Employment
Ongoing
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
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
Artist Assistant, Seattle, WA
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Work with different artists to create custom works of art and commissions
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
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
2019-2020
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
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
Glass Blowing Assistant/Camp Counselor, Camp Chateaugay, Merrill, NY
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Assisting campers (age 12-16) learning glassblowing techniques
2014 – 2016
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
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
Summer 2015
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
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
"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
“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
“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
