Artist Information:
Richard Espie
St. John's,
Canada
Member Since: Jan 2002
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Artist Statement:
My studio is called Art and
Alchemy Glassworks. I have the
capability to produce hot
glass, neon glass, lampwork,
slumped and fused glass and
cold worked glass.
And yes I do commissions upon
request.
Here's a bit of history:
June, 1992 - September 1995
Apprenticed with James Grace,
owner of Pendragon Glassworks.
There I became familiar all
aspects of Hot Glass and
developed my own line of glass
flowers.
September 1995 - May 1996
Graduated from the British
School of Neon, Chatham,
England. A comprehensive
course on Neon bending and
working.
October 1996 - May 1997
Worked at Kitras Art Glass in
Fergus Ontario. This provided
experience in working in a
large glass studio in a
business like atmosphere.
May 1997
Returned to St. John's to work
with jeweller and stone cutter
Bill Dancy. Together, with
artist Ellie Cohen we set up
an atelier for neon art,
jewellery, sculpture and
painting.
Unfortunately the building was
sold for development.
Addendum
I have been fortunate in that
my childhood years were spent
in the Canadian Northwest and
in Micronesia , with parents
who are avid art collectors of
Inuit and Micronesian art.
Thus I have grown up
surrounded by native art and
early learned ...
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Welcome to Richard Espie's Portfolio. Browse Espie's body of work: My studio is called Art and Alchemy Glassworks. I have the capability to produce hot glass, neon glass, lampwork, slumped and fused glass and cold worked glass.
And yes I do commissions upon request.
Here's a bit of history:
June, 1992 - September 1995
Apprenticed with James Grace, owner of Pendragon Glassworks. There I became familiar all aspects of Hot Glass and developed my own line of glass flowers.
September 1995 - May 1996
Graduated from the British School of Neon, Chatham, England. A comprehensive course on Neon bending and working.
October 1996 - May 1997
Worked at Kitras Art Glass in ... |
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