The Seattle Connection at Duncan McClellan Glass

The Duncan McClellan Gallery proudly presents “The
Seattle Connection” with Richard Royal and Veruska Vagen!

At
5pm on Saturday, February 8th, the gallery doors will open to reveal amazing
glass artistry, all connected by the Pilchuck School of Glass just North of Seattle, WA.

Richard Royal began working as a glass sculptor in 1978 at the
Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA. He then worked his way through the ranks
to become one of Dale Chihuly’s main gaffers. Royal emerged into the art market
in the 1980‘s and has since been an independent artist exhibiting work
internationally in both solo and group exhibitions.

Originally a painter, Veruska Vagen spent years working in oil,
watercolor and mixed media. The course of Vagen’s life changed when her glass
enamel work brought her to the renowned Pilchuck Glass School where she developed
a unique mosaic technique called “Dot de Verre”.

Also on display on Saturday
will be new works by Japanese glass artist Hiroshi Yamano, who has instructed
and lectured throughout the world, including at both the Tokyo Glass Institute
and the Pilchuck School of Glass, as well as serving as guest artist in
Waterford Crystal in Ireland in 1998.

So while one of the common denominators for these
artists is the Pilchuck Glass School, their shared experiences in the community
of Glass artists in Seattle, their artwork is as unique as their personalities.
 Royal has created a variety of series
which range from pieces that are metaphors for self-exploration to his most
recent "Geo" series, which is an exploration into the theory that all
things have a geometric significance or a mathematical sequence; these sequences
often build on themselves. Vagan’s current work focuses on the
portrait in a contemporary fused glass format and Yamono translates his own
personal experiences, as a man continually traveling between the cultures of East
and West, into universal statements that convey the delicate relationships that
either ensure or disrupt ones sense of harmony and belonging oftentimes using a
fish as his elusive, alter ego.

You
won’t want to miss this amazing exhibit! While you browse, enjoy an adult
beverage, soda or water for a donation from our custom bars (All donations
benefit the DMG School Project).

Gallery hours
are Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5pm and by appointment.

Exhibit runs 2/8/14 to 3/3/14