It is a material that glows and oozes when hot and hardens as it cools, creating a record of the processes that brought it into being: lava, the material that formed the volcanic Cascade Mountain range, the backbone of the Pacific Northwest.
There is another material that comes from the earth and bubbles and seeps when molten, then hardens as it cools: glass, which is as endemic to the region's visual-arts culture as lava is to its geology.
There is something poetical about these materials' linkage in this colorful, fiery part of the world.:: more info
Amazing Glass Artist of the Month - Dave Patchen
For two decades David's creative energies primarily found an outlet in music, but a blowpipe and a glass furnace has firmly replaced his guitar.
David has studied at the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School, founded by Dale Chihuly and John and Anne Hauberg in Stanwood, Washington. In 2010, David was invited to Seto City, Japan as Artist in Residence, spending a month lecturing, demonstrating and making work through an award from the Seto City Art and Cultural Foundation. :: more
The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to further the development and appreciation of art made from glass.
The Alliance informs collectors, critics and curators by encouraging and supporting museum exhibitions, university glass departments and specialized teaching programs, regional collector groups, visits to private collections, and public seminars :: more
For two decades David's creative energies primarily found an outlet in music, but a blowpipe and a glass furnace has firmly replaced his guitar.