Murrini Vase by Sam Stang & Peter Secrest

Sam Stang's work reflects his strong traditional European glassblowing roots, especially his expertise with murrini. He's inspired by African trade beads, mid-century Italian and Scandinavian design as well as by nature.

Peter Secrest began blowing glass in 1977 and his work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. He came from a family of craftsmen and his interest was held not only by the mastery of technique but also by aesthetic balance and content. His hand-blown glass combines ancient methods with contemporary innovation. Sadly, Peter passed away in July 2021 after a battle with cancer. His creativity, passion, and enthusiasm will be missed by all who knew him.

This piece was created during a joint artist residency with Sam and Peter at Pittsburgh Glass Center.

17" x 5" x 5"

ARV: $1200

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Coronary Crown by Einar & Jamex De la Torre

Jamex & Einar de la Torre are collaborating artist brothers who were born in Guagalajara, Mexico. Their work is influenced by high and low culture, the sacred and the profane, the esoteric and the pop, Mexico and America. The brothers have collaborated closely as artists for over 20 years.

13" x 8" x 6"

ARV: $2000

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Cinderella's Handbag by Susan Taylor Glasgow

Susan Taylor Glasgow was once a seamstress, but her misguided domestic talents eventually grew into the practice of sewing the unyielding medium of glass. For the brave of heart and well insured, her "Draped Glass Handbag" is fully functional and the only accessory needed for a little black dress.

8" x 8" x 3"

ARV: $2000

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Missionary Squad 2: Up Shite Creek without a Commander, Kitty Army Series by Priscilla Kar Yee Lo

Priscilla Kar Yee Lo's work strives to tell a story of her experiences and start a conversation about constructions of identity. The Kitty Army series is an examination of the origins of Asian female stereotypes and inspired by the Four Books for Women, which served as the basis of education for young females of aristocratic families during Chinese imperial rule and promoted obedience and virtue.

5.5" x 4.5" x 9.5" each (6 included)

ARV: $2200

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Tapestry 78 by Richard Parrish

**1st Place, Work Valued Over $1K**

Richard Parrish is a Montana-based artist and educator working in kilnformed glass in Bozeman, Montana. As an artist and an architect, he finds inspiration in both the natural and the human-made environments. The Tapestry panels are widely recognized for their intricate patterning and coloration. Inspired by repetitive rows in fields of grain and hand woven fabrics. The wall mounted panel is subtly warped, alluding to cloth in a breeze, expressing softness in a hard material. The composition of this work explores the juncture between organic and geometric.

24.5" x 24.5" x 1.5"

ARV: $2600

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Free Dimensions : Static Fragment by Christopher Ross

**3rd Place, People's Choice**

Christopher Ross is a former SiO2 student and tech apprentice and much loved instructor at PGC. This piece was created by laminating turquois blue glass between Portoro black marble slabs then intricately carving and polishing it.

16" x 12.5" x 3.25"

ARV: $3000

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Scrutiny by Vanessa Cutler

An artist, academic, and consultant, Vanessa Cutler literally wrote the book on new technology in glass. She aspires to develop an intimacy of understanding between direct "hands on" application and the indirect methodology of industrial processing in her work, developing an intimacy with both machine and the material.

20" x 7" x 7"

ARV: $2100

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Lamina Vessel Trio by Morgan Gilbreath

**3rd Place, Work Valued Over $1K**

Morgan Gilbreath is a former PGC SiO2 high school student. She is a glass and mixed-media artist whose process-driven work investigates the intersections between religion, history, and labor. These objects are simultaneously inspired by the natural formation of pearls and the process of industrial shrink-wrapping. In 2021 Morgan was named a Saxe Emerging Artist winner by the Glass Art Society.

Approx. 6"x6"x6" per vessel

ARV: $2000

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Flower Bouquet by Mundy Hepburn

Mundy Hepburn finds messing around with physical things to be quite fascinating. He likes to experiment with glass and make blown glass forms and fill them with rare gas mixtures such as helium, neon argon, krypton, and xenon. This sculpture clearly demonstrates his passion for plasma.

18" x 24" x 12"

ARV: $2500

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Ramon by Jaime Guerrero

Jaime Guerrero is an award-winning artist and sculptor and a recent Pittsburgh transplant from Los Angeles. His work pays homage to his Mexican descent. Growing up in East LA influenced his work as does Latino culture. His work through series like "Homies in Glass" reflects his diverse immigrant experiences in America and his mastery of the medium.

17" x 3.5" x 3.5"

ARV: $5000

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Dissilusion (Black) by Tali Grinshpan

**2nd Place, Work Valued Over $1K**

The ever-changing life of the land, in particular that of Israel, where Tali Grinshpan was born, and that of her present home in Northern California, inspires her. As an immigrant, her search for connection between the land and her internal landscape of memory come together in her work.

Kiln Formed Glass Pate-de-verre

23" x 9" x 7"

ARV: $3300

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Striped House with Turretts by Judi Elliott

Judi Elliott is one of Australia's most well-respected artists who combines her expertise in ceramics and glass. Her glass work is kiln formed and sculptural and her inspiration is "the house" and all things architectural.

Kilnformed Glass

18 " x 16" x 3"

ARV: $3600

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W.O.H. by Sharif Bey

Sharif Bey is from Beltzhoover, a neighborhood on the south side of Pittsburgh and his work can be found in public collections around the world including The Smithsonian American Art Museum and The Carnegie Museum of Art among many others. His ceramic and mixed-media works reflect his interest in the visual heritage of Africa and Oceania, as well as contemporary African American culture. Sharif was an idea furnace artist in residence at PGC recently producing a new body of work that will be on display in a solo exhibition Carnegie Museum of Art opening in October 2021.

Earthenward/mixed media

16" x 7" x 7"

ARV: $6000

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Engaged Series by Ben Edols Kathy Elliot

Australian artists Benjamin Edols and Kathy Elliott have been working together since 1993. Their work combines traditional Italian techniques with meticulous cold working processes to create forms with a uniquely modern sensibility.

15" x 12" x 12"

ARV: $7200

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I Don't Carrot All by Megan Stelljes

Megan is one of a growing community of talented women who are bending their own neon and pushing the boundaries of the medium beyond the confines of commercial signage. Inspired by pop culture, her work explores a long standing and deep fascination with color and light and is the visual manifestation of her values and emotions.

Neon, Hot sculpted Glass

37" x 7" x 9"

ARV: $3500

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The Lullaby by Toshikazu Kobayashi

Toshikazu Kobayashi was included in Pittsburgh Glass Center's 2007 exhibition "Allure of Japanese Glass" and Toshikazu has continued to make beautiful nature scenes in glass. His work references traditional Japanese expression like Japanese-style paintings, ceramics, lacquer and architecture. Toshikazu hopes that viewers can feel the grace and the tension from nature in his work.

20" x 13" x 5

ARV: $5000

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Blade by Paul Marioni

This kinetic glass sculpture is by celebrated Seattle artist Paul Marioni, is one of the founding members of the American Studio Glass movement. His work is held by several museums, including the Museum of Arts & Design, The Corning Museum of Glass, the Museum of Glass, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. His work is about human nature and is often inspired by his dreams.

20" x 15" x 5"

ARV: $16000

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Lidded Trunk Vessel by Ron Desmett

Ron Desmett was the co-founder of Pittsburgh Glass Center. His black lidded trunk vessels were inspired by nature and blown into large tree trunks to achieve their unique shape and texture. Other trunk vessels from this series are in the collections of the Corning Museum of Glass and the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian. We lost Ron in December 2016 after a long battle with cancer. To honor him we have created an endowed award in his name, which will be given annually to an artist who embodies Ron's imaginative spirit.

13" x 8" x 7"

ARV: $4500

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