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Ribbed Bowl
Size: 20 x 6 1/2
Medium: Cast Glass

Buddha Bowl
Size: 24 x 3
Medium: Cast Glass

Fish Bowl
Size: 20 x 4
Medium: Cast Glass

Fish Bowl oval celadon
Size: 30 x 9 x 3 1/2
Medium: Cast Glass

Cradle
Size: 16 x 8 x 9 1/2
Medium: Cast Glass

Little Fluted Bowl
Size: 12 x 6 1/2
Medium: Cast Glass

Mini Moon Bowl
Size: 21 x 6 x 4 1/2
Medium: Cast Glass

Morning Glory
Size: 20 x 5 1/2
Medium: Cast Glass

Oval Number 9
Size: 26 x 6 x 5
Medium: Cast Glass

Turtle Bowl
Size: 18 x 3 1/2
Medium: Cast Glass

Ribbed Oval Bowl
Size: 24 x 4 1/2 x 5 3/4
Medium: Cast Glass

Winged Oval Bowl
Size: 27 x 8 1/2 x 5
Medium: Cast Glass

Fish Vase
Size: 12 1/2 x 14
Medium: Cast Glass

Sky Blue Trout Bowl
Size: 18 x 3 1/2
Medium: Cast Glass

Koi Bowl, Pale Green
Medium: Cast Glass

Salmon Bowl
Size: 22 x 3 1/2
Medium: Cast Glass

Bird Vase
Size: 12 1/2 x 14
Medium: Cast Glass

Mandala Bowl, Clear
Size: 24 1/2 x 3
Medium: Cast Glass

Moon Bowl
Medium: Cast Glass

Brim Bowl, Peach
Size: 22 x 5
Medium: Cast Glass

Long Oval Bown, cobalt opal
Size: 35 x 9 x 3
Medium: Cast Glass

Five Leaf Bowl, Peach
Size: 20 x 5 1/2
Medium: Cast Glass

Putti Bowl, White Opal
Size: 22 x 10 x 7
Medium: Cast Glass

Squash Blossom, Peach Opal
Size: 15 x 11
Medium: Cast Glass

George Bucquet
Pushing the limits of artistic glass casting.

Glass artist, George Bucquet, creates contemporary hand-formed cast glass imagery that is both meditative and visually stimulating. He began casting hot glass at Penland School, North Carolina in 1984. After completing his studies, George continued to develop new and innovative techniques for creating his original contemporary forms. His unique and elegant bowl forms gracefully capture motion and depth while appearing to emit light from within. The heirloom quality of Bucquet's solidly rich sculptures is an uplifting addition to any style home.

Working together with precision timing, Bucquet and his assistants pour hot glass, thick and translucent as honey, into a handmade sand mold, then carefully press it into shape. A mold is individually created for each casting and the colored molten glass, formulated from scratch, is melted to 2350 degrees farrenheit in a custom-built furnace. After several days of cooling in an annealing oven, each bowl is skillfully hand-detailed with copper, silver and gold leaf.

Truly a master of his craft, Bucquet continues his quest to push the limits of artistic glass casting.

Education

Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle
Tennessee Tech, Smithville,TN
College of Siskiyous, Yreka, CA
Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, CA
Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA

Fellowships, Grants and Awards

First Place, Humboldt County Fair, CA
Grand Prize, "Black and White Ball," Ink People, Eureka, CA
Artist in Residence, Artpark, Lewiston, NY
Honorable Mention, "North Carolina Artist's Exhibition," Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
Project Grant, Artist in Residence, Artpark, Lewiston, NY
Resident Artist, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

Solo Exhibitions

Judy Youens Gallery, Houston
Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC
Habatat Gallery, Chicago
Waterworks Gallery, Salisbury, NC
Artful Hand Gallery, Boston
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC

Group Exhibitions

"Best of Cast Glass, '95," Bell Gallery, Memphis, TN; Harbor Springs, MI

Group Shows:

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
Humboldt Arts Council, Eureka, CA
Atlee & Atlee, Eureka, CA
Candystick Gallery, Ferndale, CA
Rookie-To, Boonville, CA
Penland Benefit Auction, Penland, CA
Ink People Benefit, Eureka, CA
"International New Art Forms Exhibition," Navy Pier, Chicago, Marks Gallery
"Glass Show," Northern Indiana Arts Association Center for the Visual
and Performing Arts, Munster, IN
"Penland Overlook," Traveling Exhibition, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
"12th International Exhibition," Glass Art Gallery, Toronto

Publications

Expressions En Verse II, Musée des Arts Décoratifs de la Ville de Lausanne, 1989
25 Years of Contemporary Glass, Ferd Hampson, 1989
1987 New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass
Glass '87 in Japan, Japan Glass Artifacts Association
Glass State of the Art II, Ferd Hampson, 1988

Permanent Collections

White House, Washington, DC
Musée des Arts Décoratifs de la Ville de Lausanne, Suisse
Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Unitarian Universalist Church, Arcata, CA
RJ Reynolds Corporation, Winston-Salem, NC
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
American Express Corporation, Greensboro, NC
Harvey K. Littleton Collection
Irvin Borowski Collection
Isaac Luski Collection