Jen Fuller & Shannon Brownlee
Artist Talks
February 22, 5:30pm
Join us at Starworks on Thursday, February 22, 5:30pm for Artist Talks from Starworks Glass Resident Jen Fuller and Starworks Ceramics Resident Shannon Brownlee. Each artist will present slides and discuss some of their processes and influences involved in making their work. Stick around after the talks to meet the artists and ask questions.
Artist Talks are free and open to the public of all ages.
Artist Talks will be followed by the Old Time Jam in the Starworks Cafe, starting at 7pm.
Starworks is a family friendly and dog friendly environment. Enjoy refreshments from the Starworks Cafe & Taproom before, during and after the event. The Cafe is open until 9pm and has a large selection of hot and cold beverages, locally crafted wines, beer, pastries, locally prepared sandwiches, desserts and other snacks.
Jen Fuller
Jen Fuller is a self-taught artist. She honed her mixed media approach to artisanship as a commercial fabricator in the 3D props departments of Adidas, Nike, and Universal Studios. Awarded an emerging artist grant from the William T Colville Foundation in 2010, Fuller built her first glass kiln, which allowed her to transform her knowledge of advanced mold making into an ongoing and boundary pushing exploration into kiln-form glass. Her work ranges from delicate pâte de verre botanicals that fit in the palm of one’s hand to expansive slumped glass installations suspended from iconic historical spaces. Fuller has crafted pieces for more than 50 solo and group exhibitions around the United States over the past 10 years. Her work has been commissioned by Portland Metro Regional Government, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Seattle Alliance for Pioneer Square, and private glass art collectors around the world. Fuller’s current body of work explores the development of pate de verre into innovative new forms in unexpected spaces.
https://www.jenfullerstudios.com/
Shannon Brownlee
Shannon Brownlee is a Washington, DC based artist who makes functional ceramics, which she fires in wood-fueled kilns. She holds a master’s degree in marine science and spent her first career as an internationally known writer and journalist. Raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i, she is the daughter of a sculptor and sister and granddaughter of artists. Growing up, Brownlee was immersed in the arts of Asia and Polynesia and surrounded by the natural world of the Hawaiian Islands. These early influences ignited her fascination with clay and continue to inspire and animate her work.
https://www.shannonbrownleepottery.com/