Growing up in western Massachusetts I have been surrounded by an environment rich in the arts. After living and scuba diving in areas of Central America, I gained an appreciation for underwater plant and amphibian life. I have tried to integrate these elements into my handblown glasswork by utilizing a technique called torchwork otherwise known as lampworking or flameworking.
Glass is an exciting and fast-paced medium, which allows me to create fine detail in the color and form of my sculptural pieces. Moving from the study of furnace glass to torchwork, I found that torchwork provides me with the flexibility to create the detail demanded by my subject.
Working with colored, transparent, and dichroic glasses and metals provides limitless possibilities for creating sculptural form and texture. Nature, as the subject for most of my work, provides endless opportunities to explore the depth, color and reflective properties of glass. I especially like the spontaneity of glass. When I start a piece, I have something in mind but I'm never exactly sure what the what the finished piece will be.
Glass artist Joe Peters Glass
- Glass Instructor (torchwork)- Snow Farm - The New England Craft Program, Williamsburg, Massachusetts 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- 2010 July - instructor Snow Farm High School Summer Program
SHOWS and EXHIBITS
2009
- February 24 - March 1 American Craft Council - Baltimore, Maryland
- May 1-3 Paradise City Arts Festival Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
- May 23-25 Paradise City Arts Festival Northampton, MA
- October 10-12 Paradise City Arts Festival Northampton, MA
- November 20-22 Paradise City Arts Festival Marlborogh, MA
- December 11-14 One of a Kind Show - Pier 94 Manhattan, NY
April 2010 - Studied in Murano, Italy with Lucio Bubacco.
2010
February 13-15 Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, Florida
February 23-28 American Craft Council - Baltimore, Maryland ( wholesale retail booth 2001)
May 28-31 Paradise City Arts Festival - Northampton, Massachusetts
May 28 - June 25 Exhibit at the Dane Gallery, Nantucket, MA
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- 2005 1st Place - Fairfield, Connecticut
- 2006 Featured Artist - SoNo 2006 Exhibit, Norwalk, Connecticut
- 2006 1st Place Glass - Mattoon Street, Springfield, Massachusetts
- 2007 Best New Exhibitor Award -100 American Craftsmen, Lockport, New York Membership - Glass Artists Society, American Craft Council Education 2002-2005
- 2009 - Cover of Flow Magazine, December Issue
- 20010 - Named to Board of Directors, Snow Farm - The New England Craft Program
TRAINING
- Art Major Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA
- 2003 - 2004 Studied glass work - Snow Farm The New England Craft Program, Williamsburg, MA
- 2004 - 2006 Studied with Milon Townsend, Robert Mickelsen, Sally Prasch and Emilio Santini
- 2007 - Internship with Milon Townsend, Rochester, NY
- 2010 - Studied in Murano, Italy with Lucio Bubacco
Photos of my work were taken by:
Silver Photography, Chicopee, Massachusetts and
Victor Janczar, Chicopee, Massachusetts
