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"I first saw glass blowing
in college. I was impressed and I’ve pursued it ever since. I think working
hot glass is great because it is fast and lively as well as disciplined
and dangerous. It can be spontaneous and free or refined and technical.
I always try to imagine a glass piece that is so balanced and agreeable
that I would wish to live a lifetime with it. I try to make pieces
as beautiful as I can. I always have a primal response to functional
forms which I think is partly innate and partly historically significant.
" - Eric McLendon |
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Eric McLendon is a glass blower working with traditional and contemporary forms. He expresses his vision through a bold and sweeping use of color and fluidity of form. His work interprets the rich traditions of glassblowing with an eye toward contemporary design. He has an intrinsic connection when working with the glass and skillfully allows the hidden forms to emerge, expressing their true radiance and beauty. Every piece is truly one of a kind.
Eric graduated from Hartwick College with a degree in studio arts, and has
studied at the Pilchuck School, the Penland School of Crafts, and
the Appalachian Craft Center. He has shown his work in galleries
around the United States and is currently the sole proprietor and working
artist at EGlass Studio in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
EGlass Studio is a privately owned studio specializing in hand-blown
glass that is both decorative and functional.
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| EXPERIENCE: |
| 04/01/04-Present |
EGlass Studio, Bucks County,
PA
Working Artist & Sole Proprietor |
| 08/12/03-Present |
Closure of Hoboken Studio and Acquisition and
Construction of EGlass Studio, Bucks County, PA |
| 10/96-08/12/03 |
EGlass Studio, Hoboken,
NJ
Working Artist & Proprietor |
| 3/95-9/96 |
Construction of EGlass Studio,
Hoboken, NJ |
| 11/92-3/95 |
Belle Mead Hot Glass, Belle Mead, NJ
Independent Work |
| 8/91-12/91 |
Appalachian Craft Center
Hot Assistant to Curtiss Brock |
| 9/90-4/91 |
Bayer Glass, Crawford, CO
Production Assistant |
| 9/90-4/91 |
Parson Glass, Manchester, VT
Assistant |
| EDUCATION: |
Spring 93
Summer 90, 89 |
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC |
| 8/91-12/91 |
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
Glassblowing |
| 1990 |
Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY–BA, Studio Arts |
| Summer 88 |
Pilchuck School, Stanwood, WA-Glassblowing |
| GALLERY REPRESENTATION: |
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American Art Glass Works, NY, NY |
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Raiford Gallery, Roswell, GA |
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Barucci Gallery, Clayton, MO |
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Dauphin Sales Inc., Houston, TX |
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Arlene Siegel Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
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Glass and Ceramic Gallery Unique, Estero, FL |
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Hertz Fine Jewelers & Gallery, Coral Springs, FL |
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Four Hands Images, Tucson, AZ |
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Gems of Grace, Havre de Grace, MD |
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Mostly Glass Gallery, Englewood, NJ |
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Arts on 6th, Hoboken, NJ |
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Topanaris Art Gallery, Plainfield, NJ |
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Newark Museum Shop, Newark, NJ |
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Sable V Fine Art Gallery, Galveston, TX |
| SHOWS: |
| 5/5/04-7/11/04 |
The Gallery at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Highlights in Contemporary Glass Art
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| 3/16/03-5/24/03 |
Hunterdon Museum Of Art, Clinton, NJ
The Art of Containment
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| 6/15/02-8/18/02 |
Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Beauty and Function
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| 11/11/01-1/6/02 |
New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
Making A Mark Five New Jersey Artist
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| 11/12-12/31/00 |
Gallery on the Hudson, Irvington, NY
Contemporary Glassworks
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| 10/21-11/13/00 |
True Colors Ltd., Erwinna, Bucks County, PA
Solo Exhibit
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| COMMISSIONED ART WORK:
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Val’e Restaurant, Hoboken, NJ |
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Rodeo Restaurant, Hoboken, NJ |
| CHARITY FUNDRAISING
AUCTIONS: |
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Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, NJ Auction |
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Saint Nicholas Home & School Association, Jersey City, NJ
Benefit
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Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA Benefit
Benefit
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| 99-01 |
The Connection for Women & Families, Summit, NJ Auction
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| 99-00 |
The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theater, Madison, NJ Benefit
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| 99-00 |
Lady of Mount Carmel, Bayonne, NJ Auctions
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| EGlassStudio.com,
2352 Route 412, Hellertown, PA 18055 610.346.6356 |
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