Peggy Shashy
Painted, Fused Glass
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Artist Statement:
I am a fused glass artist who creates my work with glass powders using different techniques including the liquid line, crackle glass, freeze and fuse, and pate de verre and fired in a kiln.
I am a fused glass artist who creates my work with glass powders using different techniques including the liquid line, crackle glass, freeze and fuse, and pate de verre and fired in a kiln.
Biography:
Dr. Shashy Bio
Although Dr. Peggy Shashy did not originally set out to create art, she naturally found her way to artistic expression through her appreciation for the beauty of nature. A veterinarian for more than 29 years, Dr. Shashy is fond of all animals, especially birds. While working as a veterinarian, she volunteered as a wildlife rehabilitator for BEAKS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for injured wild birds. During this time, she became an avid birdwatcher and began creating mosaics and other artwork with avian themes.
Once Dr. Shashy took a fused glass course at a local studio, her passion for creating art was ignited. She fell in love with the glass movement and met one of the founders, Richard La Londe, on Whidbey Island. Dr. Shashy took several of La Londe’s classes and learned how to utilize the liquid line technique. During a class with another artist named Robert Leatherbarrow, she learned the crackle glass technique that he developed. Always eager to learn and expand her repertoire, Dr. Shashy enjoys the endless possibilities of working with glass.
Her artwork was recognized in La Londe’s second book, “Richard La Londe and Friends:
Fused Glass • Vitreous Enamels and Other Techniques,” and on the cover of the Association of Avian Veterinarians Journal. A seahorse tile she created is displayed as part of a glass quilt on exhibit at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in Spokane, Washington.
Nature is a consistent theme in her work, and Dr. Shashy plans to continue refining her techniques. She is eager to learn more about pate de verre in kiln casting.
Dr. Shashy values glass powders for their unique ability to let an artist show a variety of designs and techniques. As she continues to grow as an artist, Dr. Shashy hopes to share her love of art by promoting more art in education to allow children to express themselves with this special art form.
Web Site: http://pasazzfusedglass.weebly.com/
Dr. Shashy Bio
Although Dr. Peggy Shashy did not originally set out to create art, she naturally found her way to artistic expression through her appreciation for the beauty of nature. A veterinarian for more than 29 years, Dr. Shashy is fond of all animals, especially birds. While working as a veterinarian, she volunteered as a wildlife rehabilitator for BEAKS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for injured wild birds. During this time, she became an avid birdwatcher and began creating mosaics and other artwork with avian themes.
Once Dr. Shashy took a fused glass course at a local studio, her passion for creating art was ignited. She fell in love with the glass movement and met one of the founders, Richard La Londe, on Whidbey Island. Dr. Shashy took several of La Londe’s classes and learned how to utilize the liquid line technique. During a class with another artist named Robert Leatherbarrow, she learned the crackle glass technique that he developed. Always eager to learn and expand her repertoire, Dr. Shashy enjoys the endless possibilities of working with glass.
Her artwork was recognized in La Londe’s second book, “Richard La Londe and Friends:
Fused Glass • Vitreous Enamels and Other Techniques,” and on the cover of the Association of Avian Veterinarians Journal. A seahorse tile she created is displayed as part of a glass quilt on exhibit at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in Spokane, Washington.
Nature is a consistent theme in her work, and Dr. Shashy plans to continue refining her techniques. She is eager to learn more about pate de verre in kiln casting.
Dr. Shashy values glass powders for their unique ability to let an artist show a variety of designs and techniques. As she continues to grow as an artist, Dr. Shashy hopes to share her love of art by promoting more art in education to allow children to express themselves with this special art form.
Web Site: http://pasazzfusedglass.weebly.com/
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