Canada Month at the Jam Factory
November 15, 2011
By Julia Reimer
November has been declared Canada Month in the Glass Studio at the Jam Factory. During this month there will be several well-known Canadian glass artists either creating work at the Jam Factory or doing presentations about their work. Some of the artists that will be infusing the Jam with some Canadian culture are as follows.
Julia Reimer
Julia Reimer will be the artist in residence at the Jam Factory for the month of November. During that time, she will be doing a special project in the Glass Studio developing a series of work that reflects on nature’s ability to reclaim itself. Julia has resided in Adelaide for the past nine months and during this time has researched the influence of the landscape on Australian craft design and examined how a different landscape, natural environment and culture inspire and influence craft artists. During this project, she will create pieces with the associates in the Jam glass program, each of which, through their forms and texture, allude to the generative forces in nature. Julia will also give an artist talk on her practice on November 2nd.
Clear Nest and Red Nest by Julia Reimer
Tyler Rock
Artist and instructor Tyler Rock will be at Jam Factory for an artist talk and to demonstrate his work in the glass studio on November 7th. Tyler is currently doing his Masters in Visual Art by research at the University of South Australia in Adelaide. During his Masters he has focused on the notion of a craft object as a false artefact, and its engagement with phenomena. Specifically, his research is exploring the use of crafted objects as ‘instruments’ in order to engage phenomenological experience within site-specific environments. As well, he is an instructor at the UNISA glass department.
Caroline Ouellette and Patrick Primeau
For a distinct perspective of Canadian glass, Caroline Ouellette and Patrick Primeau will be at Jam Factory for an artist talk and hot glass demo on November 14th. Caroline is currently also doing her Masters in Visual Art by research at the University of South Australia. The focus of her Masters is curiosity and the mechanism of seduction. Patrick is renting time at the Jam Factory to create his work as well as working as an assistant for many glass artists within the large glass arts community in Adelaide that is based out of the Jam Factory.
Christine Cholewa
Christine Cholewa works with five other talented artists as part of the Glass Studio management team, which runs the Glass Studio at Jam Factory. She is the organizer of Canada Month. Christine was born near Toronto in 1979 and is the granddaughter of farmers who migrated from Poland and the Ukraine after the war. Growing up on a vegetable farm is one of her favourite childhood memories. After she graduated from Alberta College of Art and Design with her Bachelor of Fine Art, she made the long journey to Adelaide to participate in the two-year Associate Training Program at the Jam Factory Contemporary Craft and Design. As well as working at the Jam Factory, she has a space at the beautiful Blue Pony studio. She enjoys making of all kinds, glassblowing, gardening, good food, and trying to learn the ukulele and piano accordion.
Wireless Connection by Christine Cholewa
Jaan Poldaas (another Canadian) will be around telling Canadian jokes and helping out! Brad Bonar (another Canadian who works at the Jam) will be filming some of these events to put up on the internet and link this with the Glass Art Association of Canada web site.
There is a vibrant glass community in Adelaide that has a significant influence on Australian glass and the hub of this community is the Jam Factory. Perhaps, for this moment, given the number of Canadians that are working at the Jam Factory there can be a small exchange of ideas between these two similar but distant glass communities.
Tyler Rock
Tyler Rock
