About Us

Tahlia Priete has practiced glass as an art form for over 10 years. Although she briefly attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco, where she has lived for 12 years, she is primarily self-taught in the disciplines of stained glass, fusing and slumping, as well as painting and drawing. Tahlia’s richly colored stained glass pieces are inspired by architecture and geometric forms, in some cases, and by free-flowing organic forms in others. During her residency at HCCC, she plans to create a stained glass “dress” and to explore new ways of layering her glass forms, such as fusing them with a kiln, or using adhesive rather than the more traditional process of using lead connectors.

Jennifer Barnds began with lampworking, slowly moving toward larger scale paperweights and glass blowing. By transitioning away from beads toward larger objects, she hopes to bridge the gap between lampworking and glassblowing. Jennifer brings with her the skills of small-scale lampworking, importing new levels of detail and skill to blown glass and paperweights. Jennifer draws her training from many varied classes and teachers from across the country, constantly learning and exchanging skills with other artists in her field. Having spent 20 years in the corporate business world, Barnds has the unique advantage of marketing and business sense.