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Our Artist of the Month
Lin
McJunkin
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Lin
McJunkin translates her ideas into elegant
copper-foiled, fused and cast glass objects for
private and public settings. They are exhibited
and owned around the world, displayed in
windows, on walls, or in wood or metal
sculpture. Her loosely flowing patterns of color
in a uniquely jazzy style have evolved from 35
years of improvisation with design and
traditional stained glass techniques.
She
collaborates with homeowners, architects and art
committees to create customized projects, and
with gallery owners to exhibit her work. Lin’s
work can be purchased or commissioned directly
through this website.
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Rising Waves
Bomba de Luces
Katrina
Ron Wohl
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Artist’s Statement
Working with glass and metal
challenges my ability to translate ideas, emotions, and
impressions into strong yet supple visual statements
that celebrate life’s wonders and protest its
injustices.
The glass images are
affected by the constant interplay with light on and
through them, which I find intriguing. This interaction
enhances the colors, shapes, and textures of the images.
While light may damage other art forms, it is a crucial
element that enlivens my work. In essence, I design with
light, with constantly changing results that continually
alter the viewer’s experience of the piece.
I currently work in two
different but related glass methods. In the first
method, I use copper foil, solder, and the heat of a
soldering iron to attach the individual cut glass pieces
together in an innovative style. Each glass piece is
supported by copper foil metalwork that often highlights
fused glass inclusions. This results in an open, lacy
look that resembles mosaic work, with air and the
background view filling in the spaces between the glass,
instead of a grout.
In the second method, I
use the heat of a kiln to fuse the cut glass pieces to
the background glass and to each other in multiple
layers. The kiln is programmed to heat slowly to
1300-1600 degrees, depending on how much I want the
pieces to melt into each other. Then the kiln is slowly
brought down in stages to room temperature. This method
can also result in a mosaic-like effect, but without the
metalwork.
Both methods feature
loosely flowing patterns of color with unframed,
free-formed borders. This uniquely jazzy style has
evolved over 35 years of improvisation and
experimentation with design and technique.
Much of my inspiration
comes to me during my extended travels, most recently in
Latin America, Southeast Asia, and India. My
interpretations of the stories I hear and the little
dramas of human errors, humor, tragedies, and foibles I
witness often find their way into my work.
The fractured quality of
my art glass mosaics mirrors the fragmented aspects of
the complex world in which we all live. But the
individual glass pieces in my work are also securely
unified by lacy metalwork or fused into a delicate and
coherent whole. This reflects the holistic approaches
needed to resolve the social and environmental problems
of our time.
I consider my work a
success when it first seduces viewers with its beauty,
then teases them with an ironic questioning of my
current version of “The Truth.”
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More Bang for the Baht PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
2009 "Rising
Waves," (max. 3' x 5" x 2") kiln cast markers
for predicted sea level rising, Pt. Angeles, WA
Fine Art Center "Art Outside" Exhibition
2009 "The Sea,
Within," (84 x 24 x 15") fused glass and metal
sculpture, Anacortes, WA Sculpture Exhibition
(Commercial & 32nd St.)
2008 “Healing Skagit” fused & cast glass panels
(3’ x 4’ x ¾”) exterior sculpture for Skagit Valley
Hospital, Mt. Vernon, WA
2008 “The Gifts” (with Christie Houston), glass,
copper, paper triptych, Skagit Valley Hospital 50th
Anniversary Celebration, Mt. Vernon, WA
2008 “MODIS Vivendi,” cast glass ice core samples
and ice islands installation, Pt. Angeles Fine Arts
Center Art Outside Show, Pt. Angeles, WA
2001 “Rainbow Views,” (4 sidelights, 50” x 12”)
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Sequim,
Washington
1994 “Restoration” (8'x24' stained glass mural)
St. Mary's Church, Corvallis, Oregon
1990 "Memorial Windows," (series of 3, 5'x3'
windows to match existing) Temple Beth David,
Amenia, NY
"Epiphany" and "Coloured," (26” x 28” each, hanging
panels) United Methodist Church, Bethany, OK
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS – FINALIST
2008 Math & Nursing Dept. glass wall series,
Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR.
RESUME
2009 Artist
Trust EDGE professional development program
2008 Bellingham
Technical College, sculptural welding,
Shirley Erickson
2007 Pilchuck Glass School, “Pate de Verre”
fused glass with Etsuko Nishi
1998-2005 Bullseye Connection, Portland, Oregon
–glass painting, fusing & casting workshops
1987-1989 Camp Colton, Oregon – Boyce Lundstrom
(fusing classes) and Peter Wendel
(apprenticeship)
1975 Monterey Institute of International
Studies, Monterey, California: MA Ed/Arts
1970 UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California: BA
Comparative Studies
Art sabbatical
2006: 6 months in Latin
America, 4 months in SE Asia, 2 months in India.
Travel and working
sojourns in the
American Southwest 2004, Italy 2000, Alaska
1998, Canada 1996, Guatemala 1995, Turkey 1993,
Soviet Union 1985, Europe 1970, 1977, 1993, and
ongoing long-term US canoeing and backpacking,
including 9 months from Newfoundland to Key West
(canoe) and 6 months in SW Utah (backpacking).
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RELATED EXPERIENCE
1999-2006 Owner, McJunkin Glass Studio
and On the Edge Art Gallery, Sequim and La
Conner, WA
1973-1996 Public school educator: science
and the arts (K-16)
1990-1996 District science curriculum
coordinator, Corvallis, OR; adjunct/faculty
member OSU: Upward
Bound, Outdoor School, Teacher Training,
Hewlett-Packard Science/Educator Partner
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Lively La Conner Arts,” Artisan
Northwest, Seattle, WA (Spring, 2006)
“War: The Crimson Carnival,” Peace Art
Book, Powell Press, La Conner, WA
(5/07)
“Transformed by Fire: Glass Today,” CD by
Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory,
Alexandria, VA (9/04)
“McJunkin Glass Gallery Featured in Skagit
Studio Tour,” Skagit Valley Herald,
Mt. Vernon, WA (7/14/04)
“Glass Artist Leads Art Walk Through La
Conner,” Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
(6/04)
“Sequim artist seeks peaceful solutions,”
Sequim Gazette, Sequim, WA (9/11/02)
“Breaking glass barriers,” Peninsula
Daily News, Pt. Angeles, WA (3/3/02)
“Glass and metal create unified visual
statements,” News Times, Newport OR
(9/7/01)
“Artist’s journey through life reflects in
her glass,” Sequim Gazette,
Sequim WA (7/19/00)
"Artist takes stained glass to new level,"
Channel Town Press, La Conner, WA
(3/31/99)
"Artist captures life's passages in glass
show," News Times, Newport OR
(11/20/98)
"Glass art," Allied Arts Newsletter of
Whatcom County, Bellingham, WA (5/98)
"Painting with light," Gazette-Times,
Corvallis, OR (2/26/95)
AFFILIATIONS
2008- Cultivating Art, Founding member
2007- Artists Trust, Member
2005- Skagit Fusers, Founding member
2004- International Glass Art Society,
Member
2003- Skagit Artists Together (SAT), Skagit
County, Washington, co-founder, president,
member
2002-2005 La Conner Arts Commission,
Commissioner/President, La Conner,
WA
CURRENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Gallery by the Bay: Stanwood, Washington
Pegasus Gallery: Corvallis, Oregon
Scott Milo Gallery: Anacortes, Washington
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 - Art Outside
Exhibition - Pt. Angeles, WA Fine Art Center
"Rising Waves"
2009 - Artist Trust
EDGE Program at Centrum, Pt. Townsend, WA -
professional development for artists
2006
“Domestic Disturbances,” The Other Roadside
Attraction Gallery, Mt. Vernon, Washington
2002
“Awareness Altered,” Gloria Runnings Gallery at
Arts/West, Seattle, Washington
2001
“With Paradoxical Intent,” Triad Gallery, Seal Rock,
Oregon
“Ironic Intrigue,” Allied Art Center, Bellingham,
Washington
1998
"Living Light," Triad Gallery, Seal Rock, Oregon
1995
"Reflections in a Glass Eye," Oregon State
University Art Center, Corvallis, Oregon
GROUP
EXHIBITIONS
2008
“Unclad 2008,” PromoteWorks, Stanwood, Washington
2007
“Local Artists Working in Far Away Places,” Gallery
by the Bay, Stanwood, Washington
2007
“Cultural Connections,” Pegasus Gallery, Corvallis,
Oregon
2004
“Transformed by Fire: Glass Today,” Target Gallery
at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
“What’s Art Got To Do With It?” The Other Roadside
Attraction, Mt. Vernon, Washington
“A Hip
Hop Sonata,” Edison Eye Gallery, Edison, Washington
“Searching IV,” On the Edge Fine Art Gallery, La
Conner, Washington (all-glass show)
2002
“Innocence Lost,” On the Edge Fine Art Gallery, La
Conner, Washington
2000
"Transitions," Allied Art Center, Bellingham,
Washington
2000 "Glass Guardians," Triad Gallery, Seal Rock,
Oregon
MAJOR PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
2008 “Cascade Mountains,” (22 sq.ft.
installed panels) John & Roberta Hunter,
Sedro Woolley, WA
2008 “Cascading Stream,” (58” x 20”
installed panel), Anna & Paul Chasman, Pt
Angeles, WA
2007 “Porcelain Bantam,” (28” x 22” hanging
panel), Poultry Science Association, Ames,
Iowa
2006 “Blue Moonlight, “ (interior door, 65”
x 24”,) Ron Wohl Residence, Mt. Vernon, WA
2005 “Crystal Palace,” (kitchen window, 3 ½’
x 3’), Tordis Buskohl, Burlington, WA
2004 “Tree of Life,” (front door panel,
2’x3-1/2’) Dr. Shenton Oh Residence,
Seattle, WA
“Trailing Vines,” (2 sidelights, 2 transoms
for entry door, 4’ x 8” each) Swanson
Residence,Portland, Oregon
2000 "Olympic Range Replacement," (4'x4'
wall panel) Macki Residence, Sequim,
Washington
"Crystalline Clarity," (sidelight &
bathroom panels, each 7'x1') Corbett
Residence, Lake Stevens, WA
"Into Thin Air," (sidelight, 6'x2') Dr.
Mandelkorn Residence, Mercer Island,
Washington
1998 "When Winter Leaves," (5'x2’ handing
panel) Meeuws Contractors, Clackamas,
Oregon
"Winter Sails," (4'x6' hanging panel)
Charles Brush Investors, Sausalito,
California
1997 "Loon, Frog and Crane," (35 sq ft
total installed wall) Janet Fulton, Jeff
Daly, Clive, Iowa
"Iris" and "Heron Scene," (3'x7' each,
sidelights) Garton Residences, Pt. Ludlow,
WA
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
“Endangered Species,” “e-Motion,” Pam Hom
and Jim Sherburne, Mt. Vernon, WA
“Katrina,” “Exuberance,” “Moon over Moscow,”
Steve and Carol Bryant, Mt. Vernon, WA
“Aztec Pyramid,” “Consequences,” “Aquatic
Life,” Diane Hartzell, Lake Forest Park, WA
“With Visions of a Kingdom Lost,” “With
Visions…Found,” “Pale Lotus,” Jim and Helen
Martin, Pacific Grove, CA
“Shadows & Reflections,” “For Those Who
Would Help I and II,” The Kirklands,
Issaquah, WA
“The Agony of Maybe,” and “Will the Center
Hold?” ConNet Engineering Consultants,
Sacramento, CA
“Water from an Ancient Well,” “Garden of
Myth and Logic,” The Norm Winningstads,
Newport, OR
"Fiddler's Green," "Gravity's Challenge,"
"Crystal Clarity," "Celebration," “Mardi
Gras,” and “Mood Swings,” Paul and Vera Marx
and Family, Lincoln City, Oregon and
Pasadena, CA
"Turkish Poppy," "Winter to Spring," and
"Herons," The Bard Zensens, Ukiah, CA
"Monterey Forest," "Everglades," "Crystal
Cave," Janet Fulton & Jeff Daly, Clive, IO
"Yellow Shell Beach," "Phoenix," and
"Grief," Dr.Ingrid Rose, Karlsruhe, Germany
"Metamorphosis,” "Byzantine Madonna," “White
Dahlia,” & “New Dawn,” AAA Property
Managers, Scottsdale, AZ
“Little Boxes,” Steve Bilko, Cape Town,
South Africa
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