Michael Mikula - "Brite Red Outside-In" Glass Bowl
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"Brite Red Outside-In"
Blown Glass Bowl.
6 1/2" L x 6 5/8" W x 5 1/4" H.
Michael Mikula
Michael Mikula is always looking up and examining the built environment for its patterns, forms, and details to spark his imagination. For more than two decades Michael has explored a process using multi-part graphite molds as a tool for introducing imagery into blown glass. He calls the resulting body of work which highlights the visual effects of positive and negative form "Architechtonic Blown Glass."
With a jazz-like sense of improvisation, Michael composes graphite molds from a large and growing library of interchangeable hand cut components. No two compositions are ever alike. After Michael prepares his unique mold compositions, he starts each blown form by capping the blow pipe with colored glass. He then gathers successively thicker layers of clear molten glass from the furnace until he has enough to fill the mold. Standing above the mold, Michael drops the glass, still attached to the blow pipe, into the mold and puffs more air through the blow pipe into the molten glass. He then quickly removes the hardening glass form from the pipe, placing it into the annealing oven for a timed cooling process.
Once cooled, the resulting deeply dimensional blown forms are cut open, faceted, and polished. The individual glass elements are thoughtfully recomposed within an integral metal armature of anodized aluminum and stainless steel. Michael designed this robust custom structural system so that it can be scaled for tabletop sculpture or larger site-specific installations.
Michael says, "think of a Louise Nevelson sculpture to imagine what a mold looks like as molten glass fills the form, taking its shape in reverse. My use of color is purposefully understated to focus attention on form and how the imagery and light is captured and reflected through the glass. My goal is that each piece be a well-designed and crafted object with integrity and lasting value."
Michael also continues to make a series of related functional and sculptural blown glass vessels. These were the genesis of his current sculptures, and they use the same graphite mold elements.
Education / Professional Preparation
Cleveland Institute of Art, BFA 1987, Traveling Scholarship Recipient 1987.
Penland School Of Crafts, Penland, NC 1986.
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA 1986, Studying with Flora Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick.
Junior Benchmark Studio / Brent Kee Young, Mark Sudduth, Cleveland, OH 1988-1996.
Creative Glass Center of America, Fellowship 1994, One of four recipients selected from an international field of applicants for three months of self-directed creative exploration as artist in residence at CGCA, Millville, NJ.
Fundacio Centre del Vidre de Barcelona, (school now defunct) Spain July-August 2002, Workshop on mosaic techniques and survey of architectural landmarks by Antoni Gaudi.
Selected Art Festivals / Awards
American Craft Council Shows Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, San Francisco, Sarasota, St. Paul since 1990.
Central PA Festival of the Arts, State College, PA, Award of Excellence 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO, 2006, 2010.
Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, IA, 2009, 2010, 2014, Best in Glass, 2009.
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Summer Art Fair, Kalamazoo, MI, 2012, 2013, 2014, First Place Award, 2012.
Lakefront Art Festival, Milwaukee, WI, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, Hosted by Milwaukee Museum of Art.
Lakewood Arts Festival, Lakewood, OH, 1988 - 2012, Best of Show 2004, 2009, prize 2007.
Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Festival, Peoria, IL, prize, 2003, 2007.
Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, Palm Beach, FL, 2011, 2014.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014.
Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC 2009, 2010, 2013.
Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA 2008.
Washington Craft Show, Washington, DC 2009-2014, Collector's Award 2009.
Selected Invitational Exhibitions
Ohio Glass Masters, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH, 2010
Ineffable Light, Beachwood, OH, 2008, Two person show, Beachwood Arts Council Galleries
The Glass Menagerie, Corning, NY, 2008
Best Of 2007, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 2007
Selected Collections and Commissions
Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, WI, 2026
Pessus residence, Moreland Hills, OH, 2013
Bennis residence, Beachwood, OH, 2010
Carter residence, Hastings, MN, 2010
Bauman residence, Stockton, NY, 2010
Hansford residence, Saint Louis, MO, 2009
Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, OH, 2008
Museum Of American Glass, Millville, NJ, 1994
Invacare Corporation, Elyria, OH, 1990
St. Luke's Hospital Medical Library, Cleveland, OH, 1989
Grants
Creative Workforce Fellowship, 2009 and 2010, One of twenty annual recipients of a 20K Cuyahoga Arts and Culture individual artist grant, Cuyahoga County, OH
Ohio Arts Council, Award For Excellence, 2013
All sales on original artwork are final. No discounts apply.
Blown Glass Bowl.
6 1/2" L x 6 5/8" W x 5 1/4" H.
Michael Mikula
Michael Mikula is always looking up and examining the built environment for its patterns, forms, and details to spark his imagination. For more than two decades Michael has explored a process using multi-part graphite molds as a tool for introducing imagery into blown glass. He calls the resulting body of work which highlights the visual effects of positive and negative form "Architechtonic Blown Glass."
With a jazz-like sense of improvisation, Michael composes graphite molds from a large and growing library of interchangeable hand cut components. No two compositions are ever alike. After Michael prepares his unique mold compositions, he starts each blown form by capping the blow pipe with colored glass. He then gathers successively thicker layers of clear molten glass from the furnace until he has enough to fill the mold. Standing above the mold, Michael drops the glass, still attached to the blow pipe, into the mold and puffs more air through the blow pipe into the molten glass. He then quickly removes the hardening glass form from the pipe, placing it into the annealing oven for a timed cooling process.
Once cooled, the resulting deeply dimensional blown forms are cut open, faceted, and polished. The individual glass elements are thoughtfully recomposed within an integral metal armature of anodized aluminum and stainless steel. Michael designed this robust custom structural system so that it can be scaled for tabletop sculpture or larger site-specific installations.
Michael says, "think of a Louise Nevelson sculpture to imagine what a mold looks like as molten glass fills the form, taking its shape in reverse. My use of color is purposefully understated to focus attention on form and how the imagery and light is captured and reflected through the glass. My goal is that each piece be a well-designed and crafted object with integrity and lasting value."
Michael also continues to make a series of related functional and sculptural blown glass vessels. These were the genesis of his current sculptures, and they use the same graphite mold elements.
Education / Professional Preparation
Cleveland Institute of Art, BFA 1987, Traveling Scholarship Recipient 1987.
Penland School Of Crafts, Penland, NC 1986.
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA 1986, Studying with Flora Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick.
Junior Benchmark Studio / Brent Kee Young, Mark Sudduth, Cleveland, OH 1988-1996.
Creative Glass Center of America, Fellowship 1994, One of four recipients selected from an international field of applicants for three months of self-directed creative exploration as artist in residence at CGCA, Millville, NJ.
Fundacio Centre del Vidre de Barcelona, (school now defunct) Spain July-August 2002, Workshop on mosaic techniques and survey of architectural landmarks by Antoni Gaudi.
Selected Art Festivals / Awards
American Craft Council Shows Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, San Francisco, Sarasota, St. Paul since 1990.
Central PA Festival of the Arts, State College, PA, Award of Excellence 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO, 2006, 2010.
Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, IA, 2009, 2010, 2014, Best in Glass, 2009.
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Summer Art Fair, Kalamazoo, MI, 2012, 2013, 2014, First Place Award, 2012.
Lakefront Art Festival, Milwaukee, WI, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, Hosted by Milwaukee Museum of Art.
Lakewood Arts Festival, Lakewood, OH, 1988 - 2012, Best of Show 2004, 2009, prize 2007.
Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Festival, Peoria, IL, prize, 2003, 2007.
Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, Palm Beach, FL, 2011, 2014.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014.
Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC 2009, 2010, 2013.
Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA 2008.
Washington Craft Show, Washington, DC 2009-2014, Collector's Award 2009.
Selected Invitational Exhibitions
Ohio Glass Masters, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH, 2010
Ineffable Light, Beachwood, OH, 2008, Two person show, Beachwood Arts Council Galleries
The Glass Menagerie, Corning, NY, 2008
Best Of 2007, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 2007
Selected Collections and Commissions
Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, WI, 2026
Pessus residence, Moreland Hills, OH, 2013
Bennis residence, Beachwood, OH, 2010
Carter residence, Hastings, MN, 2010
Bauman residence, Stockton, NY, 2010
Hansford residence, Saint Louis, MO, 2009
Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, OH, 2008
Museum Of American Glass, Millville, NJ, 1994
Invacare Corporation, Elyria, OH, 1990
St. Luke's Hospital Medical Library, Cleveland, OH, 1989
Grants
Creative Workforce Fellowship, 2009 and 2010, One of twenty annual recipients of a 20K Cuyahoga Arts and Culture individual artist grant, Cuyahoga County, OH
Ohio Arts Council, Award For Excellence, 2013
All sales on original artwork are final. No discounts apply.
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