Solinglass

Specialties

Randi F. Solin first established Solinglass Studio in Mt. Shasta, California in 1995, and later relocated in 1997 to its present studio in Brattleboro, Vermont. Working and designing on her own with hot glass assistants Marie Formichelli Walker (2000) and George Billesimo (2003), and with cold worker Michael Wind (2003), Randi’s work has been acquired by the permanent collections of The White House, The United States Embassies in Algeria, Guinea, Praia, Mauritania — Africa, Guatemala and Paraguay, and has been seen in solo and group shows in galleries and museums across the country. Her work is currently represented by many private collections and over 75 art galleries nationwide.

Randi incorporates techniques found in both classic Venetian glassblowing and the American Art Glass movement, however, her unique style and coloration process is entirely her own. «I approach my work two-​dimensionally,» she explains, «like a painter to a canvas or a … go to www​.sol​in​glass​.com for more!

History

Established in 1997.

My work is rooted in the process of creating. I’m in love with the act of blowing glass, and with its optical properties.

I incorporate techniques found in both classic Venetian glassblowing and the American Art Glass movement. However, I approach my work two-​dimensionally, like a painter to a canvas or a weaver using thread to create an intricate tapestry. My glass pieces are compositions, and, atypical to glass blowing in general, they have a «front.» Generally my forms have an Asian influenced simplicity, which allows for my complex and painstaking coloration process to unfold. I build layer upon layer of color using glass in all particle sizes-​powder, cane, frit, and rod-​like a painter’s palette, to create original homogeneous coloration and truly one-​of-​a-​kind work. My optics serve as the window into my coloration process-​into the «soul» of a piece-​allowing the viewer to peer into its life, like the rings of a tree. All of my pieces are intellectually … www​.sol​in​glass​.com

Meet the Business Owner

Randi S.

Business Owner

Permanent Collections:

Beijing World Trade Center, Beijing China

Virgin Blue Airways, Australia

Glenbrook Hospital, Evanston, IL

The White House, Washington, D.C.

St Petersburg Museum, St. Petersburg, FL

United States Embassy, Algeria

United States Embassy, Guinea

United States Embassy, Praia

United States Embassy, Guatemala

United States Embassy, Paraguay

United States Embassy, Mauritania, Africa

Air France, Rossi, France

Lufthansa, Cologne, Germany

UPS, Atlanta, GA

United Arab Emirates

Solo Exhibitions:

Artique Gallery, World Equestrian Games, Louisville, KY 2010

Laughing Dog Gallery, Vero Beach, FL 2010

Avalon Gallery, Delray Beach, FL 2009

Avventura Gallery, New York, NY 2009

Gallery in the Woods, Brattleboro, VT 2008

Cheshire Gallery, Roanoke, VA 2008

The Umstead Hotel & Spa, Cary, NC 2008

Gallery in the Woods, Brattleboro, VT 2006

Lanning Gallery, Sedona, AZ 2006

Craft Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY 2004

The Stein Gallery, Portland, ME 2004