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Rigadoon Glass
Amy Jean Nichols

P.O. Box 593, Bath, Ohio 44210    (330) 665-5818
www.rigadoonglass.com
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Exhibitions

Epiphany – Festival of the Arts
Bath
, Ohio; 2000 – 2005 and 2009

Reflections in Glass – Akron Art Museum
Artists
work selected to sell during exhibit; Akron, Ohio; 1999

White House Collection of American Crafts
A traveling exhibit to The Mint Museum; Charlotte, North Carolina; 1999

White House Collection of American Crafts
A traveling exhibit to The Delaware Art Museum; Wilmington, Delaware; 1998

White House Collection of American Crafts
A traveling exhibit to The Colby College Museum of Art; Waterville, Maine; 1997

Gazebo Glass Expo 1997
Gatlinburg, Tennessee; 1997

Beads and Creativity 1995
King Avenue Coffeehouse; Columbus, Ohio; 1995

Peninsula Village Artwalk
Featured artist at Elements Gallery; Peninsula, Ohio; 1995

The White House Collection of American Crafts
The National Museum of American Art; Washington, D.C.; 1995

Year of American Craft : The White House; Washington, D.C.
piece selected for a permanent collection for in The White House by Hillary Clinton; 1994

Best Traditional
Arkansas Craft Guild Touring Exhibition; 1993

Traditional Crafts
Early American Life; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; 1991

Arkansas Crafts Invitational 
Arkansas Arts and Science Center; Pine Bluff, AR; 1990

Heritage Crafts Today 
Stiffel Fine Arts Center; Wheeling, West Virginia; 1987

Functional Forms from the Frontier
Ozark Regional Craft Association traveling exhibit; Arkansas; 1986

Baycrafters 21st Annual Juried Art Show
Cleveland, Ohio; 1993

The May Show
The Cleveland Museum of Art; Cleveland, Ohio; 1983

Enamel Guild of the Western Reserve Member Exhibit
Cleveland Art Festival; Cleveland, Ohio; 1983

Fabric and Fiber Invitational Show
Cleveland Art Festival; Cleveland, Ohio; 1983

Portfolio – 1983
 The Organization for the Visual Arts; Cleveland, Ohio; 1983

“Trunk Show” Since 2004
The Beaded Spirit, Olmsted Falls, Ohio

Shows

24th Annual Art in the Park ; Medina, Ohio; 1996.

13th Annual Art by the Falls ;  Chagrin Falls, Ohio; 1996

Bead Bazaar ;  Columbus, Ohio; 1995

Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild Show ;  Detroit, Michigan; 1995

ArtMart  2000 ;  Brecksville, Ohio; 2000, 2001 and 2002

Barn Raisin’ Art Festival ;  Athens, Ohio; September 2001
Stan Hweyt Ohio Mart Show ; Akron, Ohio: Oct. 2002 - 2009
E.J. Thomas Christmas Show ; Akron, Ohio  December 2003
Dairy Barn Christmas Art Festival ;  Athens, Ohio ; Dec. 2002
Farmer’s Market, Every week in Peninsula and Akron, Ohio ; June – Oct. 2004 – 05

Spring Garden Arts and Crafts Show ;  Copley, Ohio 2004 - 2009

Christkindl Market ; Canton, Ohio at Canton Art Museum, December 2006, and 2007 

Prosperity’s ; Cleveland, Ohio, November 2002 – 2008

The Virginia Hot Glass Festival ; Sunspots Glass Studio in Staunton, VA. 2007 and 2009

Studio Days ; Studio Tour and Sale, since 1996. 

Demonstration Beadmaking Artist

Upstairs Gift Gallery ;  Hudson, Ohio ; June and December 2001.

Twigs and Leaves ;  Wanyesville, North Carolina ; July 28, 2001 and Oct. 2002

The Beaded Spirit ;  Olmsted Falls, Ohio ; Dec. 2002

Richfield Public Library ;  Richfield, Ohio  Dec. 10, 2002

Experience

Enameling ;  Started Falling in love with enameling in 1972 in  Junior High School, High School, Then onto College.  Then started her own private studio in 1977.

Glass Bead Making ;  Private studio since 1987.

Pottery ;   Bures Porcelain; Peninsula, Ohio; 1995 - 2001.

Glassblowing ; Private studio; 1983 – 1995.

Pottery ;  Hale Farm and Village; Bath, Ohio; 1976 – 1985.

Standards Committee ; juror for The Arkansas Craft Guild membership;1990 – 1993.

Workshop Teaching

Enameling for Beginners ;Taught 2 days enameling workshop; Salem, Arkansas; 1990.

Glass Beadmaking : Taught a beginners glass beadmaking workshop; Steinert Glass School in Kent, Ohio ; Since 2001 through 2006. 

Jewelry and Bead Workshops ; Teaching workshops in studio for jewelry assembly, enameling and glass beadmaking in studio ; since 1996.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts ;  Cleveland Institute of Art; Cleveland, Ohio; 1977 – 1982.

Publications

Akron Beacon Journal ; 1977, 1982, 1983, 2002 and 2003

Bath Country Journal ; 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

Bath Herald ; 2005

 

* Due to the Handmade Quality of Each Piece, Please Understand that EACH PIECE will have some Variations in Size and Color.
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