Butterfly Garden Artist Collaborator
Fusion Glass garden Panels:
Rebecca Bair, Tacoma, WA (EB/Butterfly Children Family)
Russ Bair, Tacoma, WA (EB/Butterfly Children Family)
Damian Morales, 5, Lacey, WA, Junior Glass Blower Family Program
Joe Shepherd, 43, Lakewood, WA, FIF Team
Trisha Summers, 46, Portland, OR, Junior glass Blower Family Program
Haden Seiffert, 18, Portland, OR , Junior glass Blower Family Program.
Some of Haden's other art media experience includes doing advanced ceramics and pottery in high school.
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Zachery Seriffert, 21, Portland, OR, Junior glass Blower Family Program
Levi Seiffert, 14, Portland, OR, Junior glass Blower Family Program
Lisa Marie Morales, 10, NE Tacoma, WA, Junior glass Blower Family Program
Veronica Lashkay, 16, Puyallup, WA, Junior glass Blower Family Program
Sarah Tinsley, 38, Tacoma, WA, Junior glass Blower Family Program
Molly Tinsley, 11, Tacoma, WA, Junior glass Blower Family Program
Heather McLean, Tacoma, WA, Junior glass Blower Family Program
Isabelle Aaleahya McLean, 12, Tacoma, WA, Junior glass Blower Family Program
Isabelle and her family was one of the winners of our experience workshops we were offering while helping at hilltop Artist's summer Arts Night Out. She had recently attended the Hilltop Artists summer session and thoroughly enjoyed the experience and is now working with our junior team and will be helping other kids learn glass blowing.
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Isabelle Durnas, 6, JBLM, WA
Isabelle did a couple fusion glass projects. She enjoyed making glass art for the butterfly garden, the fire box with Dad and just having a special Daddy/Daughter workshop with her father Robert and they both made items displayed in out exhibit.
The Camire Family, Tacoma, WA, Recipient of one of Fire it Forward Hot Shop experience workshop. The Camire family not only made a few glass art pieces in the hot shop, but they also helped design fusion glass panels for the butterfly garden and made smaller tiles we made into cool night lights for the kids.
Jeanette Coate, 65, Seattle, WA, Fire It Forward Team Member
Jeanette has been one of leading team members and has worked on our fusion glass projects as well as her own pieces. Many of the tac fused glass butterflies in the exhibit were done using a technique to place them on the box while giving the illusion they are floating. In addition to that, Both Jeanette, and her husband Rich make the trip down from the Seattle often to support workshops, community events, and just come and create and learn with us.
Flower Bouquet:
Eli Piercy, Tacoma, WA, HSH Instructor, And artist for Laughing Glass:
Eli was part of HSH reunion workshop in November that brought together some of the Hot Shop Heroes from our past class to help make the flowers, blown fire bulbs, and other glass art and just say hello to old friends. We had a shop full of people that night and Eli helped bring it all together with his teaching style and laughter! The pulled petal design flower he and John made is the center of the beautiful group bouquet highlighted in the center of the box.
Eli's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/laughing_glass?igsh=MXMwZ25idWR1Ynh4Ng==
John Obermuller, Puyallup, WA, HSH Alumni and Veteran Instructor
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Donna Williamson, 55, Lakewood, WA, FiF Founder and Team
The lampworked hummingbird was made by Donna at a glass studio in Louisville, KY while visiting a friend in 2021. It looks a little more like a fairy/hummingbird hybrid but it seemed a perfect addition to the butterfly garden box.
Joe Shepherd, 43, Lakewood, WA, FiF Team
Loree Carey, 63, Little Rock, WA, FiF Team
Jen Alcala, So California,HSH Alumni, FIF Team
Lampworked butterflies and bees: (soft glass)
Donna Williamson, 55, Lakewood, WA, FiF Founder and Team
Joe Shepherd, 43, Lakewood, WA, FiF Team
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