teaching statement
I believe that my role as teacher is one of facilitator and that artists working in glass should be well rounded, that too narrow a focus breeds tunnel vision rather than the capacity to grow in one's field. I therefore combine hands-on studio instruction with intellectual debate by including a variety of visual presentations and class critiques/feedback sessions as an integral part of the class structure. My aim is to create a learning environment that provides the tools for students to explore, develop and resolve their ideas to their fullest potential.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| 2008 - current | Coordinator/Instructor, Survey of Glass, Pratt Institute @ UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, USA |
| 2006 | 2nd Semester - Acting Chair/Visiting Artist, Glass Department, California College of Arts, Oakland, USA |
| 2002-04 | Senior Lecturer, Glass Workshop, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University |
| 2001-02 | Head of Workshop, Glass, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University |
| 1994-00 | Lecturer, Glass Workshop, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University |
| 1991-94 | Education Director, UrbanGlass (formally New York Experimental Glass Workshop), Brooklyn, USA |
| 1985-93 | Program Coordinator, Glass, Department of Art and Art Professions, New York University, USA |
| 1981-85 | Visiting Artist/Program Coordinator, Glass, School of Art and Design, Ohio University, Athens, USA. |
| 1973-79 | Lecturer/Program Coordinator, Glass, School of Furniture and Design, Buckinghamshire College, UK |
| 1973-79 | Instructor, The Glasshouse, London, UK. |
VISITING ARTISTS / WORKSHOPS (since 1987)
| 2008 | Visiting Artist, Royal College of Art, London, UK |
| Visiting Artist, GlassForum, Averoy, Norway | |
| Instructor, The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, USA | |
| 2007 | Visiting Artist, GlassForum, Averoy, Norway |
| 2006 | Visiting Artist, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada |
| Visiting Artist, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA | |
| Visiting Artist, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, USA | |
| Instructor, The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass | |
| 2005 | Visiting Artist, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Canada |
| Visiting Artist, Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.), Rochester, NY, USA | |
| Visiting Artist, Royal College of Art, London, UK | |
| Visiting Artist, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland | |
| 2004 | Instructor, The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, USA, Winter Session, ‘Themes & Variations’ |
| 2002 | Instructor, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| 2001 | Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA, Session 1, ‘The Glass Buffet’ |
| 2000 | Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA, Session 2, ‘Survey of Glass’ |
| Guest Faculty, Rochester Institute of Technology, @ The Studio, Corning, NY, USA | |
| Visiting Artist, Sheridan College, Toronto, Canada | |
| 1999 | Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA, Session 1, ‘Survey of Glass’ |
| Instructor, The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, USA, Summer Session, ‘Themes & Variations’ | |
| 1998 | Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA, Session 3, ‘Fundamentals of Hot and Cold Glass’ |
| Instructor, The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, USA, Winter Session, ‘Themes & Variations’ | |
| 1994 | Visiting Faculty, Winter Session, Glass Department, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, USA |
| 1993 | Visiting Artist/Instructor, Espace Verre, Montreal, Canada: Hot glass casting |
| 1992 | Visiting Critic, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA |
| Visiting Artist, Espace Verre, Montreal, Canada: Hot glass casting | |
| 1991 | Visiting Artist/Instructor, AR.CO Centro de Arte E Communicacao Visual, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Visiting Scholar, Ceramics Department, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA | |
| 1990 | Visiting Artist, in conjunction with exhibition "A Season of Light" Davenport Museum of Art, IA, USA |
| 1989 | Visiting Artist, AR.CO Centro de Arte E Communicacao Visual, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Guest Critic, Ceramics Department, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA | |
| 1988 | Instructor, Penland School, Penland, NC, USA: Advanced glassblowing |
| 1987 | Visiting Artist, Metiers D'Art du Quebec a Montreal, Canada: Introduction to glassblowing |
| 1987 - 94 | Instructor, Horizons, Williamsburg, MA, USA: Introduction to glassblowing |
