{"id":369,"date":"2012-08-24T23:30:31","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T23:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/?p=369"},"modified":"2012-08-24T23:43:14","modified_gmt":"2012-08-25T06:43:14","slug":"demetra-theofanous-artist-bio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/?p=369","title":{"rendered":"Demetra Theofanous Artist Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Started working in glass in 2004 in San Francisco, CA.
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Demetra first entered glass through lampworking, creating glass beads.\u00a0 She was immediately fascinated, and began working in furnace glass with Dean Bensen as well.\u00a0 That gave rise to the desire to create large scale sculpture on the torch.\u00a0 In the fall of 2006, she had the opportunity to explore this, through a short lampworking apprenticeship.\u00a0 In doing so, she was introduced to borosilicate glass as a material well suited to creating glass sculpture behind the torch.<\/p>\n

In 2007, she could see a convergence between the things Dean was teaching her about traditional blown glass, and the techniques she could utilize while flameworking.\u00a0\u00a0 As a result, she switched focus from beadmaking to flameworked glass sculpture.\u00a0 She built upon her foundation in glass, and is self-taught in developing the techniques needed to create her nests, flowers, and branches.\u00a0\u00a0 In 2010 she was juried into the prestigious Higuchi class at Corning, learning the ancient technique of Pate de Verre.\u00a0 She has since pioneered an approach for casting pate de verre components and attaching them to flameworked sculpture.\u00a0 In addition, she took two classes with Michael Janis on bas relief casting and the sgraffito technique.\u00a0 She has received national recognition for her glass nest and flora sculpture and is included in many private collections.\u00a0 She has also exhibited nationally, including at the S.F. Museum of Craft + Design, a solo exhibition at Vetri in Seattle, and at the 2012 National Liberty Museum \u201cLiberty in Bloom\u201d show.\u00a0 Her diverse background is now reflected in her work, which is no longer just flameworking, but encorporates other disciplines in glass as well.<\/p>\n

She operates a private flameworking studio in San Francisco, CA where she continues to develop her signature work.\u00a0 \u00a0She is also an educator, and Board Member of the Glass Alliance of Northern California.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Yesterday\u2019s Reflection”
Demetra Theofanous
2010
Flameworked Glass, Blown, Hot Sculpted, Sandblasted
10 \u00be\u201d x 7 \u00bd\u201d x 13 \u00bc\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Intertwined II”
Demetra Theofanous
2012
Flameworked, Blown, Hot Sculpted, Sandblasted
18\u201d x 18\u201d x 5\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n


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