Martin Kremmer

Glass has been a medium of expression for me for more than 25 years. I began as a stained glass enthusiast, but glass art gradually took over, evolving from a hobby to a full-time obsession My experience has included glass blowing with several Hudson Valley studios in New York and workshops in blown and fused glass at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina and Urbanglass in Brooklyn, New York. Over the years my work has included Japanese-style art glass lamps, elegant jewelry boxes and decorative hanging panels. In the last few years I have concentrated on creating fused glass sculpture, vessels, and bowls of stunning form, color and texture. Fusing, or kiln-forming, is an ancient technique that is currently undergoing a revival. In fusing, the piece is set up cold, using a variety of techniques in common with traditional stained glass and mosaics. Firing in an electric kiln follows at temperatures up to 1800 degrees F. As many as four firings may be required to achieve the desired appearance and form. Grinding, sandblasting and polishing complete the piece. I am influenced primarily by texture and pattern from many sources including Native American fabrics, Italian masonry, classic quilts, and wood marquetry. Recent Awards and Exhibitions NICHE Award for Fused Glass 2003 First Prize - American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD Show 2002 NICHE Award for Fused Glass 2002 Architecture & Landscape in the Abstract 2008 Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT Contemporary Connections 2007/08 Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Arts, NJ INFUSION 2007 Toad Hall Gallery, Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ Artist Series 2007 Kittrell-Riffkind Gallery, Dallas, TX Artistic Fragments 2005 Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah NY Magnificent Extravagance 2005 Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine WI Color in Glass 2005 Alianza Gallery, Boston, MA Innovative American Glass 2004 Ironwood Gallery, Ridgefield CT International Craft Bienalle Invitational 2003 Cheongju, Korea New Talent in Craft II 2002 Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI Stained and Fused Glass Invitational 2002 Wheaton Village, NJ North American Glass Invitational 2002 Guilford Handcrafts Center, CT ZigZag Invitational 2002 Pikes Peak Community College, CO WG@BE - kiln-formed glass competition 2001 The Bullseye Connection, OR Contemporary Glassworks Invitational 2000 The Gallery on the Hudson, NY The ABC of American Glass 2000 Mostly Glass, NJ I get my inspiration from many sources. Fabric patterns, quilts, ethnic patterns, just the complexity of warp and weft is enough to get me going. Klaus Moje and Lino Tagliapietra are inspiration enough for anyone. Also, 20th century Italian and Swedish blown glass, and traditional Japanese design. In the Media My art has been featured in: "A Beginner's Guide to Kiln-formed Glass", by Brenda Griffith Lark Books, 2007 "Interview with Marty Kremer" Glass Talk Radio, an Internet Talk Show for the Glass Art Industry July 26, 2005 (Podcast & MP3) "International Glass Art", by Richard Yelle Schiffer Publishing, 2003 "Marty Kremer", by Judith Conway February-March 2003, Glass Craftsman Magazine "Artist Profile - Marty Kremer", by Jody Wright Winter 2003, NICHE Magazine "Contemporary Warm Glass: A Guide to Fusing, Slumping & Kiln-Forming Techniques", by Brad Walker Four Corners International, 2000 - www.warmglass.com "Lighting 2000: A Guide to the Best in Contemporary Lighting Design", by Tina Skinner Schiffer Publishing, 2000