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Weeping Willow
Art Studio
Bowling Green, Kentucky
270/792-3332
Lynette Frey Haggbloom |
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Biography
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owning and selling "Glass Concepts I and
II" in Arkansas, I chose the name "Weeping Willow" for my new
studio in Kentucky. Why Weeping Willow? In 1914 Grandfather Tobias Frey used
his initials and created and registered the western brand "Bar Quarter Circle/Quarter
Circle" for his Wyoming livestock. Grandma Nellie Shaunessy Frey thought the
name too lengthy, and unofficially renamed the brand Weeping Willow, which has stayed in
our family for nearly 100 years. For the last 16 years, I have been a Stained Glass Artisan designing and
building installations for my clients. Several years ago I discovered a new passion,
namely painting. I work in both oil and acrylic, but prefer oil because I think it evokes
more emotion in my subject matter. Most of my paintings are landscapes, although I have
begun venturing into abstracts and figurative compositions. The majority of my paintings
are started with applying a cold wax medium used to cut in shapes with a palette knife.
This begins as my under painting that leads to the texture for most of my finished pieces.
This past year I have addressed my paintings while thinking about
the emotional turmoil in world, local, and personal events; usually however, my palette
knife tends to lead me back to landscape scenes from my home in Wyoming. The signature I
use on my paintings is simply "Nett," my childhood nickname.
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To view my work:
www.weepingwillowstainedglass.com
www.artworksinc.org
www.thegalleryat916.com
or visit The Foothills Gallery in Sheridan, WY
To find a stained glass retailer close to you visit: www.stainedglassretailers.com
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Last Update: April, 2008
CONTACT
INFORMATION: |
Studio:
3511 Fieldcrest Drive
Bowling Green, KY 42104
Studio: 270-792-3332
email: nettfrey@yahoo.com
Web Site: www.weepingwillowstainedglass.com |
| EDUCATION: |
B.A.,
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Major: Visual Arts
Minor: Art History |
| JURIED
SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS: |
2008
(Apr) 18th Annual Women in the Arts Juried Show: Received Top Honors Special Purchase Arward for "Watching Life Flow By." Painted and kiln-fired
glass.
2008 (Mar/Apr) US Bank Celebration of the Arts Juried Exhitibion, Kentucky Library and
Museum (oil paintings)
2008 (Feb) Artworks Members' First-Annual Juried Exhibition (oil paintings)
2007 (Nov/Dec) All Kentucky Juried Fine Art Exhibition (oil paintings)
2007 (Oct/Nov) Solo Show, Capitol Arts Alliance, Inc., Health and Wellness Gallery
2007 (Sept/Oct) Janice Mason Art Museum, Juried Show (oil painting).
2007 (Aug) Duncan Hines Family/Bowling Green Junior Woman's Club
Juried Art Exhibition. Received Merit Award for "Destruction
of the Small-Minded Village." Oil on canvas.
2007 (June) Featured artist at The Gallery 916,
Bowling Green, KY.
2007 (April) 17th Annual Women-in-the-Arts Exhibition, Bowling
Green, KY. Received Merit Award for "Serenity."
Monotype, oil on arches.
2007 (March/April) US Bank Celebration of the Arts, Kentucky Library and Museum (oil
painting and glass kiln work).
2006 (November/January) Solo Show, Medical Center Cancer Center, Bowling Green, KY (oils
and monotypes).
2006 (November/December) "All Kentucky Juried Fine Art
Exhibition."
Received Cornelius Martin 1st Place Award for "Mended
Lives." Kiln-fired fused glass bowl.
2006 (November) Bowling Green Studio Tour, BG, KY (oils, acrylics, glass kiln work,
jewelry).
2006 (March/April) US Bank Celebration of the Arts, Kentucky Library and Museum (oil
paintings).
2005 (Nov/Dec) Capital Arts Alliance "All Kentucky Fine Art Juried
Exhibition."Bowling Green, KY "Tango Avec Trois" (oil painting).
2005 (November) Bowling Green Studio Tour, BG, KY (oil paintings, glass kiln
work). Featured in the Bowling Green Daily News.
2005 (March/April) Celebration of the Arts, Open Art Exhibition, BG, KY (acrylic
paintings) .
2004 (November) Bowling Green, KY Studio Tour (oil paintings, glass work).
2004 (November): Student Exhibition, Ivan Wilson Gallery, Western Kentucky University.
"How to Tattoo a Man" (ceramics).
2003 (November): Student Exhibition, Ivan Wilson Gallery, Western
Kentucky University. 1st place for "You’ve Got Mail." Three-D sculpture.
2002 (November): Student Exhibition, Ivan Wilson Gallery, Western Kentucky University.
"Bottle Party" (drawing).
2002 (October): Public Exhibition, Spencer’s Gallery, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
"The Dancer" (stained glass).
2000 (Spring). Jonesboro, Arkansas’ Deer on Parade (ala Chicago’s Cows on
Parade). "Glass Mosaic Deer."
1999 (December): Invited exhibit, Jonesboro Sun Gallery, Jonesboro, AR. Untitled (stained
glass).
1998 (December): Invited exhibit, Jonesboro Sun Gallery, Jonesboro, AR. Untitled (stained
glass).
1997 (December): Invited exhibit, Jonesboro Sun Gallery, Jonesboro, AR. Untitled (stained
glass). |
| CURRENT
EMPLOYMENT: |
2001 -
present: Artist/Owner, contractor, and stained glass artisan, Weeping Willow Stained
Glass, Bowling Green, KY. Stained glass window and panel construction, installation, and
restoration.
Web Site: www.weepingwillowstainedglass.com |
PREVIOUS
EMPLOYMENT:
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1994-2001:
Owner, contractor, and stained glass artisan, Glass Concepts, Jonesboro, AR. Stained glass
window and panel construction, installation, and restoration; classes; retail supplies.
1999-2001: Owner, Glass Concepts II, Little
Rock, AR. Classes and retail supplies. Sold both businesses 2001. |
COMMISSIONS: |
1999-Present: Numerous commissioned stained
glass panels, windows, and installations for private homes, churches, businesses;
including installations in libraries and museums. |
PROFESSIONAL
INVOLVEMENT: |
ARTWORKS: A Visual Arts Coalition www.artworksinc.org
2007-2008 Secretary
2007-2009 Board Member
Retailers of Art Glass Supplies (RAGS). RAGS has emerged as the industry’s leading
stained glass retailer’s association.
Web site: http://www.stainedglassretailers.com/
1998-present: Founding and Honorary Member/Retail Retiree
1998-1999: Vice-President
1998-2001: Board of Directors
1998-2001: Membership Committee
1999-2001: Elections Commissioner
Art Glass Society of America
Capitol Arts Alliance/World's Greatest Studio Tour Public Theatre of KY
Developed web sites for Glass Concepts and Weeping Willow Stained Glass
Arkansas Racquetball Association, President, 1993 |
PRESENTATIONS
AND LECTURES: |
2004 (Spring
Semester): Invited lectures to WKU art education classes on Louis B. Tiffany.
1994-2001: Numerous talks for civic groups on the history of stained glass and techniques
of working with glass. |
CONTINUING
EDUCATION AND
CONFERENCES:
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2006: (August)
Participated in Vitri-fusaille glass workshop presented by Stan Price, past Pilchuck Glass
School instructor, Ragsfest 06, Omaha, NE.
2001-2007: Attended majority of WKU Department of Art colloquia on painting, sculpture,
and ceramics, including those by prospective art faculty.
2004 (August): Glass Blowing Workshop sponsored by Retailers of Art Glass and Supplies.
Pane of Glass Studio, Asheville, NC
2003 (July): Art Glass Society of America convention, Chicago, IL. Participated in various
workshops.
2002 (July): Art Glass Society of America convention, Nashville, TN. Participated in
various workshops.
2000 (July): Art Glass Society of America convention, Chicago, IL. Participated in various
workshops.
1999 (January): Art Glass Business Conference, Orlando, FL.
1998 (July): Art Glass Show Association convention, Long Beach, CA. Participated in
various workshops.
1997 (July): Art Glass Society of America convention, Houston, TX. Participated in various
workshops.
1996 (July): Art Glass Show, Las Vegas, NV. Participated in various workshops.
1995 (July): Kiln and Glass Blowing Workshop. Galveston, TX. (Private workshop). |
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Pre'94 Employment: Athletic
Facilities/PBS/FBI
Favorite Stuff: Gallery
and Museum Viewing/Skiing/Racquetballing/Golfing/Motorcycling
Favorite Quotes: Life is Short, Art is Long
Don't allow your life to devour your dreams, allow your
dreams to
devour your
life.
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© 2001 Weeping Willow Art Studio
Lynette Frey Haggbloom. All rights reserved. |
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