During the 40 years he has worked in art glass, Gil Reynolds has gained worldwide recognition as a leading innovator of fusing and kiln forming and other hot glass techniques. He is the author of The Fused Glass Handbook, a step-by-step guide to learning the art of fusing and his newest book – Kiln Crafting is proving to be an instant hit.  He has been widely published in such art glass journals as "Glass Art Magazine," "Professional Stained Glass," "Stained Glass Patterns Quarterly," the Corning Museum of Glass "New Glass Review 7" and he also writes the "Kiln Crafting" column for Stained Glass News.
 
Gil has lectured extensively in the U.S. and has conducted kiln forming and Fire Bucket seminars in Japan, The Netherlands, Canada and Italy. The artwork of Gil Reynolds can be found in numerous private and public collections, including Ohbayahsi-Gumi, Ltd., Tokyo Japan; A.Pfann, Hilversum Holland and "Percent for Art" commissions for Oregon and Washington states.

Seattle resident Michael Dupille has worked in art his entire career as both creator and educator. Experienced in a variety of media including animation, illustration, print, and textile design, he continues to challenge himself through invention and innovation.

Michael was part of the glass blowing program at Central Washington University in the early 70’s. Since the late 1980's he has worked extensively with glass, having developed and refined a technique for 'painting with glass' that uses crushed glass (frit) in combination kiln fired methods. He refers to this process as "fritography". Michael pioneered many kiln forming processes, especially in the area of mold making and kiln casting.

He has done design work for Bullseye Glass, was a guest artist and instructor at Camp Colton, and his creative input is well featured in Boyce Lundstrom's books on art glass techniques. His work is highly collectible and his numerous public and private commissions include projects for the Washington and Oregon State Arts Commissions, The Everett Cultural Commission, The Seattle Times, The Pierce County Arts Commission, Amazon.com and the Seattle Mariners.

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My personal objective is to never stop learning, continue to experiment with glass and explore its possibilities without limiting myself to traditional methods.

I was an art student in college working primarily in clay when I was introduced to glass blowing in 1973. My husband and I built our first glass blowing studio in 1975. I began working with fusing glass in the early 80’s; there was not a lot of information available at that time so I did lots of experimenting. My husband and I have been producing architectural fused/cast glasswork for installations in major hotels, public buildings and private residences for over ten years. During this time I have had many opportunities to experiment and advance my creative ambitions with glass on personal projects.

I spent several years working with local elementary schools (artist in residence program) teaching and exploring projects for school/community. I found this experience very rewarding; the children’s enthusiasm and willingness to learn new things without a lot of preconceived ideas was refreshing. My favorite project while working with the children was a glass mural measuring 42”x 90” that is permanently installed in the Brier Public Library.

My work is included in numerous private and public collections and has been shown in galleries and exhibitions.

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Kent Lauer has been working with glass for more than 30 years. What started as a fascination with glass soon became a career.

Kent learned to bevel early on, and was determined to find out everything he could about pushing the limits of beveled glass. His work has since been seen worldwide, in important homes, and in historic buildings.

Living in Southern California has given Kent many chances to work on glass for films, commercials, and celebrities. He has been teaching beveling and dichroic glass sculpture both at glass shows and privately for over 25 years.

Kent has written articles for Glass Craftsman magazine and for Glass Patterns Quarterly.

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Boyce Lundstrom is the author of Kiln Firing Glass: Glass Fusing Book One, a landmark book often referred to as the "bible". Boyce has published five other books on the glass craft as well. Boyce Lundstrom founded Bullseye Glass Company in 1974. He developed most of the glass products and processes used in fusing today. From 1985 until 1992 Boyce taught a steady stream of guests from around world at his infamous "Glass Program at Camp Colton". Boyce has now begun innovating new products and processes for glass craftsmen. He has written two new books: One on metal inclusions in fusing and the other called Raku Glass, an exciting, new science.

"Never refuse to refuse." — Boyce Lundstrom

 

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Award winning artist/designer Peter McGrain has been working with stained glass for over 30 years. During this time he has handled every type of stained glass project imaginable; ranging in scope from intimate experimental panels to large-scale architectural installations. In all, it is his attention to composition and technique that make his imagery so successful. We encourage you to explore the gallery sections to experience the variety of work Peter has accomplished over the decades.

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