Terry Teufel - "Tobacco Leaf" Glass Sculpture
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"Tobacco Leaf" Glass Sculpture.
Limpia by Jordy Rengifo Poma and Terry Teufel
In the Amazon, tobacco has been a bridge between the human and the spiritual for hundreds of years. Offered to the spirits, used in healing ceremonies, carried as medicine, it holds knowledge that cannot be seen.
Huayruro seeds, red and black, and unmistakable. Woven into a bracelet, gifted and placed on a newborn’s wrist, it carries the intention of protection from bad energy. It embodies a collective care.
Human faced pupae reflect on the vulnerability of insects, who are disappearing at an alarming rate, and vulnerability of human life at early stages.
Limpia means to cleanse, to clear, to make safe. Together, the insect forms, the tobacco, and the seeds, are a quiet call to attention: to recognize vulnerability around us and to protect the most fragile.
Terry Teufel
In another era, I was a fairly accomplished glass blower, dedicated public employee, and stretched thin, trying to be great at essentially two careers! After spending 34 years with the county board of developmental disabilities, I was fortunate to be able to retire in 2011 and redirect my attention to art.
In 2012 I become a volunteer docent at the TMA. I've also had the time and opportunity to be involved in other art media like printmaking, sculpture, and jewelry, but always return to glass making of some sort. I have fused, slumped, cast glass, screen printed and developed photos on glass, as well as constructed objects. I've most recently been working at fusing and slumping wafer thin glass.
Training and Education
Select Art Workshops 2011 - 2025
- TMA Master Glass Classes with Tali Grinshpan and Joanna Manousis.
- The Creative Process with Silvia Levenson.
- Experimental Printing on Glass with Silvia Levenson.
- Multiple jewelry classes with Jane Lamanna.
- Creative Process with Judith Schaechter.
- Screen Printing on Glass, Bullseye Portland.
- TMA Docent Training.
- Visual Thinking with the Thinking Museum.
Initial Glass Training 1989 - 1996
- Haystack Mountain Craft School, workshop with Thermon Statom, 1996.
- Glass Blowing Classes, Toledo Museum of Art 1989 - 1991.
Employment and Education 1971 - 2011
- Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities, 1976 - 2011.
- Master of Rehabilitation Administration, University of San Francisco, 1986.
- Master of Rehabilitation Counseling, Bowling Green State University, 1980.
- Bachelor of Science in Multidisciplinary Social Science, Michigan State University, 1975.
Exhibitions, Awards, and Galleries
Fall 2025
- Lourdes University, Intertwined, 3-person installation with Jordy Rengifo Poma and Claire Clark.
Spring 2025
- Toledo School for the Arts, The Fragility of Life, 3-person installation with Jordy Rengifo Poma and Claire Clark.
Summer 2022
- Adrian Arts Center, Third Place in open call for entries.
- Hudson Gallery, Sylvania Ohio shows work.
March 2026
- 1990 to 2005 Independent hot glass artist.
- 2006 to 2011 Hiatus.
- 2011 to 2026 Exploring new ways of working with glass.
Exhibitions, Awards, and Galleries
1990 - 2005
- Annual Toledo Area Artist's Show, Toledo Museum of Art, 1990 - 1994.
1990 and 1991 - Dominic Labino Memorial Award.
1994 - First Award
- 34th and 35th Annual Original Ann Arbor Street Art Fair.
- Collection '91 and '93: An Exhibition of Women's Art, Sponsored by the Maumee Valley.
- Girl Scout Council and Images Gallery.
- Greater Toledo Area Arts Commission Glass Auction - 1992-99 (except 96).
- 1st and 2nd Annual Area Glass Artists Competition and Exhibition at Gallery B.
- Various local group pop-up shows, various charity fundraisers.
Galleries showing work:
- Collectors Corner at Toledo Museum of Art.
- Images Gallery, Toledo.
- Gallery B, Toledo.
- Mindscape Gallery, Evanston, Illinois.
- Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan.
- Gallery 222, Dearborn, Michigan.
All sales on original artwork are final. No discounts apply.
"Tobacco Leaf" Glass Sculpture.
Limpia by Jordy Rengifo Poma and Terry Teufel
In the Amazon, tobacco has been a bridge between the human and the spiritual for hundreds of years. Offered to the spirits, used in healing ceremonies, carried as medicine, it holds knowledge that cannot be seen.
Huayruro seeds, red and black, and unmistakable. Woven into a bracelet, gifted and placed on a newborn’s wrist, it carries the intention of protection from bad energy. It embodies a collective care.
Human faced pupae reflect on the vulnerability of insects, who are disappearing at an alarming rate, and vulnerability of human life at early stages.
Limpia means to cleanse, to clear, to make safe. Together, the insect forms, the tobacco, and the seeds, are a quiet call to attention: to recognize vulnerability around us and to protect the most fragile.
Terry Teufel
In another era, I was a fairly accomplished glass blower, dedicated public employee, and stretched thin, trying to be great at essentially two careers! After spending 34 years with the county board of developmental disabilities, I was fortunate to be able to retire in 2011 and redirect my attention to art.
In 2012 I become a volunteer docent at the TMA. I've also had the time and opportunity to be involved in other art media like printmaking, sculpture, and jewelry, but always return to glass making of some sort. I have fused, slumped, cast glass, screen printed and developed photos on glass, as well as constructed objects. I've most recently been working at fusing and slumping wafer thin glass.
Training and Education
Select Art Workshops 2011 - 2025
- TMA Master Glass Classes with Tali Grinshpan and Joanna Manousis.
- The Creative Process with Silvia Levenson.
- Experimental Printing on Glass with Silvia Levenson.
- Multiple jewelry classes with Jane Lamanna.
- Creative Process with Judith Schaechter.
- Screen Printing on Glass, Bullseye Portland.
- TMA Docent Training.
- Visual Thinking with the Thinking Museum.
Initial Glass Training 1989 - 1996
- Haystack Mountain Craft School, workshop with Thermon Statom, 1996.
- Glass Blowing Classes, Toledo Museum of Art 1989 - 1991.
Employment and Education 1971 - 2011
- Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities, 1976 - 2011.
- Master of Rehabilitation Administration, University of San Francisco, 1986.
- Master of Rehabilitation Counseling, Bowling Green State University, 1980.
- Bachelor of Science in Multidisciplinary Social Science, Michigan State University, 1975.
Exhibitions, Awards, and Galleries
Fall 2025
- Lourdes University, Intertwined, 3-person installation with Jordy Rengifo Poma and Claire Clark.
Spring 2025
- Toledo School for the Arts, The Fragility of Life, 3-person installation with Jordy Rengifo Poma and Claire Clark.
Summer 2022
- Adrian Arts Center, Third Place in open call for entries.
- Hudson Gallery, Sylvania Ohio shows work.
March 2026
- 1990 to 2005 Independent hot glass artist.
- 2006 to 2011 Hiatus.
- 2011 to 2026 Exploring new ways of working with glass.
Exhibitions, Awards, and Galleries
1990 - 2005
- Annual Toledo Area Artist's Show, Toledo Museum of Art, 1990 - 1994.
1990 and 1991 - Dominic Labino Memorial Award.
1994 - First Award
- 34th and 35th Annual Original Ann Arbor Street Art Fair.
- Collection '91 and '93: An Exhibition of Women's Art, Sponsored by the Maumee Valley.
- Girl Scout Council and Images Gallery.
- Greater Toledo Area Arts Commission Glass Auction - 1992-99 (except 96).
- 1st and 2nd Annual Area Glass Artists Competition and Exhibition at Gallery B.
- Various local group pop-up shows, various charity fundraisers.
Galleries showing work:
- Collectors Corner at Toledo Museum of Art.
- Images Gallery, Toledo.
- Gallery B, Toledo.
- Mindscape Gallery, Evanston, Illinois.
- Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan.
- Gallery 222, Dearborn, Michigan.
All sales on original artwork are final. No discounts apply.
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