Glassblowing

Boyd Sugiki | Intermediate to Advanced

Session: 7/2005 4 - 17 September

This class will provide students with a strong foundation to build upon. Cylinders, bowls and bottles will be the point of departure. By readdressing some of the basics of vessel making and through repetition, the course will cover a step by step method that will create a network of skills for working efficiently. Through individual attention and personalized instruction students will discover and explore new realms. Traditional Veneteian methods and other innovative techniques will be demonstrated

Boyd Sugiki

Boyd Sugiki Boyd Sugiki started working with glass at Punahou in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1986. He received a BFA in glass from California College of Arts and Crafts in 1991, and in 1992 Boyd was a fellow at the Creative Glass Center of America at Wheaton Village. In 1996 he received a MFA in glass from the Rhode Island School of Design. He has taught workshops at The Glass Furnace, Pilchuck Glass School, Penland School of Crafts, Kanazu Forest of Creation in Japan, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Rhode Island School of Design, and California College of Arts and Crafts. He has exhibited internationally, and currently lives in Seattle,WA.