Jerry Hild
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Jane Russell
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Carol Rose
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Jerry Hild
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Carol Rose
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Jane Russell
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Carol Rose
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Jerry Hild
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Carol Rose
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Jane Russell
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Jane Russell
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Jerry Hild
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Jerry Hild
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Carol Rose
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Jane Russell
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Jane Russell
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Jerry Hild
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Jane Russell
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Carol Rose
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Carol Rose
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Jane Russell has been working with glass since 2010, after retiring as a school psychologist for the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. She uses a variety of techniques in her work with glass but has also added other materials — such as stone, brick, tile, beads, wire, and metal — to create different textures and effects, sometimes embedding recycled or found objects. She creates wall art, wearable jewelry, and three-dimensional sculptures.
Carol Rose says, “I make glass beads, using Italian Moretti glass. This art form is called lampwork. The beads are formed over a torch using oxygen and propane, then placed in a kiln to anneal. The beads are slowly brought from 1000 degrees to room temperature. I also make recycled tempered glass mosaics using salvaged canvas’s such as vintage windows and mirrors. My lampwork beads are often imbedded in these pieces to give a more 3D appearance.
Jerry Hild started making art glass 16 years ago. “I can remember all the way back to when Disneyland opened in 1955. I saw the glass blowers there working these little glass animals, and it’s always stuck in my mind,” Hild said. “Then when I retired, I had these glass rods laying around up at a ranch that I had, and I just heated them up with a welding torch and started doing stuff like that,” he said. Hild began visiting glass stores and buying the appropriate tools, making pieces for family and friends and eventually selling his work at arts & crafts shows.” Jerry has been a member of Main Street Arts since we first opened 8 years ago.
Carol Rose says, “I make glass beads, using Italian Moretti glass. This art form is called lampwork. The beads are formed over a torch using oxygen and propane, then placed in a kiln to anneal. The beads are slowly brought from 1000 degrees to room temperature. I also make recycled tempered glass mosaics using salvaged canvas’s such as vintage windows and mirrors. My lampwork beads are often imbedded in these pieces to give a more 3D appearance.
Jerry Hild started making art glass 16 years ago. “I can remember all the way back to when Disneyland opened in 1955. I saw the glass blowers there working these little glass animals, and it’s always stuck in my mind,” Hild said. “Then when I retired, I had these glass rods laying around up at a ranch that I had, and I just heated them up with a welding torch and started doing stuff like that,” he said. Hild began visiting glass stores and buying the appropriate tools, making pieces for family and friends and eventually selling his work at arts & crafts shows.” Jerry has been a member of Main Street Arts since we first opened 8 years ago.