Sheryl Ellinwood • Pella, IA• Glass Jewelry
20 Years ago Sheryl Ellinwood learned to blow glass on a dare! Today, her work is represented in galleries, as well as both public and private collections throughout the US.
Sheryl holds a master's degree in both glass and sculpture from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and her work has won various awards including the Glass Society's Award for Excellence.
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Sheryl has a passion for books and travel. Every few years she travels to antoher part of the globe to bring new ideas and inspiration to her work. You'l see the influence of trips to Africa and Southeast Asia reflected in several of her pieces. Her sculpural work is based on interests as diverse as metaphysics and anthropology. Guaranteed, she is always at work on some new idea ! |
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Ellinwood Studios was "officially" established in 1994, primarily focusing on creating works in blown glass. Since then, ideas that could not be expressed in blown glass took shape in fused glass and sculptures that incorporate glass with metal. In 2005, a jewelry line was introduced under the name ES2 and has steadly grown in popularity. So in January 2007, choosing to focus more on these other forms of working with glass, as well as the expanding jewelry line, Sheryl decided to sell the glassblowing division of the business.
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One thing that will never change at ellinwood studios is our commitment to creating DISTINCTIVE high QUALITY pieces in glass. We are NOT a huge produciton shop. Each piece is made by hand...one-at-a-time, and therefore, truly a work of art. |
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About Fused Glass:
Fused glass pieces first require the hand-cutting of intricate glass designs from large sheets of glass. Once the glass designs are cut, they must be fired in electric klins to temperatures around 1400 degrees. Most fused glass is fired to a smooth flat surface, however, fused glass from Ellinwood Studios is UNIQUE in that a special process is used to create a more TACTILE SURFACE similar to a relief sculputure.
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