Bellybottles/Baby Bellies - (Warm Series)
glass, 16x12x12cm
Photographer, Rory Moore
Bellybottles/Baby Bellies - (Warm Series)
glass, 16x12x12cm
Photographer, Rory Moore
Bellybottles/Baby Bellies - (Warm Series)
glass, 16x12x12cm
Photographer, Rory Moore
Bellybottles/Baby Bellies - (Warm Series)
glass, 16x12x12cm
Photographer, Rory Moore
Big Red and Bellybottle/Baby Belly (Warm Series)
glass, 36x30x20cm and 16x12x12cm
Photographer, Rory Moore
glass/gloine
Paula Stokes
Paula Stokes is strongly influenced by Scandinavian and American design. Attention to form, line, texture, functionality and use of colour are central to her practice. Collages created through printmaking are the starting point for her finished glass forms, providing her with the opportunity to explore colour combinations and composition.
Her making process often involves using a team of people for extra large work. A dense concentration of colour, or overlay is applied to a clear bubble and allowed to cool. Layers of clear glass are gathered over the overlay before air is blown in to the bubble. Once there is enough volume, the bubble is sculpted using heat, gravity, compression and momentum. She deliberately makes off-centre work resulting in organic and gestural forms. Sandblasting of the surface alters the finish, making it look soft and pliable.
Stokes graduated from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin with a Bachelor of Design in 1991. She specialised in printmaking at the University of Washington and was awarded the Milnora Roberts Scholarship for Academic Excellence in 2005. She regularly instructs and teaches glassblowing in schools and colleges in the USA and Ireland. She is currently based in Seattle, USA.
National Museum of Ireland
Department of Foreign Affairs
2006 |
Points of Reference, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, USA |
Group Exhibitions and Fairs
2014
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Into the Field, The Model Contemporary Art Centre, Sligo, Ireland |
2013
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Future Beauty?, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny and Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin |
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Founders’ Show, Method, Seattle, WA |
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Icon, Brown Thomas/DCCoI, Dublin |
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Solomon at Lyons, Solomon Gallery, Kildare, Ireland |
2012
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Shift, SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, USA |
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Sure It Will Be Alright, Solomon Gallery, Dublin |
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Irish Craft Portfolio, RHA, Dublin |
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Engaging with Glass, Traver Gallery, Tacoma, USA |
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COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK |
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G8, Winston Wachter Gallery, Seattle, USA |
2011
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Intersection, SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, USA |
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Vitreography and Paintings on Glass, SAM Gallery, Seattle, USA |
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Glass Divas, Attic Gallery, Jerpoint, Kilkenny |
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Engaging with Glass, Solstice Arts Centre, Navan |
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S21st Century Irish Craft, National Museum of Ireland, Dublin |
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Illuminate; Contemporary Irish Glass, Kenny Gallery, Galway |
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North South East West, Era Living, Seattle, USA |
2010
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Relativity of Color, SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, USA |
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Featured Artists, SAM Gallery, Seattle, USA |
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New Work: 3 Puget Sound Artists, Alexis Hotel, Seattle, USA |
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A Look Back, Viscosity Glass Gallery, Seattle, USA |
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Resident Aliens, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, USA |
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Sea Shift, Fayetteville Underground, Arkansas, USA |
2009
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Boston Printmakers Biennial, Boston, USA |
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Sea Shift, G Gallery, Houston, USA |
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Contemporary Makers, Attic Gallery, Jerpoint, Kilkenny |
2008
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New Members’ Show, SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, USA |
2007
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Wild Geese: The Irish in America, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny |
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Pratt / Pilchuck Show, Pratt Fine Arts Center Gallery, Seattle, USA |
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4 x Abstraction, Art Patch Gallery, Seattle, USA |
2006
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SPA Group Show, Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle, USA |
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Plugged in and Caffeinated, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, USA |
2005
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North by Northwest, Kala Institute, Berkeley, USA |
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Works on Paper, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, USAy |
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BFA Show, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, USA |
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Pratt Instructors’ Show, Rainier Club, Seattle, USA |
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Group Show, Recovery Café, Seattle, USA |
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A Common Language, Shenzhen Art Institute, China |
Contact Details:
Paula Stokes
1125 8TH Avenue West
Seattle, WA
98119
USA
T. +12 06 285 9886
E. paula_stokes@hotmail.com
www.paulastokes.com