Employment
Ongoing
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Glassblowing Assistant, Chihuly Inc., Seattle, WA
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Create glass pieces to company and artist standards
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Perform quality control on completed glass components
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Instructor and Teaching Assistant, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
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Assisting students (age range teens to adults) learning glassblowing techniques and developing projects
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Operational knowledge of equipment
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Artist Assistant, Seattle, WA
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Work with different artists to create custom works of art and commissions
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2019-2023
Production Artist, Glassybaby, Seattle, WA
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Create glass pieces to company standards
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Operational knowledge of equipment
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2019-2020
Production Artist and Instructor, Blowing Sands, Seattle, WA
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Create glass pieces to gallery standards
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Work with customers to explain glassblowing techniques and create custom works of art
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Operational knowledge of equipment
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2019-2020
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Instructor, Seattle Glassblowing Studio, Seattle, WA
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Work with customers to explain glassblowing techniques and create custom works of art
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Operational knowledge of equipment
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2019
Production Artist, Glass Eye Studio, Seattle, WA
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Create glass pieces to company standards
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Assisting artists developing new projects
2016-2019
Glass Blowing Assistant and Instructor, Rainier Glass Studio, Seattle, WA
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Work with artists to create custom works of art
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Work with customers to explain glassblowing techniques and create custom works of art
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Gallery sales and reception
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Operational knowledge of equipment
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Studio and gallery maintenance
Summer 2016
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Glass Blowing Assistant/Camp Counselor, Camp Chateaugay, Merrill, NY
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Assisting campers (age 12-16) learning glassblowing techniques
2014 – 2016
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Glassblowing Studio Technician, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH
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Responsible for assisting students outside of class
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Operational knowledge of equipment
2014 – 2016
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Printmaking Studio Technician, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH
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Cleaning studio and tools
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Preparing materials and equipment
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Assisting students outside of class
Internships
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Summer 2015
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Studio Intern, Hoofprint Workshop, Chicago, IL
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Assisted with studio maintenance
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Helped edition prints
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Created promotional material for shows
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Helped coordinate workshops and installations
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Education
2012 – 2016 B.A., Fine Arts: concentrations in glass blowing and printmaking,
Minor in Philosophy, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH
2008 – 2012 High School, Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, Erie, PA
Classes
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"Mix'd Up" Pilchuck Glass School, Fall 2022 - taught by Megan Stelljes and Minhi England
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Learned different color and sculptural techniques in the hot shop, collaboration with classmates, and sculpture construction outside of the hot shop
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“Blow it Up, Flip it, Grind it Down” Urban Glass, Winter 2020 - taught by Deb Adler and Morgan Peterson
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Learned how to apply color and texture in the hot shop and add imagery to glass using cold shop techniques
“The Crossover Class” Rainier Glass Studio, Winter 2019 – taught by Daryl Smith, Danny White, and Daniel Coyle
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Learned how to combine and utilize flameworking techniques in the hot shop using a combination of soft glass and borosilicate glass
“Adaptable” Pilchuck Glass School, Summer 2018 - taught by Dan Curtone
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Learned about different moldmaking techniques and use digital technology to create tools for working with glass
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“Hot to Cold Construction’ Urban Glass, Summer 2016 – taught by Rob Stern
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Learned about different coldworking techniques to utilize when creating and combining pieces made in the hot shop
