Renowned glassmaker and artist, Preston Singletary, will discuss his work at the Mingei International Museum May 5 and 6
in northern Alaska; so, Alaskan, like me, but the very extreme north, from Barrow, Alaska, so he had a different cultural style than my own. I knew of only a handful of other Native glass artists. In some cases, you can approach glass as a designer, more so than as a maker. The folks that I’m thinking of who inspired me, were working with the master craftspeople that could make the work for them and they would design it, which is perfectly acceptable in our glass community.
, who is a jade carver. We would combine glass and jade sculptures and sort of melt or glue them together. We’ve looked at similar kinds of symbols or stories, and we represent them in sculptural form. Then, there’s a woman down in New Mexico,, and she and I have been collaborating. I think we’ve done four different shows. She’s Santa Clara Pueblo and she represents her culture’s pottery.
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