Avery Anderson
Veneta, OR
F ounder of the International Guild of Glass Artists, Avery Anderson is highly acclaimed for her skilled artisanship, particularly in the use of fused glass. The focus of her work is on combining animal imagery with myth and legends from various cultures. An animal lover, she says, “I try to capture the essence of each species while bringing attention to their struggle for survival.”

Jack Dopler, Portland, OR
Portland, OR
Jack Dopler has been working in glass for twenty years. His diverse repertoire includes leaded, art-glass windows, as well as glass fusing and slumping. Well known in professional circles for his experimental designs, Dopler says, “For me, it’s all about the process and the finished product is secondary.”

Linda Ethier
Portland, OR
Linda Ethier is highly regarded for her pioneering and innovative work with fused and kiln-cast glass that features imagery in deep relief. Ethier has lectured nationally and internationally, and has been a featured artist in numerous art magazines. Her current work is focused on exploring the interface between states of being – conscious and unconscious, waking and sleeping, life and death, everyday life and ecstasy.

Richard La Londe
Freeland, WA
Richard La Londe is a pioneer in fused glass. His art is displayed in museums around the world including the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York; Museum Boyumans-van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Netherlands; and Notojima Glass Art Museum in Japan. La Londe was one of the original glass fusing instructors for Bullseye Glass Company, a leading supplier of innovative glass products to artists throughout the world. He taught at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle, WA, and continues to teach and create art for both public and private commissions.

Peter McGrain
Bingen, WA
Peter McGrain is known internationally for his highly innovative contributions to the field of stained glass art. His art was recognized by the World Glass Congress as the finest example of stained glass created during the entire decade of the 1980’s. McGrain works on a broad range of projects, including small, intimate art pieces, to massive, large-scale architectural installations. His studio is in Bingen, WA. He has fabrication facilities in Washington state, New York and Malaysia. He is a contributing writer for both Glass Art and Glass Craftsman magazines.

Ken Rosenfeld
Portland, OR
Ken Rosenfeld specializes in glass paperweights. Collectors around the world know him for his colorful, imaginative, yet realistic designs. Rosenfeld says: “I want the viewer to identify with the subject matter as something familiar. I am not interested in presenting random bubbles, patterns or swirls as design elements.” He adds: “The technique of manipulating glass rods in the flame of a torch and then encasing them can produce a very profound and powerful effect. . . It is a natural and logical evolution of glass art and for me, personally, a pure joy!”