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Jody Fine, long recognized as a master of his craft, says of his work, "I am one lucky fellow!
I love to get up in the morning, hug my wife and son, and get into the studio. I hope that
some of my joy and delight comes through in my work." Accomplished in the classical Italian
techniques of latticino, murrini, and millifiori, Fine uses these ancient methods to create
contemporary "off-hand" blown pieces.
Jody's one-of-a-kind works include sculptural forms and vessels distinguished by bright
multicolored patterns and loose organic shapes. His current work includes takeoffs on the
1950's style Osterizer(r) blender, roadside diner pie, and desert prickly pear cactus.
Ongoing studio lines include bowls, jars, spinning tops and everybody's favorite, marbles.
Jody says that Captain Marble makes the marbles, but strangely, he and the masked Captain
have never been seen together, causing speculation about Captain Marble's true identity.
Following studies at New York's Bard College, the University of California at San Diego,
Jody received a National Endowment for the Arts master-apprenticeship grant to study
glassblowing under Maestro William Bernstein. After completing his apprenticeship in
the 1970's, Jody formed a partnership with Dick Marquis and Jack Wax in Berkeley,
California. He established his own studio, J. Fine Glass, in 1980.
Jody has conducted workshops and seminars at major universities and design schools
throughout the country, including Detroit's Center for Visual Studies, California State
Universities at San Jose and at Sonoma, the Penland School of Crafts, the Pilchuck School,
UCLA, and the California College of Arts and Crafts. His works have been shown at major
museums and galleries, including the American Crafts Museum in New York, the Seattle Museum
of Art, The Triton Museum in California, the Habitat Gallery in Michigan, The deYoung Museum
in San Francisco, Seekers Gallery in California, the Jewish Museum in New York, and in the
"American Glass" exhibition shown at museums throughout Japan. Jody's pieces reside in
numerous private and public collections, including those of the Marble Collectors Society
of America, the Smithsonian, the Corning Glass Museum, and President Bill Clinton's White
House collection. Several are currently traveling in the U.S. with the "Hot and Cool"
Exhibition.
You can read about Jody Fine in Grist's Guide to Marble Collecting, and Barrett's Aggies,
Immies, Shooters, and Swirls. You can find him in Dick Marquis' Objects, and he is featured
in Mark Block's new book, Contemporary Marbles and Related Art Glass.
This bio was graciously provided to us by Jody Fine.
His Glasswurx page is at glasswurx.com/jody_fine.php
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