Glassblowing is a form of art that
requires lengthy training and intense concentration. Nancy 
Becker,
an accomplished blown glass artist from Central Oregon has paid her
dues. Nancy is an artist living in Central Oregon and working
primarily in the medium of glass. She has a wide range of skills and
techniques which she uses to communicate her absolute love of the
natural world. Color, texture and attention to detail mark her
pieces. Her work is shown in galleries and national juried art
festivals in the Western United States. She is a Board Member for Art
in the Pearl and Art in the High Desert; both national juried art
festivals. Her artful designs have won many best of show awards and
she is an acclaimed West Coast Glass Artist.
Nancy Becker is the Featured Artist at
High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon during March 2008: Visit our
Sisters Oregon gallery to view new work by Nancy including new blown
glass fish, wonderful vessels and functional oil lamps. It's the
best selection the gallery has enjoyed in over a year.
The art of glassblowing has a bit of
history with the glassblowing technique invented by the Phoenicians
sometime around 50 B.C. near the Syro-Palestinian coast. Over the
centuries
glassblowing has evolved from a “trade” and grown into
a major art movement that still captures the eye of collectors
worldwide. Nancy has her private “hot shop” or studio in
Central Oregon and is one of a very small group of blown glass
artists residing in Central Oregon. Her studio has three furnaces
types with the first, which contains a crucible of molten glass,
referred to as "the furnace." The second is called the
"Glory Hole", and is used to reheat a piece in 
between
steps of working with it. Nancy's third furnace is called the "lehr"
or "annealer", and is used to slowly cool the glass, over a
period of a few hours to a few days. All three furnaces are
important but the lehr is critical as it keeps the glass from
cracking due to thermal stress.
During the 1960 and beyond glassblowing
blossomed into a worldwide movement, producing such flamboyant and
prolific artists as Dale Chihuly (among others). In the early 1970's
Dale Chihuly began the Pilchuck Glass School and the school continues
to be a source for and inspiration of the current American Studio
Glass movement.
High Desert Gallery & Custom
Framing of Central Oregon is honored to represent Nancy Becker
exclusively in Central Oregon. For more information, to inquire or
purchase work by Nancy Becker please call High Desert Gallery
(1-866-549-6250 x 3) or visit: Nancy Becker.
High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning
fine art gallery with retail locations in Bend (Opening December
2008), Redmond Oregon and Sisters Oregon specializing in Central Oregon
Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Art
Gallery's online sales gallery can be found at
www.highdesertgallery.biz.
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