About this episode

Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend discusses her innovative approaches to glass art and her contributions to the Studio Glass movement.

Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend is an artist for whom ideas have always been more important than media, and possibly more integral to her work. It's interesting then that her art has been consistently viewed through the lens of glass. In the creation of her early X series to more recent Calendar Notations , she has pioneered techniques such as non-traditional, unfired painting on glass, mixing glass with other media, and presenting painted, decorated glass on the wall in reflected light. Throughout her career, the artist distilled her own life experiences in the creation of progressive and experimental work. While studying Fine Arts at the University of Texas, Austin, in 1973, Stinsmuehlen-Amend was serendipitously introduced to glass and went on to become partner with Rodney Smith and designer of Renaissance Glass, an architectural glass studio. Beyond teaching and employing 14 artists, she built a creative hub that included studio space, glass supplies, a hot glass studio, education and exhibitions. Understanding the cutting edge in the field, Stinsmuehlen-Amend invited luminaries in the Studio Glass movement such as Dale Chihuly, Paul Marioni, William Morris, and Narcissus Quagliata…

People in this episode

Host: Shawn Waggoner

Guest: Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend

Topics covered

• glass art
• studio glass movement
• artistic techniques
• women in art
• contemporary glass

Keywords

• glass art
• Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend
• studio glass
• art techniques
• women artists

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Glass Art Society

Books & works: X series, Calendar Notations

Places: University of Texas, Austin

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