(8) American Studio Art Glass Decorative Objects.
The largest piece is a jack-in-the-pulpit vase with black undertones and iridescent qualities, signed and dated 1985 on the underside by Stuart Abelman. The second largest is a flare-rimmed vase with bright blue undertones and colorful streaks and figural decorations across it, signed and dated 2009 by Elodie Holmes. The second smallest piece is an abstract skull with a crackle pattern all across it with no visible signature, and the smallest piece is a colorful jar with a dragonfly on the stopper and the word "NAIS" on the underside. Size: (largest) 17 x 9 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.
(4) American Studio Art Glass Vases. One signed by Ann Corcoran, one by Steven V. Correia, one signed by Saul Alcazar, and the last signed by the Glass Forge Gallery & Studio. Size: 11 x 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.
Stuart Abelman was born in 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A quick learner, he showed an early fascination with painting and sculpture, and was accepted to Carnegie Mellon University when he was 17. In his senior year a new art glass department was formed, and he immediately shifted focus to the medium, receiving his BFA and starting his MFA in Glassblowing. He transferred to UCLA, finishing his MFA there in 1976. For one year he taught at El Camino College, before leaving to open Abelman Art Glass Studio in Los Angeles. Along with David Hopper, John Leighton, and Arthur Stern, he is considered one of the pioneer artists and instructors that gave birth to the California glassworks scene. His work never uses paint, but instead creates colors and opacity from specific combinations of metals and alloys, often generating stunning cobalt-hued or iridescent shapes. He was also one of the first to incorporate figurative shapes into glassblowing, including his highly sought after collaboration with Murano on a series of clown figurines. In addition to exhibitions at museums and local Renaissance Faires, Abelman continues to work and teach from his studio, informing a new generation of glass artists.
Elodie Holmes was born in Washington, D.C. on August 14th, 1959, into a family of artists stretching back to her great-grandfather who was a chief designer for Lenox China. She studied ceramics and glass at Montgomery College and then the California College of the Arts in Oakland under Viola Frey and Marvin Lipofsky, who became her mentor. She moved to New Mexico in 1981 to co-manage a glass shop, periodically serving as a teaching assistant at Pilchuck Glass School in 1984 until suffering a near-fatal car accident. She took up flame-worked glass to rehabilitate her broken limbs, and opened her own studio, Liquid Light Glass, in 1986. In 2000 she acquired Baca Street Studios, expanding her facilities and galleries into the world-renowned Baca Street Arts District, and in 2004 she co-founded a second glass studio in Santa Fe called Prairie Dog Glass, hosting mentorship programs for high school students and developing artists. She also established the non-profit Glass Alliance-New Mexico program in 2005, and her incredible glass art has been collected in public, private, and corporate showcases around the world.
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