Artist, Tamara Johannes is a multi-media artist who
has worked clay, metal, fiber & most recently warm glass.
Originally, a hot glass beadmaker, she began experimenting with the art of fusing glass about 6 years ago as a way of combining torch work components into more complex glass jewelry, functional art, & sculpture.
Using dichroic glass has become one of her trademarks.
Early work in fiber & clay were instrumental in forming a
basis for work with glass. Many of Tamara's inspiration & designs have elements of her original quilt work & patterns.
For Tamara, the mediums of fiber & glass have a common theme
running through them; cutting many pieces of the material,
designing the components & then fusing them with either heat or thread.
Tam works in her downtown studio & gallery.
The studio is a playful environment filled with color & new pieces that are created daily. She is an
award winning artist who has been invited to exhibit at many venues including:
The National Museum Store Association Show, Embellishment, The National Bead Expo,
and The Best of the Northwest.
Her work is currently being shown nationally in the Peabody EssexMuseum, The Worcester Art Museum, The University of California Berkeley, The National Museum of Women in the Arts
Gallery & Christmas Catalog (WashingtonD.C.).
has worked clay, metal, fiber & most recently warm glass.
Originally, a hot glass beadmaker, she began experimenting with the art of fusing glass about 6 years ago as a way of combining torch work components into more complex glass jewelry, functional art, & sculpture.
Using dichroic glass has become one of her trademarks.
Early work in fiber & clay were instrumental in forming a
basis for work with glass. Many of Tamara's inspiration & designs have elements of her original quilt work & patterns.
For Tamara, the mediums of fiber & glass have a common theme
running through them; cutting many pieces of the material,
designing the components & then fusing them with either heat or thread.
Tam works in her downtown studio & gallery.
The studio is a playful environment filled with color & new pieces that are created daily. She is an
award winning artist who has been invited to exhibit at many venues including:
The National Museum Store Association Show, Embellishment, The National Bead Expo,
and The Best of the Northwest.
Her work is currently being shown nationally in the Peabody EssexMuseum, The Worcester Art Museum, The University of California Berkeley, The National Museum of Women in the Arts
Gallery & Christmas Catalog (WashingtonD.C.).
