988, “Grove Gas & Electric Co.” He has been an active supporter of the glass and neon arts in Southern California.
“I started in 1988 at Blodgett Glass in a program I put together with Buzz’s father Wally. I put together the glass program at UCSD in 1996 with the help of Thor Bueno (CLARIFY)Impressive list, the only other things I can think of are: Wally Blodgett started his glass studio “”Blodgett Glass”” in Lucadia, Ca in 1969 or 70. Buzz would know. Wally was a true pioneer . The program I put together with Wally lasted two years, he had so much work he didn’t have time or space for classes. I started the Neon Program at UCSD in 1988, “”Grove Gas & Electric Co.”” The Glass Blowing program at UCSD that re-opened on campus in 1996 was “”Fat Baby Glas Works”””
Ron Carlson is a member at large of the Art Glass Association of Southern California.
Marcia Blaker Artist Bio
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Dean Bensen Artist Bio
Started working in glass in Idaho in 1990. He as been working in glass in California for 14 years.
www.deanbensen.com
Dean attended The College of Idaho where he graduated with a B.A. in Art in 1990. He studied glass under John Anderson a graduate of San Jose Sate University and AlfredUniversity. His fascination in glass soon started a hunger for what he had been missing since his youth, an immersion into the exploration and development of his creative side. Upon receiving his degree he moved to Ketchum/Sun Valley, Idaho where he continued working in glass at a local studio.
In 1997 Dean returned to California to pursue glassblowing as a full-time career. Immersing himself in the Bay Area glass scene, he began working for many local artists. Slowly he began teaching at places such as, San Jose State University, Palo Alto High School, Corning Glass School, Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI), and Public Glass. He attended Pilchuck Glass School in Washington on scholarship and has been recognized by local publications for his excellence in creating glass art. In 2007 Dean was featured on the Hallmark Channel’s morning show called “New Morning with Timberly Whitfield”. Dean’s work has been juried into many shows and exhibitions, like the San Francisco Airport Museums and exhibits at the Oakland Museum of California and Oakland Airport. His work is featured nationally and in many private collections.
In 2002 Dean started to develop a body of work that would become the foundation for his ideas based on the existence of the Old Growth Redwood Forest. Using both clear glass and color, he focused initially on environmental concerns. As his concepts evolved, Dean’s work grew further investigating the life cycles in nature, their significance, and the interplay between the earth and various species. The extensive murrine patterns he uses in some of his pieces are the center point of this series. Each slice of murrine serves to highlight one of nature’s footprints, marking the passage of time and a glimpse of history, the rings of life in a felled tree.
“Discarded””
Dean Benson
2008
Hot sculpted blown glass, sandcarved and etched
15″ x 8-3/4″ x 8-1/2″
“Fans of the Forest”
Dean Benson
2008
Hot sculpted glass cane, sandblasted and etched
7-1/2″ x 7-1/2″ x 7-1/2″
Clayton Bailey Artist Bio
Started working in glass in the 1960’s.
Clayton Bailey received a B.S. Degree in Art Education in January 1961, and continued at the University of Wisconsin graduate program in ceramics /sculpture. Harvey Littleton hired him as studio technician and ceramics instructor. In 1962 Bailey received an M.S. Degree in Art and Art Education. He attended the Toledo Museum of Art Glassblowing Seminars with Harvey Littleton as a scholarship student. In 1963 Bailey built a glass furnace and annealing kiln. Bailey moved from glassblowing to ceramics, inspired by the abstract expressionist work of Peter Voulkos. Bailey was a visiting artist at U.C. Davis in 1967 and moved to Northern California permanently in 1968. In 1970 he started teaching at California State University-East Bay and is now Professor Emeritus. His ceramic and mixed media robots and sculptures are highly indicative of the quirky and robust sense of intelligent humor that pervades his work.
“Nose Tea”
Clayton Bailey
1961
“Biker Bust”
Clayton Bailey
1969
Larry Anderson Artist Bio
Started working in glass in the 1960’s.
Larry Anderson studied with Joe Hawley at San Jose City College and went on to study glass and ceramics at SJSU under Herbert Sanders and Dr. Fritz. He was hired to teach at Fresno State University in 1971 by the head of the Art Department, who had seen the SJSU glass program and wanted a program started at Fresno. The Fresno glass studio was completed by 1973 and Anderson ran the program until he retired as Chair of the Art and Design Program in 2004.
Oben Abright Artist Bio
Oben Abright was born in 1980 in San Francisco. The son of artists, Oben spent his early years drawing, painting and making clay sculpture. He received a BFA in glass from California College of Arts in 2004. Since 2004, he has shown with Habatat Galleries Chicago, now Echt Gallery, and Imago Galleries Palm Desert. Oben maintains a studio in Oakland, California.
Born: San Francisco, CA, 1980
EDUCATION
2004 California College of Arts, BFA, San Francisco, CA
“Can Lady – West Oakland”
Oben Abright
2009
Blow Glass, Oil Paint, Concrete
35.5x22x18″