EDUCATION AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Advanced Hot Sculpting Class with Dino Rosin at Pilchuck Glass School, 2002
Light Sculpture with Fred Tschida at Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA (1991)
Neon Techniques Course with David VanArsdale, Seattle, WA (1988)
Independent Glass Blowing: The Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA (1988‚ 1994)
Special Status Student: Major: Art Glass. The Glass Department of Alberta College of Art, Calgary (1987-1988)
Assistant Professor, University of Calgary Medical School, Dept of Anatomy (1982-1989)
PhD in Biology from the University of California at San Diego (1976)
Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from Cornell University (1968)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owner of Rodman Gilder Miller Glass Studio and Neon by Neuron, art glass and neon studios (1989 to present)
Green Glass Man: Headed team of artists installing glass studio and glass art at Burningman 2007
Technical Consultant for Seattle Batch (formulators of glass and glass blowing materials) (2003)
Burning Earth Project: Part of team installing glass studio and sculpture at Burningman 2003
Fremont Housing Group contracted art consultant. Assisted in the selection of artists and art for Epicenter, an apartment and retail building development with an overall art budget of $ 250,000 (2003)
Consultant and designer for The Glass Eye Studio for their 2003 product line.
B. F. Day School Tile Project: collaborated and produced all glass tiles with Steve Roach, Principal Artist. Seattle, (March 1995)
“Gateway to Fremont,” neon sculptures depicting “Rapunzel” & “The Elephant’s Child” on Fremont Bridge, Seattle, (1994 – 1995)
“Sputnik” (June 1995) and “The Fremont Rocket” designed and produced neon elements in collaboration with John Hoge, Principal Artist. Seattle
“The Fremont Solstice Neon Project,” neon installation featured in nine contiguous storefronts for Fremont Solstice Celebration, Seattle, (June – August, 1993)
“Illuminations” neon show curator and artist for Bumbershoot Arts Festival. Seattle (1992)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS
North Seattle Community College Art Gallery, Group show of art glass (October 2008)
I.O. Stone Gallery, Seattle, solo show February 2008
Form Space and Light Gallery, Seattle, group show December 2007
Glasshouse Studio, featured artist, Seattle ( 2003-present)
Porter Jensen Jewelers featured glass artist. Seattle, WA (2001-7)
Galleries of Neiman Marcus, featured artist of the month. Seattle, WA (July and October 2000)
Western Neon, Seattle: Neon (2002, and 1994) and Sculpture collaboration with Christopher Daly (April 2000)
Edge of Glass Gallery Seattle, WA (1995 to 2001)
Neiman Marcus Permanent Art Collection: “Piet Couchè du Soliel” Neon and art glass sculpture with Christopher Daly (October 1999)
American Craft Council Show, Bellevue, WA (1997)
Luna Gallery: “Dress Forms and Drapery Vessels,” Seattle (December, 1996 – January 1997) and “Cut Lips and Decorated Tubes,” (April 1995)
Pratt Museum, Homer, Alaska. Annual Exhibit of Kenai Art, collaboration with L. M. Naden (1994)
Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle “Illuminations” neon show (September 1992)
“Art Bound” mixed media installation with Olga Bets (September 1990)
Alberta College of Art, “Pentimental Exhibition,” hot worked glass. (1988)
CORPORATE PROJECTS
Lighting for stairwells for the Dream Community Condominiums in Taipei, Taiwan (2008)
Railings around courtyard swimming pool and sculptures on 12 elevator lobbies for “170th Off Third” condominiums in San Francisco, in collaboration with Anna Sher (2007)
Artist and fabricator of door knobs (1,250 of them) for Dream Community Condominiums in Taipei, Taiwan (2007)
Railings in front of Peet’s Coffee and “Blue Plate Special” architectural accents for Epicenter Apartment Building, Seattle, in collaboration with Anna Sher (2003)
Designer and producer of custom hand-blown glass for visual merchandising and permanent art displays since 1998 for Famous Barr, Signal’s Catalog, Nordstrom, Smith & Hawken, Ben Bridge and the following clients:
Marshall Field’s: One of six featured glass artists selected to be permanently featured on the first floor of the historic State Street Store in Chicago, Illinois. Contributing thirty-five signature vessels, sited six floors below the 6,000 square foot Louis Comfort Tiffany Dome. (September 2002)
Contributed hand-blown glass finials for the glass and metal working replica of the State Street Clock located on the 7th Floor of the State Street store in Chicago, Illinois. (October 1998)
Neiman Marcus Custom designed and produced hand-blown glass jewelry forms featured at all national Neiman Marcus locations. A derivation of the original design was produced for the Galleries of Neiman Marcus, which included the jewelry form along with two floral forms, which was selected as an ìEditorís Picî by Design and Display Ideas publication in September 2000. (1998 to present)
“Piet Couchè du Soliel” wall sculpture, in collaboration with Chris Daly, a commission for the Seattle Galleries of Neiman Marcus store at the Westlake Center. The sculpture has been relocated to Dallas in early 2002 and is part of the Neiman Marcus permanent art collection. (October 1999)