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Cali Balles - Blown glasswww.caliballes.com "I am fascinated by form. I find the repeating patterns of both urban and living forms to be equally captivating and am compelled to explore the interaction between them. I work almost exclusively in clear glass so that the focus on form and process predominates. I revel in the versatility the material allows: the ability to realise forms that range from lifelike and fluid to industrial and static. I attempt to exploit the process to articulate these contrasting properties by combining various glass techniques such as free blown forms, that are loose and organic, with mould blown forms, that are more controlled and rigid." Cali Balles was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is a graduate of the Material Art and Design program at Ontario College of Art and Design, and studied glass at Sheridan College. Currently, Cali is living in Toronto and is a resident glass artist at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. She produces variety sculptural glass objects, functional glass, commissioned work, and teaches glass blowing workshops. View some of the artists work:     Image Key:(from top left to right) 1. Ammonite Vase - Blown Glass - 25 cm tall - 2001 2. Ammonite Box -Blown glass cut & assembled - 9 x 9x 7.5 cm - 2001 3. Formula (installation of thirty six panels - Blown and kiln-worked glass, sheet glass, photo reproduction, stainless steel and wood - 37 x 137 cm, installed width - 2002 4. Formula (detail) - Blown and kiln-worked glass, sheet glass, photo reproduction, stainless steel and wood - 19 x 19 x 2.5 cm, each panel - 2002 Maciej Dyszkiewicz - Blown/Engraved Glasswww.mdyszkiewicz.ca Maciej has experience in many areas of the glass crafts, but is traditionally trained as a glass stone wheel engraver and is self-trained as a glass blower. He has studied and worked in Ontario, Greece and Poland and has received many awards and commisions. Maciej believes that stone wheel engraving is the finest of glass engraving techniques. It is a technique that reflects precision where the quality of the cuts is its virtue.    Denise Ing - Blown/Cast Glasswww.deniseing.com Denise Ing’s work has been exhibited throughout Ontario and in select American cities, including Queen’s Park, Harbourfront Centre, and Material Matters in Toronto; the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery in Waterloo; the Corcoran Gallery in Cleveland; and the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. Since starting her work in glass in 2001, Denise has won the Betty Kantor Silent Night Auction Award and the Delvina Glass Award; scholarships and grants from the Ontario Crafts Council and the Glass Art Society; and commissions to design and create the Mayor’s Awards For Business & The Arts, and the City of Toronto’s Garden Contest. Denise Ing was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. After finishing an honours degree in Psychology at the University of Toronto, Denise enrolled in the Glass program at Sheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, graduating with honours in April 2004.Denise’s piece, “More Dishes to Do,” is featured in the Visual Arts Ontario Triple X exhibition, which will take place in 2005 and 2006 at the Lieutenant Governor’s Office in Queen’s Park, the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, and the Art Gallery of Algoma. Jennifer Lillie – GlassJennifer Lillie creates glass forms inspired by the things that have fascinated her since childhood; water, flora, fauna, fertility, birth and the human form. Her concepts are brought to life and enhanced by the fluid nature and versatility of glass. Through the creative process, she comments on the complexity of the human experience through form, light, surface application, colour and decoration. Don MacLennan - Blown GlassDon’s work is influenced by the natural beauty he was surrounded by during his childhood on the West Coast of Canada and is often illustrative of wind and wave motifs. Don blends natural colours, understated forms and functional elegance. Much of Don’s style and design reflect his affinity for the environment and his previous schooling in environmental design. View some of the artists work:  Image Key:(from top left to right) 1. Copper Blue Vessel - Blown Glass - 31 x 25 x 13 cm Sarah Mulligan - Blown / Sculptural GlassGlass Blowing has a rich and diverse history from which Sarah draws inspiration for both her design and her craftsmanship. Through a sensitivity and attention for detail, subtly modernizes classic forms while maintaining her commitment to the technical aspects of glassblowing. Simple design, clean lines, and fluidity are combined to create a body of work that is both functional and contemporary. View some of the artists work:     Image Key:(from top left to right) 1. Kanji Pendant 2. Pillow Bowls - Blown Glass 3. Whimsy Sculptures - Blown Glass 4. Pinched Vases - Blown Glass John Pirker - Blown Glasswww.urthglass.com The uniqueness and liveliness of John Pirker’s glass pieces are in his trademark of “pinching” each work. He uses an exquisite combination of colour and design in each of his functional bowls, plates and vases. It is the ongoing allure of glass and its immediacy to the concrete nature of the resulting work that captivates John. Each of his pieces is a fresh and fascinating exploration of his natural creativity. View some of the artists work:      Image Key:(from top left to right) 1. A Curious Plate - Hand blown glass - 35 x 30 cm - 1999 2. White & gold plate with yellow & red frit - Hand blown glass - 37.5 cm in diameter - 2002 3. Violet bowl with blue & white centre - Hand blown glass 29.2 cm in diameter - 2003 4. Copper ruby wavy lip bowl with white, gold and yellow centre - Hand blown glass - 33 cm in diameter - 2002 5. Sea green vase with white powder and gold frit trail - Hand blown glass - 22.8 x 11.4 cm - 2002 Carolyn Prowse-Fainmel - Blown GlassCarolyn Prowse-Fainmel creates glass sculpture through glass blowing and kiln casting. She enhances these forms with a variety of cold working techniques. Her work focuses on the inner strength of the individual, sometimes referencing the female form literally, or, through her two part pieces, indicating the strength of intimacy and relationship. Carolyn graduated from Sheridan College in 2001 having received a scholarship or award for excellence in each of her three years there, including a Betty Kantor Scholarship, Outstanding Achievement Award and the Delivinia Award for Excellence in Craftsmanship. She received a scholarship from the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle, Washington upon graduation. She was awarded the Pottery Supply House supply grant from the OCC in 2001. As well, she won the Critical Writing Award from the OCC in 2004. Carolyn formerly was a resident at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. Since leaving school, she has had a solo show at the Portfolio Gallery in Vancouver and exhibited in a variety or group shows. She was recently part of the 33rd International Invitational Glass Exhibition at Habatat Galleries in Royal Oak Michigan. She was also one of the nine participants chosen for the first National Juried Emerging Artist Show at Material Matters in Toronto, which was sponsored by the Glass Art Association of Canada. This show was meant to showcase the best of the emerging glass artists across the country. Material Matters will also be hosting a solo show for Carolyn in the fall of 2005. Portfolio Gallery will be hosting a solo exhibition in June 2006. As well, Carolyn has been shown at the West End Gallery in Victoria, British Columbia for the 8th Annual Glass Show. The Corning Museum of Glass also currently carries Carolyn’s work for sale as do a variety of galleries across Canada and the United States. Carolyn has also been a very active member in the Glass Art Association of Canada becoming both a board member and the editor of the GAAC magazine, Contemporary Canadian Glass. She has since relinquished these responsibilities to better focus on her art. However, she will be writing and presenting the ‘Contemporary Glass Pioneers’ segment for the Craft Symposium orchestrated by Jean Johnson, in 2007. Lorraine Roy – Textile Artswww.lroytextileart.com The astounding work of textile artist Lorraine Roy features a unique form of fabric collage, integrating thousands of bits of fabric and threads with fine transparent tulle and machine stitching. Each piece reflects a painterly freedom of texture and colour gradation while evoking symbols that appear in her dreams, memories, daily life, travels and nature. “When I was a child, I loved to roam the countryside, enthralled by the feel of the sun and the earth. During those ramblings, I was occasionally visited by surges of extraordinary joy and light. For a few perfect moments, I felt that nature’s energy was merged with my own being. When I begin a new piece, I try to recapture the essence of those encounters to entice the spirit to move through me. Whether the images are plant or abstract forms, the flow and power that they represent are a positive message from the earth.” Rachael Wong – Blown GlassRachael Wong studied philosophy at the University of British Columbia before earning a BFA with distinction in glass from the Alberta College of Arts and Design. A former glass resident at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, she has shown her work in numerous exhibitions throughout Canada. “I am inspired by my environment, my experiences and the process of creating. I design blown glass objects to be whole in themselves with a balance between the colour and the form. I use pattern and colour to achieve intensity, feeling and contrast to accentuate the movement in a form. I want to celebrate and capture small pleasures or feelings through memory, colour scale and association. I am investigating interactions and relationships between objects and people and objects. The play through these relationships elicits one’s own personal thoughts. I am exploring the vessel technically, aesthetically and personally to create an object that is expressive. Kelly Couture - Furniture DesignTo experience the work of furniture designer, Kelly Couture, is to understand her ability to "push past preconceptions" in the functional and aesthetic world of furniture design and delight in the whimsical and unorthodox. Her work illustrates her ability to blend traditional skills and materials as she explores the dynamic nature of wood and its flexibility both in her finishes, materials and shapes. Kelly has an established business, "Subtle Curve" and has won several awards for her work. She believes that furniture making is an art form and that pieces should combine fashion with function.       Image Key:(from top left to right) 1. Stone table with drawer - Shale, mahogany, spalted maple - 26" x 32` x 15" 2. Cherry Wine Caddy - Cherry, Cast Aluminum, Aluminum Rod-32”x 21”x 12” 3. Table 4. Cabinet 5. Leather Patch Stool - Cast Aluminum, Rolled Aluminum, Leather - 36” x 13” x 13” 6. Metro stone coffee table & side table - solid mahogany with cut stone - Coffee Table - 48"w x 20"d x 18"h - Side Table - 18"w x 18"d x 22"h Britt Olauson - Furniture Designwww.brittolauson.com www.artistsite.com Britt Olauson has a fascination with nature and explores her observations of motion, collision of natural forces and transformation in her inspirational and ingenious furniture and decorative pieces. Her pieces are one of a kind and are both functional and decorative, often combining various materials, including wood and fabric, which she feels should be touched, used and enjoyed. View some of the artists work:      Image Key:(from top left to right) 1. Slik - Walnut/Ultra-Suede - 72” x 20” x 48” 2. Shine (ring) - Available in various sizes - Cherry, walnut, gems 3. Handbag - Pine and leather - 8” x 6” x 4” 4. Buzz - Ash - 16” x 45” x 16” 5. Handbag - Available in various sizes - Pine and vinyl tubing Don Dickson - Metal Sculpture & Jewelrywww.metalgenesis.com Don Dickson loves the versatility of metal as a medium, whether he is working on a large or small scale. His sculpture and jewelry reflect his fascination with the changes that take place in the molecular structure of metal when heat is applied and he is able to change its form into a new exciting shape. View some of the artists work:            Image Key:(from top left to right) 1. Aquamirage - Stainless steel, brass, copper - 10’ x 2’ x 2’ 2. Brainstorm - Stainless steel, aluminum - 5’ x 24” x 29” 3. Full Sail - Stainless steel, brass, copper-10’ x 5’ x 5’ 4. In a Manner of Speaking - Stainless steel - 37” x 21” x 21” 5. Little Gate of Kiev - Steel, stainless steel, brass - 7`9" x 32” x 24” 6. Messenger of Predestination - Steel, copper, stainless steel - 4’ x 3’ x 2’ 7. Mississauga Arts Award Trophy - Stainless steel, brass, granite - 13” x 4” x 4” 8. Narrow Passage, Ageless Song - Stainless steel, brass, copper, concrete - 12.5’ x 16’ diameter 9. Sails Set - Stainless steel, brass, copper - 10’ x 4’ x 4’ 10.Wavelengths - Steel, stainless steel, brass, copper - 7`8" x 30” x 20” 11.Zig Zag - Steel, copper - 10’ x 3’ x 2’ Lisa Murzin – Photographyto behold the creative house and banish the forces that resist, express thyself the soul’s territory a journey to house the knowledge long forgotten release it’s blocked past opening to the light of creativity in thy hand, thy sight will wash the unfaltering light of our existence I have enjoyed photography for many years, a passion that started during my teen years and continues to creatively grow. I have earned photography awards. And furthered my growth and experience taking numerous courses at Ryerson and various workshops; I’ve worked as an assistant, subcontracted and on self propelled work opportunities. I continually look for tips and tricks and actively share and learn from my peers. 
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