The final display gallery exhibit for 2015 opened today - Glass
Inspirations by Lori Schinelli. Ms. Schinelli's glass art is on display until
January 3. The display gallery is located on the 2nd floor of the Smyrna Library.
The display gallery exhibits are sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna
Library.
Artist Statement:
A native of Brooklyn, Lori received her Bachelors degree in
Nursing from the State University of New York. She dabbled in glass in the
1970s but left it to work as a nurse and raise her family.
Moving to Georgia in the 1990s, she resumed her artwork,
studying painting, ceramics and sculpture at several southeast art centers
before rediscovering glass in 2002.
She has since studied with prominent masters in the glass
world at The Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington; The Corning Glass
Museum Studio in Corning, New York; The Pittsburg Glass Center, in Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania; and The Oatka Glass School, in Batavia New York. She has also
received mentorship at the private studios of some of the masters,while
maintaining a teaching studio in Dunwoody, Georgia.
Her work can be found in private collections across the US
as well as in Brazil. She is currently represented at the Corning Museum of
Glass Glass Market and Gallery in Corning New York, and The Gingerbread Square
Gallery in Key West, Florida
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