Ann Wåhlström has been working in glass since 1982 and was a designer for Kosta Boda from 1986 to 2005.  In her recent series, she translates water color sketches into glass using traditional techniques combined with less formal stylizing.  

Museum of Glass Calendar Highlights for February 2012 All events are included with admission to the Museum unless otherwise noted. Calendar listings are subject to change. For updated information, please visit our website at www.museumofglass.org or call the information line at 253.284.4750 or 1.866.4MUSEUM. FALL-WINTER-SPRING HOURS Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Third Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays (Museum Store open Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day HOLIDAY HOURS: Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. President's Day (Monday, February 20) Events Valentines Jewelry Sale February 1 - 14 Find a one-of-a-kind gift for your one-of-a-kind Valentine. All jewelry is 20% OFF through Valentine's Day at the Museum of Glass Store. Public Programs Third Thursday ArtWalk Thursday, February 16 Free admission 5 - 8 p.m. sponsored by City of Tacoma Arts Commission and Columbia Bank Family Day: Mi Amore Saturday, February 11 1 - 4 p.m. Bring the family for an afternoon of creativity! Create a personalized photo frame to keep pictures of loved ones close with local artist Jennifer Adams. Hot Shop Feel the heat as you watch art come alive! Every day, artists demonstrate the intriguing process of creating works of art from molten glass on the amphitheater stage, giving visitors a birds-eye view of their activities. Expert commentary and a state-of-the-art audiovisual system enhance the experience by providing insight into the glassblowing process as well as the science, culture and historical aspects of glass. Hot Shop Visiting Artist Program Sponsored by City of Tacoma Arts Commission, Windgate Charitable Foundation, Corning Incorporated Foundation, Courtyard by Marriott/Tacoma Downtown and Herb and Paula Simon Watch contemporary glass history in the making! From emerging to internationally renowned, Visiting Artists come to the Hot Shop to create new glass works in collaboration with the Museum's Hot Shop Team. This program offers Museum visitors a unique opportunity to view the diverse creative processes of glass masters who do not regularly work in venues open for public observation. February 8 - 12 Ann Wåhlström, Stockholm, Sweden Ann Wåhlström has been working in glass since 1982 and was a designer for Kosta Boda from 1986 to 2005. In her recent series, she translates water color sketches into glass using traditional techniques combined with less formal stylizing. Hands-on Glass Experiences Education Studio Weekdays 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Saturdays 12 - 4 p.m.; Sundays 1 - 4 p.m. The Education Studio is an interactive, experiential learning space that provides visitors with creative opportunities for hands-on engagement with the ideas behind the glass. Activities are designed to engage all visitors, from toddlers to senior citizens. Each month a new hands-on art activity is presented that relates to a particular exhibition or Hot Shop application. Make Your Own Glass: Fusing Workshops Saturdays, 11 a.m. - 4 pm; Sundays, 1 - 5 p.m. Using colorful glass shards, stringers and frit, visitors can create a one-of-a-kind glass tile that can be used for a coaster OR two glass pendants/magnets. Workshops start on the hour (45 minute duration); last session begins at 3 pm on Saturdays, 4 pm on Sundays. Cost: $38 / $32 members (price does not include Museum admission). Suitable for ages 6 to adult Reservations: 253.284.4719. Make Your Own Glass: Bead Making Workshop Third Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Flame-worker Keiko and friends lead participants in the art of a unique glass bead with glass rods and a torch. Workshops begin at the top of the hour; last session begins at 4 p.m. (45 minute duration). Cost: $38 / $32 members (includes all material costs, instruction and shipping; does not include Museum admission). Suitable for ages 12 to adult. Reservations: 253.284.4719. SPECIAL RATE DURING ARTWALK (5 - 8 p.m.): Experience bead making for a discounted price of $20. Participants make one bead each; first come, first served. Kids Design Glass Sponsored by Key Foundation, a foundation funded by KeyBank, and the Muckleshoot Charity Fund Ongoing Children under the age of 12 Our Kids Design Glass program invites children 12 and under who visit the Museum or are patients at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital to design a glass sculpture. Each month, one entry is selected by the MOG Hot Shop team. Two sculptures are created-one for the child designer and one for the Museum's Permanent Collection. Designs created in the Hot Shop on the last Sunday of each month. Ongoing Exhibitions Beauty Beyond Nature: The Glass Art of Paul Stankard Organized by Robert M. Minkoff Foundation Through June 17, 2012 Beauty Beyond Nature presents more than 50 of Paul Stankard's intricately flame-worked still-life sculptures encased in clear crystal from the Robert M. Minkoff Collection. With amazing technical skill, Stankard creates a variety of flora, insects, figurative elements and poetry that demonstrate his acute powers of observation and exceptional artistic sense. The magnifying effect of the crystal brings out every intimate detail-the fuzz on the inside of a petal, the fine sheen on a dragonfly's wing, the fantasy world of the 'root people'-and invites the viewer to celebrate the natural world through art. Gathering: John Miller and Friends Organized by Habatat Galleries Through June 10, 2012 Gathering showcases works created during a series of collaborations between John Miller and some of the most influential artists in the contemporary glass movement. The exhibition includes 25 Venetian-style goblets that are dramatically exaggerated in scale. Each sculpture highlights the intricate nuances of the goblet form while also demonstrating the artistic expression of the collaborating artists, including Fritz Dreisbach, Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Paul Marioni, Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen, Davide Salvadore and Martin Blank. Parenthetically Speaking: It's Only a Figure of Speech Organized by Museum of Glass, Mildred Howard and Gallery Paule Anglim Through April 29, 2012 Parenthetically Speaking: It's Only a Figure of Speech is a new collection of work by San Francisco-based artist Mildred Howard comprising more than 40 glass punctuation marks, proofreading symbols and musical notes. The work is inspired by At the End, a poem by Howard's friend and Peabody Award-winner Quincy Troupe. Both the poem and the exhibition reference punctuation as a metaphor for the passage of time. Glimmering Gone: Ingalena Klenell and Beth Lipman Organized by Museum of Glass Sponsored by Russell Investments, the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation, Linda & Gerry Nordberg, the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, and KUOW Public Radio Closes March 11, 2012 Glimmering Gone is an exhibition conceived and created by American artist Beth Lipman and Swedish artist Ingalena Klenell that comprises three large-scale installations of colorless and white glass-Landscape, Mementos and Artifacts. Experiential and interrelated, the artwork was produced by the artists individually in their home studios and collaboratively during a two-week Hot Shop residency at the Museum of Glass in January, 2010. The installations present a metaphor for material culture, landscape and life. Made at the Museum: The Visiting Artist Collection Organized by Museum of Glass Ongoing The Visiting Artist Program brings artists from the region and around the world to the Museum of Glass to work with the Hot Shop team to explore, invent and create with glass. After each residency the Museum and the artist select one work of art to be included in the Permanent Collection. These objects are rotated on and off display throughout the year as new works are created. The Museum of Glass provides a dynamic learning environment to appreciate the medium of glass through creative experiences, collections and exhibitions. In addition to the Hot Shop Amphitheater where visitors can watch artists work, the facilities include galleries, outdoor exhibition areas, a theater, hands-on art studio, grand hall, café and store. Museum of Glass is sponsored in part by Ben B. 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