Studio: Glass

Sydni Weatherson is a recent Sheridan College Craft and Design program graduate. Her time in the studio focused on blown glass as well as engraving. Weatherson’s current work captures the fluidity of the glass during the making process, exploring colour, texture and movement frozen in time. Outside the studio, she maintains a fine arts practice […]

Blaise has been working quietly and haphazardly in the northern section of North America for the past couple of decades. He has been able to fly below the radar for a tall person. He makes thoughtful and understated works that satisfy mostly his interests. His approach to both aesthetic and technical problems is quirky and […]

Victoria Guy was born and raised in the GTA. Victoria has had strong interest in art since a young age, her passion eventually leading her to enrolling in Sheridan College’s Honorary Bachelors of Craft and Design specializing in glass. Victoria creates sculptures of the female torso in glass using layers of opaque colours which she […]

Delaney Gillett was born in Burlington, Ontario in 1998. After graduating high school in 2016, she began her glassmaking journey at Sheridan College in 2018. Delaney focuses on making sculptural glass work with an emphasis on form, colour, and texture. Her thesis project in 2021 was based on her appreciation for the natural world, and […]

Reid Ferguson is an emerging craftsperson based in Toronto. A graduate of the Sheridan College Craft and Design program, Reid works primarily in glass and concrete. His work is heavily influenced by graffiti and the everchanging urban landscape. Placing emphasis on texture and contrast, Reid depicts the constant struggle between natural and human forces.

Ji Huang is an international glass artist whose work explores the changing dynamic between craft and culture through material experimentation. Ji’s work employs master techniques while reinventing traditional craft through cultural amalgamation. Ji was intrigued by a Chinese lacquer technique called Xi Pi, and became captivated by the idea of generations of craftspeople accumulating technical […]

Raised in Panama City, Panama, Nadira Narine has an interest in her cultural roots and Panama’s rich history. Having lived in Canada for the past seven years, she explores traditional Panamanian objects and patterns. Narine explores these topics for the purpose of self-exploration and a sense of connection to home. Nadira was accepted as an […]

Rob Raeside completed studies in glass at Sheridan College in 2014 where he was selected as the recipient of the Daniel Crichton Memorial Award. Raeside has been experimenting with a sculptural series named Summa. Inspired by functional glass objects such as wine decanters and perfume bottles, these forms are stripped of their utilitarian nature then […]