I was born to a family of artists, and when my dad went to England to a world craft council meeting he came back and set up a glass studio for BIG glass. I took it over in 1978 after 4 years at the ACA and a year in a crystal factory training centre in England. I blew goblets, small bowls, large bowls, did everything myself. I sold across Canada, had numerous gallery shows, one in Holt Renfrew in Toronto, as well as down the west coast to Carmel. I finally burnt out and went into the film industry as a scenic artist. I did miss my glassmaking and so I spent 3 hours with Barry Edwards and she taught me how to run a small minor torch, so now I have a torch set up with an oxygen concentrator and a small propane tank.
At first I did only beads that look like Bull Terriers ( I have been in Bull Terriers for 20 years, illustrated the book 'Kid in a Dog Suit for the BTCA as well as a cook book and also illustrated Lonesome, Diary of a Wilderness dog )It was a way to finance my dog show habit (Australia, England and all over the USA) but now I am expanding into the world of cats and orbs so that is the way my work is progressing it seems to have taken a route of it's own!
Chris
Great to catch up on what you’ve been doing! I have a glass goblet made by you in the 80s which everyone loves. It’s the last one of a group, very asymmetrical and I think of you when I use it. Thanks Chris!
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