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| Salado Arts Workshop Featuring Highly Skilled Artists |
| CREATIVE ARTIST WHO NEEDS A STUDIO? |
Due in large part to his mentor , Bob Snodgrass, Menzies found expression
and fascination in the art of the marbles. The optical & magnifying qualities of
borosilicate glass demands great attention to detail. In the lampworking tradition, Menzies
uses a fiery torch and a combination of wood and carbon tools to create orbs up to
4"containing vast stretches of space and time. The constant development of the borosilicate
color pallet, using precious and heavy metals, further enables artistic expression.
After years as a production worker, Menzies and his wife started a publication for flameworkers
known as The Flow. Over the past 8 years, they have worked with such notable artists as
Milon Townsend, Hans Godo-Frabel, Cesare Toffolo, Robert Mickelsen, Emilio Santini, Loren
Stump and many others. Today, The Flow stands out as the premier artistic glassblowing
publication. Menzies has works in the permanent collections of Dale Chihuly and The National
Marble Museum. His corporate clients include Pepsi and Wal-Mart.
Menzies teaches flameworking workshops throughout North America and is currently a board
member of the Eugene Glass School in Eugene,OR and the KBW Educational Foundation, as
well as 3 consecutive years on the International Flame-Off committee. He and his wife,
Jennifer, are current members of American Craft Council, Glass Art Society, International
Society of Glass Beadmakers and The Glass Art Fellowship. William was accepted in the 1st
All Texas Glass Exhibition juried by Tina Oldknow, curator of the Corning Museum of Glass, as
well as being a frequent demonstrator at the Dallas Museum of Art. His works are currently
exhibited at Vitro Art Glass Gallery and Kittrell-Riffkind Gallery. He, his wife Jennifer and two
children currently reside in Salado, Texas.
| Wil will be teaching some advanced classes at Salado Arts Workshop! |
William Menzies came to be a craftsman quite
honestly. His parents,William Sr. and Martha, were both full-time artisans,
crafting hand-made western boots in Central Texas. Glass found Menzies in
1998, after a brief stint searching for his future mentor, Bob Snodgrass in
Eugene, OR. The next eighteen months were spent moving between Eugene
and Seattle, honing technique while working as a production flameworker
before moving back to Texas.
honestly. His parents,William Sr. and Martha, were both full-time artisans,
crafting hand-made western boots in Central Texas. Glass found Menzies in
1998, after a brief stint searching for his future mentor, Bob Snodgrass in
Eugene, OR. The next eighteen months were spent moving between Eugene
and Seattle, honing technique while working as a production flameworker
before moving back to Texas.
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