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Glass artist cappy thompson, known for her extraordinary painting on glass, was the event chair. Her works have been shown and collected internationally. If your appetite for glass art has not yet been satisfied, visit another glass piece at seatac. Bird forms show up in many guises from frakturs of pennsylvania dutch origin, to mexican folk art, korean 19th century painting and 1960s childrens book illustration. An internationl survey of studio glass brion clinkingbeard on. Stars falling on alabama montgomery museum of fine art. She began her career in 1975 at a production stained glass studio in olympia, washington, and is now 1997 an artistinresidence at pilchuck glass school north of seattle. Narrative, mythopoesis and the vessel form, by shawn waggoner, glass art magazine, januaryfebruary 1997. This event provided the themes for a book and song in 1934, each titled.
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The studio glass movement is centered in seattle, washington, and cappy thompson is one of the stars of this movement of artistic expression. She teaches private classes in her huntsville, al studio in both stained glass and kilnformed glass. Nov 27, 2017 seattle local, cappy thompson is an internationally recognized artist known for her mythopoetic narratives on glass using the grisaille or graytonal painting technique. To see a graph of cumulative grants through 2019, click here. Provides background on glass sculpture as an art form and profiles thirteen american glass sculptors, including color photos of their works. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Available for sale from traver gallery, cappy thompson, blue tree keeper 2015, vitreous enamel reversepainted on opal ceruleanblue blown glass, 11 12. Beginning her career in 1976 as an artist in stained glass, thompson developed her reputation as a glass painter from 1984, when she moved to seattle and began teaching at the pilchuck glass school in. Her pieces are included in museum, corporate and private. She is the recipient of many visual arts honors including the 2001 john hauberg fellowship at the pilchuck glass school in stanwood, wash. See all books authored by carlene thompson, including tonight youre mine.
Cappy thompson and dick weiss traver gallery glass. The basis of her reverse glass painting technique is grisaille, which has been used on stained glass since the middle ages. Preston singletary, cappy thompson and dick weiss with things they collect. She also brings the processes of engraving and ceramics into her channels for expression and storytelling. Cappy thompson is an american artist who works in the medium of glass. She has been an artist in residence at pilchuck glass school and is a recipient of the schools libensky award. In 2005, the montgomery museum of fine arts commissioned an installation by artist cappy thompson. Thompson has 270 books on goodreads with 71266 ratings.
Her pieces are included in museum, corporate and private collections. Some of todays master glass artists including cappy thompson and dante marioni share why seattle and the pacific northwest has become the epicenter of glass. I am interested in observation of the little details and the repetition that occurs in our environment. Janice thompson books list of books by author janice thompson. A novel of psychological suspense, and if you ever tell, and more on. Pin by david tracy on painted glass tiffany stained glass. We are enraptured by the celestial fireworks of the muses, a. Cappy thompson born january 22, 1952 is an american artist who works in the medium of glass. At the beginning of the book, kristina gets back into methamphetamine smoking a higher grade called glass and quickly loses control, starting a new dangerous downward spiral.
Millennium glass is an invitational exhibition curated by brion clinkingbeard, curator of the kentucky art and craft foundation. Cappy thompson owner cappy thompson studio inc linkedin. Simply put, seattle artist cappy thompson paints stories on glass. Cappy thompson american, born 1952, stars falling on alabama. She lives and works in seattle, washington and has a residence in olympia. A cornerstone of the cultural community, the toledo museum of art is open six days a week, tuesdaysunday, and admission is free. Blog archive page 3 of 19 montgomery museum of fine. To see a graph of annual grant amounts awarded from through 2019, click here. Housberg, a risd trained artist, creates sitespecific works in. When designing a commissioned project, i consider the location and its use and develop a narrative theme that relates to the site. She is honored to be included on the qualified instructors list for spectrum and uroboros glass companies. And this time he brought his friends book ii in his series of fused glass techniques explores many different topics including.
This installment is also told through spare verse, and it also centers on kristina. We are enraptured by the celestial fireworks of the muses, 2005, vitreous enamel on glass, montgomery museum of fine arts association commission, 2006. Thompson began her career as an artist of stained glass in 1976, and she developed her reputation as a glass painter when she moved to seattle in 1984 and began teaching at the pilchuck glass school in. Seattle artist cappy thompson is internationally known for her mythological and poetic narratives painted with transparent glass enamels on blown glass panels and vessels. Catherine cappy thompson attended fairhaven college in bellingham, the factory of visual arts in seattle, and evergreen state college in olympia. Dicks diarylike text and gestural splatters intentionally slip into cappy s rich narratives. Join facebook to connect with cappy thompson and others you may know. Thompson dreaming of spirit animals video dvd, en, the creation of the largest. Seattle artist cappy thompson paints stories on glass.
The glass art of cappy thompson by sally cloninger at cappy thompsons website. Cappy thompson is an internationally recognized seattle artist known for her mythopoetic narratives on glass using the grisaille or graytonal painting technique. Cappy thompson artists and instructors corning museum of glass. Grants awarded aacg art alliance for contemporary glass. Cappy thompson is an internationally recognized seattle artist known best for her mythopoetic narratives on glass. In commemoration of the first anniversary of the museum of glass mog in tacoma, washington, artist cappy thompson created gathering the light, a piece of glass art that is 12 feet high and 15 fee. Dicks diarylike text and gestural splatters intentionally slip into cappys rich narratives. This piece is gathering the light, it is blown sheet glass panes, reverse painted with vitreous enamels, laminated onto steel, measures 11 feet high by wide. Cappy burnside 19342014, better known as cappy burnside, was an american businessman cappy thompson, american artist in the medium of glass nickname of fred capossela 19021991, american thoroughbred race track announcer. As the president of the united states disappears within the bowels of a mayan temple the world holds its breath.
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