Anita Daniels - ASD Glassworks

Red Vessel - Pate De Verre
ASD Glassworks

Anita Daniels of ASD Glassworks is the featured artist for August. Daniels says, "My design inspiration comes from my love of textiles.  The wide variety of vibrant colors and patterns inspire my  designs.  I take pride in every custom piece produced and take great care in order to produce art that I would be proud to display in my own home. I have a degree in chemistry and industrial arts and have taught a variety of different art classes in different mediums.   As a Bullseye trained artist of glass, I received instruction from some of the best teachers in the industry.

Paa-ko Fine Artists

Under the direction of Dave Daniels, eight exceptional fine artists working in a variety of media presented an impressive debut exhibition this past weekend at the Paa-Ko events center in Sandia Park, New Mexico. Featured artists included Gloria Casale, Anita Daniels, Jane Gaines, Rich Irwin, Semiramis, Dorothy McGeorge, Chris and Trish Meyer.

Ceramic sculptor Rick Irwin is a self-taught artist who began to pursue a lifelong interest in ceramics as he phased out his practice of optometry in Austin. From the beginning he gravitated toward hand-building due to the great versatility of form it offers. His work has gradually morphed from functional pieces to more complex sculptural forms, primarily figurative. The very talented Irwin says, “I never tire of the places clay takes you, the satisfaction of watching a piece develop during the forming process, the anticipation of opening the kiln to see the finished piece for the first time, and the warm feeling when someone actually likes a piece enough to take it home.”