Open Studios Night
Next open studios night: may 10th, at 6 PM
FEATURED ARTIST: CONNOR GARTON
Join us the second Friday of each month as we host an open studios night at SiNaCa. This is your chance to find out more about the “magic” that goes in to creating glass art. Each month we feature a different artist in our studios. As the artist creates their work we give you an interactive play by play, so you can understand better why they do what they do. Our on site gallery showcases our featured artist to give you a close up view of what they create. Its also the perfect time to find out how you can get involved in learning how to work with glass.
this month’s feature artist: connor garton
Connor Garton is a British glass artist who has been working with glass since he was 17. He grew up in a small country town called Poole which is situated in the country of Dorset in England, UK. For 10 years he has worked in glass studios, factories, and museums such as the National Glass Center, English Antique glass and London Glass Blowing. He started working for a tourist driven studio in Weymouth, England called Stuart Wiltshire Glass which is where he learned most of his basic skills in the glass field. After completing college, he went to the University of Sunderland where he completed his undergraduate degree and Master’s in Art Glass practice. After his studies, he worked around England, Australia and the United States to gain valuable work and life experiences in factories and studio environments. During this time, he exhibited his work in several exhibitions in Galleries including a Solo Exhibition at 5th Base Art Gallery on Brick Lane in London.
Connor is inspired by the human experience, cultural mythology, and Celtic history. He has developed work for himself as a solo artist and has worked as a sculptor for other artists such as Richard Jolley, Damien Hirst, and Elliot Walker.
He is currently living and working in Weatherford, Texas where he produces glass artworks to be sold around the United States.
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