“Cosa vuol dire amare il vetro?” (What does it mean to love glass?) For Lino, to love glass is also to love life. STOCKBRIDGE, MA: Schantz Galleries proudly presents an exhibition of works by Maestro Lino Tagliapietra, whose spirit of adventure, … Continue reading
“Baskets was the first series that I did that really took advantage of the molten properties of the glassblowing process. Now, for the first time, I really felt I was breaking new ground with an ancient technique.” For many celebrated … Continue reading
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Thank you Amy Lynn for these nice photos of the 2017 Schantz Galleries Collectors Weekend Glass Blowing Event, hosted at Hoogs and Crawford.
Karl Marx wrote in 1845 that “only in community with others has each individual the means of cultivating his gifts in all directions.” The interconnectedness of Richard Marquis, Dante Marioni, and Preston Singletary, cultivated throughout the years, has not created … Continue reading
It is our tendency, in an attempt to understand an artist, to contextualize him or her within certain frameworks, whether they be of medium, time and place, or style. We lapse into simplified definitions in order to better grasp an … Continue reading
It is apparent when an artist loves what he or she does. Nancy Callan’s work reflects her pure joy and energy and good nature. While the work connotes a playful ease, it is created with great technical skill and mastery. We truly … Continue reading
We are fortunate to know Richard Royal and represent him at our gallery. A highly skilled, thoughtful, and creative artist, Richard’s contribution to the education and development of the medium, through his teaching at Pilchuck Glass School in Washington, and … Continue reading
Essay by Jeanne Koles for Schantz Galleries, 2016 When we take an adventure, we mine the depths of the unknown in search of physical and spiritual treasures. We risk what is familiar and easy. A maestro of Lino Tagliapietra’s caliber … Continue reading
Schantz Galleries is proud to debut the newest series of the Maestro, May 14-22, at the Schantz Galleries ProjectSpace, 211 Newbury Street in Boston, which in some way seems fitting, because it is a centuries-old glass-making technique called avventurine (from the Italian for adventure). Continue reading
A fitting follow up to Dale Chihuly is the studio of Debora and Benjamin Moore. Benjamin was very instrumental to the early glass movement in Seattle. We visited the original “Glass Eye Studio”, a hotshop where many artists in the … Continue reading
Notes from the Directors ~ 