Jo Tricker - Glass artist

About this episode

Jo Tricker, a glass artist from Tauranga, shares her journey and influences in art and storytelling.

Jo Tricker is a glass artist based in Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, Aotearoa NZ. Jo creates glass fused, slumped, cast and lamp worked objects that are shaped by a love of literature and travel and the people from different cultures that she has met along the way. Jo is an exuberant storyteller. In this episode she talks about her younger life living in the UK and studying English and linguistics at Massey University and her initial love of mosaics which 14 years ago led to learning a...

People in this episode

Host: Mandy Jakich

Guest: Jo Tricker

Topics covered

• glass art
• storytelling
• cultural influences
• mosaics
• literature
• travel

Keywords

• glass artist
• Tauranga
• Aotearoa NZ
• mosaics
• storytelling
• literature
• travel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Massey University

Places: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, Aotearoa NZ

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