Build glass blowing, Raven Skyriver.

Описание: Born on Lopez Island in 1982, Raven Skyriver started blowing glass in high school at the age of 16. Raven’s mentor Lark Dalton taught him how to build glass blowing equipment, and trained him in venetian technique, enabling Raven to set up his own small shop to work in. Soon thereafter, Raven joined the William Morris team, by Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen’s request in 2003. He worked on the team until Bill’s retirement, in 2007 and continued assisting Karen through 2010 at the Pilchuck glass school in the off season. The experience of working with such a talented group of people galvanized his decision to follow Glass sculpting as a profession.

Raven Skyriver is well known for his aquatic animals. His most impressive is his Sea Turtles. Adrift is a large scale master piece by the artist. This work would be the highlight of any art collection. All done on the end of a blow pipe.

Raven Skyriver says; “My work is almost exclusively derived from the marine ecosystem. I attempt to place the creatures back in their environment by capturing the fluid nature of molten glass and transferring it into the perceived weightlessness of a swimming creature. I always strive to imbue the work with a hint of life.”

Raven lives near the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington, and produces his work in the greater Seattle area. Raven shows his work nationally and has been featured in group shows internationally. His focus in the area of sculpture, and the depiction of marine life is inspired by his island upbringing, and informed by the creatures that inhabit this fragile ecosystem.

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