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Welcome from Jennifer BakerThe beauty and challenge of being an artist is that you are constantly riding up one learning curve and down another. There is always a different way, a better way, and finally a best way worth repeating, to do just about everything. With patience and practice, on a really good day, there sometimes comes those exciting moments of mastery. Because there are so few artists in my area that are working in cast glass, this exploration of techniques, for the most part, has been a solitary one. As you can see from my Work in Progress page, the steps are many and I enjoy every one of them. Merging kiln-cast glass with Raku ceramics, and their diverse yet compatible kinetic properties, continues to redefine my latest body of work. |
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For me, each finished piece also includes a process that transcends my own personal agenda. I feel most successful when connected to this "kindred" world which lies just out of sight but not out of mind; the world of my artistic spirit having a body and not the other way around. It's through this focus that pieces emerge which speak to our humanity, which prompts our hearts to smile, and also reminds us to think with more compassion. Gentle to the eyes and graceful in shape and color, I feel great joy drawing attention to harmony found in life ... imperfections and all. |
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| 2008 | Napa Valley Mustard Festival Juried by Helen Stanley, Gordon Huelher, Ira Wolk |
St Supery Winery Rutherford, CA |
| 2007 | Fourth Annual Wabi-Sabi Exhibition Juried by CB Follett |
O'Hanlon Center for the Arts Mill Valley, CA |
| 2006 | Third Annual Wabi-Sabi Exhibit Juried by Tom Tabakin |
O'Hanlon Center for the Arts Mill Valley, CA |
| 2005 | Third Annual Art of Fine Craft Juried by Marcia Kent |
O'Hanlon Center for the Arts Mill Valley, CA |
| 2003 | Student Juried Show Juried by Philip Linhares |
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA |
| 2008 | Arts Council of Sonoma County Members Exhibition |
Cultural Arts Council Gallery Santa Rosa, CA |
| 2007 | Par Excellence Box Show Curated by GRO |
Gallery Route One Point Reyes Station, CA |
| 2006 | FORMA Curated by SCULPT |
Finley Community Center Santa Rosa, CA |
| 2003 | Outcast Student Exhibition Student Exhibition |
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA |
| 2005 | Kiln Formed Glass & Raku Studied under Judy Hill and Philip Aitens |
Pilchuck Glass School Stanton, WA |
| 2003 | B.A. in Studio Arts - Ceramics Studied under Gregory Roberts |
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA |
| 2003 | Fused Glass Workshop Studied under Susan Organ |
Marin Stained Glass Novato, CA |
| 2002 | Fused/Slumped Glass Studied under Libby Kirk |
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA |
| 1975 | Environmental/Interior Design | San Jose State University San Jose, CA |
| 1972 | A.A. in Liberal Arts | College of Marin Junior College Kentfield, CA |