In addition to our Featured Artists, we are pleased to host a guest artist in our newly opened Guest Artist Gallery, located in our Thrown Stone Gallery.
Featured Artists for August-
Michael Gibson and Dan & Stef Seffinger
Featured Guest Artist for August-
Erika Dreager
Michael Gibson- Oil and Gouache Paintings
Michael received a BFA from Houston Museum of Fine Arts. He worked as a designer, art director and taught life drawing, illustration, painting, graphic design and photography at the Art Institute of Houston and the Art Institute of Seattle. Michael developed the art history curriculum for the Art Institute. His passion for art, travel and photography continues and is reflected in his art which can be viewed at Ashland Art Works.
Stef & Dan Seffinger – Glass Art
Stef & Dan Seffinger are kiln form glass artists who have worked together since 2002. They launched their studio, Ashland Glass Act llc in 2006. Both have taken extensive classes in kiln form glass techniques and processes at Bullseye Learning Center in Portland.
Stef and Dan create a wide variety of one of a kind glass pieces for both functional and artistic uses. They have mastered many techniques of glass making including working with different forms of glass (powder, frit, murrine ) and different ways of creating glass including making cane rods for murrine, weaved glass, pot melts, and tapestry glass . They have exhibited in Oregon galleries in Bandon, Portland, and Jacksonville, including Nimbus Gallery, The Ashland Art Center, and the Fiber Collective in Ashland.
Featured in our Guest Artist Gallery
Erika Dreager – Glass Art
Erika began to work with kiln-formed glass in late 2019, delving into a wide range of techniques. She soon fell in love with the process of pâte de verre and the freedom of form it offered, focusing most of her practice on this hands-on technique. As an autistic artist, Erika uses glass as a means of exploring and understanding her emotions and experiences.
Erika attended Pilchuck Glass School in 2022 and has shown work at Schack Art Center and the 2023 and 2024 Pilchuck Auction and Gala. She was the recipient of the Oceanside Glass and Tile Artist Appreciation Award for her submission to the Pilchuck Auction and Gala in 2023. She has studied under numerous glass artists, including Dan and Stef Seffinger, Alicia Lomne, Steve Adams, Marzena Krezminska-Baluch, Evelynn Gotschall Baker, and Silvia Levinson.
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