Willenbrink-Johnsen Invitational
October 3 – November 2
Main Gallery
Opening Reception: October 10, 5-8pm
Opening Reception: October 10, 5-8pm
Karen & Jasen Willenbrink-Johnsen, a husband and wife team, are equally accomplished glass artists who share a love of nature and bird watching. They work collaboratively to find ways to translate the colors, patterns, and textures of flora, rocks, and animals into amazing glass sculptures. And the friends they have invited for this group exhibition are all prominent glass artists in the Pacific Northwest.
This exhibit will also feature the works created by their close friends:
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Jeremy Bert & Jen Elek
Thor & Jennifer Bueno
Alison Chism
Elin Christopherson
Scott Darlington & Leslie Ulrich
Patricia Davidson
Roberta Eichenberg
Diane Hansen
Patrick Martin
Shelley Muzylowski-Allen & Rik Allen
Jenny Pohlman & Sabrina Knowles
Kait Rhoads
Raven Skyriver & Kelly O'Dell
Megan Stelljes
Lisa Zerkowitz & Boyd Sugiki
Mark Zirpel & Tina Aufiero
In the Schack mezzanine gallery, the 2018 Pilchuck Glass School Emerging Artists in Residence, Allyssa Burch, H Schenck, Liesl Schubel, Victoria Ahmadizadeh, Rebecca Szparagowski, and Su-Yeon Kim, will exhibit new works.
About Karen & Jasen Willenbrink-Johnsen
A testimony to her love of nature, Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen's work is the result of countless hours of observation and decades being immersed in the glass-working experience. Jasen Johnsen, alongside his substantial glass sculpting skills, is also accomplished in metalworking and tool making. The couple work in their Hot Glass studio in Bow, Wash. When they are not making glass, they conduct sculpting workshops worldwide.
