A FOOT IN TWO WORLDS with Dan Friday
Wed, May 10
|Flow Shala
Dan Friday is a member of the Lummi Nation and a Seattle-based glass artist. He has spent the last twenty years working for artists such as Dale Chihuly, Paul Marioni, Preston Singletary, and many others. An incredible opportunity to hear Dan's story and experience the final transition of the Whale!
Time & Location
May 10, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Flow Shala, Lower Level, 203 W Chestnut St, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
Guests
About the event
Dan has taught at the Pilchuck School of Glass, and has had residencies at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA, and the Dream Community in Tai Pei, Taiwan. Friday is a recipient of the 2020 Artist Trust Fellowship and the Discovery Fellowship through the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts. His work can be seen in galleries across the United States. (Text by Stonington Gallery in Seattle, WA).
From Dan, "Creativity was fostered in me by my family from an early age. Living without TV and knowing our rich cultural heritage of the Lummi Nation meant that making things with our hands was a regular activity. I typically work with simple themes and forms, and often employ subtle silhouettes when making my totems. It is a pleasure seeing inanimate objects taking on a life of their own. The more narrative work is usually a personal expression or a means…