I’ve been working at the Pittsburgh Glass Center starting in January 2025 to continue work I began in 2022 with the help of the Idea Furnace Residency. This winter I made nine new molds for casting and blowing glass and demolded them in March and April. I’m currently focused am now onto cleaning, finishing and polishing. I’m slowly conceptualizing the glass tumors/growths as they expand from Permissible Dose into new configurations and relationships.
studio
every speck of dust illuminated ✰ March 14, 2025
in exhibition, studio
A new iteration of Condition Report will be on view as part of every speck of dust illuminated opening March 14, 2025 at the Tomayko Foundation juried by Patrick Bova & Lucas Regazzi of april april.
every speck of dust illuminated
March 14 – April 18, 2025
Alexandra Lakin
Karen Lue
Erin Mallea
Joseph Ryznar
Shori Sims
every speck of dust illuminated presents a tableau of the everyday. Inspired by Richard Siken’s poem “Visible World,” the exhibition sketches a feeling around quotidian notions of quietude, the banal, dreaming, and interiority (Siken, 2005). Assembled here is the work of five artists with ties to Allegheny County, each of whom have distinct material approaches to observing these notions and the memories inflected therein.
Glass Center Residency ✰ Winter 2025
I’ve returned to the Pittsburgh Glass Center for a second Idea Furnace Residency. I am continuing work I began in 2023 (see below), and making nine new molds for casting and blowing glass.
Residency + Installation at (___) ✰ May, 2024
in exhibition, studio, residency
I will be in residence at (___) aka Blankspace for the month of May! I’m using the opportunity to explore new sculptural work alongside photographs from my ongoing personal archive. This work is in its early phases, and I’m happy for the chance to experiment, respond to the space, and plant some seeds for continued work in the studio.
Condition Report opens Thur May, 23, 5–9pm