Born: Los Angeles, CA

Education: B.A. , UCLA

JURIED FINE ART SHOWS * denotes award

Missouri Spring Festival of Art, St. Louis, MO *
Art Happening, St. Louis, MO
An Art Affair, West Port Plaza, St. Louis, MO
Tilles Arts and Crafts Fair, St. Louis, MO **
Chesterfield Festival of the Arts, St. Louis, MO
Artists At The Station, Union Station, St. Louis
Art World, South County Recreation Center, St. Louis, MO **
Salute to the Masters, Fairview Heights, IL
Bloomingdale's Perfume Bottle Competition and Exhibit, NY

GLASS WORKSHOPS: attended
Blown glass (Italian style), New York, NY 1991
Blown glass, Seattle, 1990
Sandcarving, Chicago, 1989
Pate de verre, Toronto, 1989

Bruce has been involved with blown glass since 1988. Each new piece he designs and creates is a new adventure in mastering the technique of working the hot, fluid material by pushing, pulling, prodding, blowing, swearing, and reheating it until the desired form is attained. One can approach the beast in a casual, playful manner or one can take a methodical, repetitious, mechanical attitude toward hot glass; the results are flowing, sculptural forms by the former artist, and controlled, precise forms by the latter. When the furnace is off, Bruce finishes some pieces by sandblasting, enameling, combining them with bronze, or electroplating them. Bowls and jewelry can be slumped and/or fused in a kiln, using chards from hot worked pieces or stained glass. The paths of discovery are limitless.

MEMBERSHIP
Glass Art Society