ROSS RICHMOND

“My pieces are typically narrative, working mainly with figurative elements and symbolic objects.  Much of my current work is influenced by mans’ relationship with nature, as well as his impact upon nature.  I find faces and hands to be very beautiful and expressionistic, a source of silent communication, and I use gestures and titles to help convey an overall story.  My pieces are usually about communication with self, or between others.”

 Ross resides in Seattle, Washington. He creates blown and sculpted glass art objects.

Ross has been working with glass for the past 16 years. He graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Glass, and a minor in Metals. He has studied and worked at both the Penland School of Crafts and the Pilchuck Glass School. In 1997 Ross began working as an apprentice to William Morris, becoming a member of his team in 1999. Ross' pieces are typically narrative, working mainly with figurative elements and symbolic objects. His work currently shows at a number of galleries around the country, and he teaches in the U.S. and Canada.

EDUCATION

1994 BFA, Cleveland Institute of Art – Glass major, Metals minor