Mark Eckstrand
While my artistic background is in drawing and painting, I was attracted to working with hot glass because of its many artistic and technical challenges. For more than twenty years I have been combining fused imagery with hand blown glass to create undersea creations and sculptures, many of which are incorporated into my "Ersatz" aquarium installations. Virtually all of my artwork reflects my passion for under water imagery and fish.
Education
1979 BA, Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA. Glassblowing, Painting, Minor in Business & Chemistry
Work History
1989 – present Self-employed artist. Constructed and maintain a private hot glass studio.
1984-1989 Constructed and maintained furnace and equipment in a private glass studio in Seattle, WA
1981-1984 Director, Glass Department, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle WA
1980-1984 Instructor, Glassblowing - beginning level through advanced. Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle WA
1976-1979 Assistant Gallery Director - Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA
1973-1976 Draftsman and Cartographer - Washington Natural Gas Company, Seattle WA
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