Jeremy Newman
& Allison Ciancibelli - Twisp River Glass:
Our work is influenced by the natural world and
our role within the environment. We look to the landscapes
of our rural mountain valley for inspiration. In the presence
of nature, there is absence, where the mind can wander over
open spaces and find a sense of calm. This is where the images
of our work are derived; the patch of aspen on an otherwise
empty hillside, a fenceline protruding from a field of snow,
a night sky bathed in full moon. They are simple, abstract
compositions that allow the viewer to read their own interpretation
into the piece. Through our work we are able to deepen our
own connection with our environment.
Jeremy Newman and Allison Ciancibelli are a husband and wife
team that own and operate Twisp River Glass, a studio where
they collaboratively design and create blown glass sculpture.
Jeremy has been blowing glass since 1997, learning the skills
of the craft through a traditional apprenticeship with Garth
Mudge in Estes Park, CO. Allison has been working with glass
since opening the studio in 2001. Their studio is located
in an old barn on their small farm up the Twisp River.
In order to create each one of a kind piece, Jeremy and Allison
incorporate traditional glassblowing skills together with
woodworking and metalworking. Their simple, earthy forms serve
as blank slates for their abstract, narrative imagery created
by layering colors of glass and adding frit, powdered glass,
and steel fibers. Finally, the surface is acid-etched, giving
the finished piece its soft, matte finish and stone-like appearance.
In their new mixed media sculptures, Jeremy and Allison introduce
found objects, reclaimed steel, and wood. According to the
artists, "We use cultural artifacts as a way of exploring
our relationship with the land and to remind us of our interconnection
with nature, with each other, and with our collective past."
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| Olive Twilight
Platter |
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| Plum Twilight
Platter |
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| Rust Twilight
Platter |
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| Sage Twilight
Platter |
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| Terra Cotta
Twilight Platter |
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| Twisp Twilight
Platters installed in an historic lobby in downtown Milwaukee
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