Form + Color
Students will begin working in clear glass focusing on forms such as tumblers, cylinders, bowls, bottles and forms with waists, moving methodically from one shape to the next. Skills learned will then be applied to color applications, such as overlays, basic cane work, and incalmo. Refining skills, working efficiently, improving heat control and surveying basic blowing theories will be covered. Instruction will be personalized building on individual skills, and one-on-one time will be given to help find solutions to common struggles. Course content will include professional practice and with an emphasis on teamwork and collaboration, blowing teams will rotate daily.
Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz began blowing glass together at Rhode Island School of Design in 1995, where Sugiki earned his MFA in Glass and Zerkowitz an MA in Art Education. Sugiki was first introduced to glass at Punahou High School in Honolulu, HI and went on to earn a BFA from California College of the Arts. Zerkowitz earned a BA in Studio Art from University of California, Santa Barbara. Together they design and produce a line of studio glass in Seattle under the name Two Tone Studios. They have lectured, demonstrated, and taught workshops throughout the United States and abroad. In 2020, they relocated to Toyama, Japan, where Sugiki completed a 4-year contract of Associate Professor of Hot Glass at Toyama Institute of Glass Art in 2024. Simultaneously Zerkowitz served as Secretary of the Glass Art Society Board of Directors, organizing and implementing their inaugural travel program trip to Japan.
