2010 - Kristina Logan

The ISGB is pleased to feature Kristina Logan
for the Artist Spotlight in our inaugural issue
of Glass Bead Evolution with the theme Glass +
Metal. Kristina is internationally recognized for
her precisely patterned glass beads, which she
combines with metalwork to create her signature
line of finished jewelry. If you are interested in
seeing more of Kristina’s work, visit her website at
www.kristinalogan.com.
Kristina Logan
by Hayley Tsang Sather
Green brooch
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Kristina’s earliest influence in her artistic path was her
mother, who was a graphic illustrator. Watching her mother
work at her drawing table made Kristina realize that she wanted
to make things with her own hands. Kristina went on to study fine arts at
the University of New Hampshire with emphasis in figure drawing and
sculpture. She was working on carving wooden sculptures with a chainsaw
when an opportunity to work as an assistant for a glass artist came about
unexpectedly. It was during her four years as an assistant that Kristina was
exposed to various ways of working with glass. Although it was on a much
larger scale, it set a sound foundation as well as the stage that supported her
artistic explosion.
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Kristina Logan is one of the premier artists
in the American glass movement. Her
amazing journey parallels the history of the
International Society of Glass Beadmakers
(ISGB) spanning the last two decades. To tell
her story is in effect, a chronicle of the history
of the ISGB community.
Group of rings
Cactus bead
1993 beads
Discs
Totem bead
1993
1996
The first time Kristina watched
someone flameworking, she was
completely taken by the possibilities
for self sufficiency with a minimal
financial commitment, along
with the simplicity of its set up.
After years of working at a major
glass studio where large-scale
architectural commissions requiring
numerous man hours and multiple
assistants were the norm, the
concept of making beads, alone in
a creative/meditative state, and the
freedom and independence that
would offer was too enticing not
to pursue.
After working, learning, and
exploring on her own for three
years, Kristina was accepted into
the Contemporary Glass Bead
Exhibition – a juried show at the
Bead Museum in Prescott, Arizona,
in 1993. A mini conference was
set up at the show where 80
flameworkers got together and
shared techniques. Friendship and
camaraderie were forged and the
Society of Glass Beadmakers (SGB)
was born, marking Prescott as the
first of the current ISGB’s annual
conferences – the Gathering. It was
the renaissance of the American
movement of glass beadmaking.
Giving back to the community
that played such a pivotal role
in her development as a glass
artist, Kristina was the president
of the SGB from 1996 to 1998.
The organization of about 400
members at the time met once a
year with demonstrations, lectures,
and an open-torch session. The
practice of sharing information
and building relationships, both
business and personal, amongst its
members continues to this day.
Since then, the ISGB membership
has more than tripled. During
her tenure as president, Kristina
successfully raised the profile of
glass beadmaking within the glass
community and was instrumental in
promoting exhibits of glass beads at
galleries and museums worldwide.
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2002
Kristina enjoyed the solitary nature
of her work and the centered
feeling it provided. She worked an
average of nine hours a day with
occasional 12-hour days when
needed. The repetitive motion of
years of intense production finally
took its toll. Around 1999 Kristina
developed painful arthritis in her
hand, which became a major
turning point in her journey as
an artist. She had to cut back the
amount of time she spent in her
glass studio. Although her health
required a change in her work
habits, Kristina didn’t let this slow
her down. She began to create
more finished jewelry pieces,
incorporating more and more metal
into her intricate glass beads.
In 2002, Kristina had the distinct
honor of being one of four artists
featured in the Smithsonian
American Art Museums’ Renwick
Invitational: Four Discoveries in
Craft exhibition. In 2005, Kristina
was recipient of the ISGB Hall of
Flame award. Around the same
time Kristina curtailed her schedule
somewhat to enjoy motherhood,
but her growth as an artist never
slowed. She continued her study
of architectural details, Renaissance
and pre-Renaissance mosaics, and
religious reliquaries of the 1300s to
1500s. Her Sophia necklace design –
originally created for her daughter of
the same name – showcased her love
of patterns and objects that are based
on repetition and dots.
Sophia necklace
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Amber beads
Samma Parcels
Holly Cooper
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Jen Geldard
In 2010, The Corning Museum of Glass
produced a 30-minute Master Class
DVD featuring Kristina’s artwork and
techniques, making her the second
American and the only woman
showcased in the Master Class series. In
the summer of 2012, Kristina came full
circle and was the master presenter at the
20th anniversary of the ISGB conference,
the Gathering, in Bellevue, Washington.
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Constellation necklace
With so many accolades spanning two
decades, Kristina’s continual search for
artistic growth never ceases. She has
recently been accepted by the Artistin-Residence program at The Studio of
The Corning Museum of Glass. During
her one-month residency, Kristina
will further explore the pâte de verre
techniques with lampworked beads,
silver, and bronze embellishments on
larger-scale projects. We look forward to
following Kristina as she continues her
fascinating artistic journey.
Kim Edwards
The Gathering, ISGB’s annual
conference, will be in Rochester,
New York, July 24 to 28, 2013.
Experience an engaging mix of
the very best in presentations,
workshops, tours, and other
activities that will both educate
and inspire. Share collective
knowledge and connect with
us for Renaissance, a portal to
creative rejuvenation.
Please join us on our journey
through collaborative creativity
in the worlds of glass and
complementary mediums. We
are pleased to announce our
preconference workshops and
presentation artists.
Greg Chase
Presentations
Milon Townsend, keynote speaker –
The Renaissance of Self,
Creative Re-Invention, and Living
a Fulfilling Life
Holly Cooper, master presenter –
Design and Detail: Stringer Control
and Modular Design
Jen Geldard, master presenter –
Botanical Focal: Paperweight
Techniques to Create a Painterly
Floral Focal Bead
Carolyn Baum
Ali VandeGrift – Little Details in a
Big Way
Lori Greenberg, Wesley Fleming,
JC Herrell, Hannah Rosner –
Panel on Selling Your Work
Two-Day Workshops
Beau Anderson – Liquid Core:
Detailed Discs
Libby Leuchtman
Mini Workshops
Anne Havel – Know How to Price
Your Work in a Few (Relatively
Painless) Steps
Lisa Liddy – Easy Metal Etching,
Embossing, and Coloring
Jodie McDougall – Encasing: You
Had Any Questions?
Jodie McDougall – Sirius System
Doug Baldwin – Light and Shadow: Pendant: Learn to Create Murrini
Creative Photography of Beads and Cabochons Using the Sirius Jewelry
Glass Art
Component System
Beau Anderson – Liquid Core:
Holly Cooper – Design and
Amy Ouellette – Basics of Creating
Detailed Discs
Detail: Stringer Control and
a Canvas with Presses
Doug Baldwin – Light and Shadow: Modular Design
Sharlyn Premuda – Finding and
Creative Photography of Beads and Kim Edwards – Creating Glass
Nourishing Your Creativity
Glass Art
Chainmaille
Maria Richmond – Wired: Making
Carolyn Baum – Life-Size Flowers
Jen Geldard – On The Surface:
Your Own Lampworked Creatures
Texture and Design on Bead
Greg Chase – Murrini Butterfly
Hannah Rosner – Bead
Surfaces
Diana East – Story
Embroidered Bracelet, Brooch,
Libby Leuchtman – Discovering the or Pendant
Kim Edwards – Borosilicate
Wonders of Glass
Chainmaille
Jodie McDougall – Summer Garden Instructors’ Seminars
Beth Hylen – The History of
Murrini
Marcy Lamberson – Basic
Lampworking
Samma Parcels – Blown Glass Sea
Beadmaking Instructors’ Tutorial
Libby Leuchtman – Clio Pod
Shells from Boro Boro Beach
JC Herrell, Marcy Lamberson,
Samma Parcels – Blown Glass Sea
Maria Richmond – From Basics to
Libby Leuchtman, Hayley Tsang
Shells from Boro Boro Beach
Completion: Jewelry Making for
Sather – Beyond Basic Beadmaking:
Diane Sepanski – Metal Clay and
Lampworked Glass
the Lampworker
Diane Sepanski – Metal Clay and
Lampworked Glass
Advanced Methods for Teaching,
Organizing, and More