Featured Artist July and August 2022
Kathleen Sheard

We are pleased to feature the kiln-fired glass art of Kathleen Sheard through August. Kathleen is an internationally recognized wildlife artist who creates realistic wildlife paintings and sculpture in glass. A wilderness advocate, and artist with an ocean soul, her kiln-formed and kiln cast glass relates to her experiences with wildlife throughout the world, and is deeply inspired by African and Northwest wildlife with special passion for the endangered sea turtles.  She volunteers for Sea Turtle Patrols and speaks on sea turtle conservation to promote practices that will help save the seven species, with a percent of her artwork sales donated to support wildlife conservation organizations. This exhibit features pieces from both the kiln, and vessels created in collaboration with the glass blowing team at Vitreluxe LLC in Portland for the Spiritual Reliquary series. Check out the video to see Master Gaffer Lynn Read add a yellow lip wrap on the Kemp's Ridley vessel.