Saturday January 29th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
RSVP required. Proof of vaccination or negative PCR test (dated from within 72 hours of event) checked at the door.
Join us for an artist talk and glassblowing demonstration featuring Megan Stelljes, a 2022 Visiting Artist at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts. Megan is teaching a glass workshop at Foci MCGA that focuses on learning hot glass sculpting techniques concentrating on color application and hot assembly. The workshop will primarily utilize powder application to achieve color patterns and textures referencing natural objects.
Come learn more about Megan's artwork and see her process in action!
Banana Bunch
Tired of Lemonade
“My work is the visual manifestation of my values and emotions. It is most often my daydreams which spark my imagination as the mind wanders beyond self-imposed boundaries. I employ the associations of familiarity and comfort attached to foodstuffs and mine a deep fascination with color and light, to evade my audience’s taboos and engage in a camouflaged yet frank dialogue about sex, sexuality, sexual health and consent.
By reinterpreting commonplace objects and imagery, I mine the deeper subconscious meanings lying therein. The pervasive sexual undertones throughout my creativity are tempered by the cultural contrast of my conservative Midwest upbringing, and my looser adopted home and community in the Pacific Northwest. By speaking in visual metaphors, I allow the audience to define their own narrative while busy interpreting my intent.”
Encalmo Orange