Gil Reynolds

Site Specific (and not so specific) ART

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    • ABOUT
    • COMMISSIONS
      • Gallery
      • Angelscape
      • Blue Ox
      • Mirehaven
      • The Allison Hotel & Spa
      • Muraba Residences, Dubai
      • "He is the Vine"
      • Centerfield
      • Aspens
      • Helping Hands
      • Anesthesia Associates NW
      • Isoflurane
      • TriMet Niche Art
    • Glass
      • Glass Gallery
      • Stained Glass
      • Experimental
      • Pattern Bar
      • Crackle
      • Lighting Fixtures
    • Pastels
      • Pastels Gallery
    • Metal Sculpture
      • Sculpture Gallery
      • Jewel
      • Liberty Balance
      • Interwoven
      • The Question
    • Contact

Site Specific (and not so specific) ART

Gil Reynolds
  • Home
  • ABOUT
  • COMMISSIONS
    • Gallery
    • Angelscape
    • Blue Ox
    • Mirehaven
    • The Allison Hotel & Spa
    • Muraba Residences, Dubai
    • "He is the Vine"
    • Centerfield
    • Aspens
    • Helping Hands
    • Anesthesia Associates NW
    • Isoflurane
    • TriMet Niche Art
  • Glass
    • Glass Gallery
    • Stained Glass
    • Experimental
    • Pattern Bar
    • Crackle
    • Lighting Fixtures
  • Pastels
    • Pastels Gallery
  • Metal Sculpture
    • Sculpture Gallery
    • Jewel
    • Liberty Balance
    • Interwoven
    • The Question
  • Contact
Portfolio
"The Question" - Steel, 10' x 4' x 3' Currently at the Allison Inn and Spa, Newberg, OR. Available

Gallery

    ART WORKS

    Commissions

    Metal Sculpture

    Metal Sculpture

    Ever-advancing my skills and perspective, I thrive on creating solutions for site specific and custom works. Sparking conversations and inspiring the imagination, with a vision that cannot be taught, and must be personally experienced is what I strive for in all of my work.


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    Metal Sculpture

    Metal Sculpture

    Metal Sculpture

    I love paradoxes and possibilities - embracing the juxtaposition of contrasting elements. Like the patterns of an oriental carpet, I juggle the geometric and biomorphic. The fractal rhythms in nature and manmade marching across the landscape all find their way into my work. 


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    Pastels

    Metal Sculpture

    Pastels

    I started working in pastels on a whim and I fell in love with the tactile nature of the medium. Heavily influences by Edgar Degas, Matisse and Renoir, I worked hard to develop my own personal style. I use additive and subtractive processes to create as much textural interplay as possible.


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    Stained Glass

    Pattern Bar Glass

    Pattern Bar Glass

    I left the U of O art department in 1972 to do an apprenticeship at F&G Stained Glass. I then studied art at Western Oregon University (OCE back then) and started doing commission stained glass. I studied with acclaimed German designer Ludwig Schaffrath, in 1978 at the Pilchuck Glass School.


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    Pattern Bar Glass

    Pattern Bar Glass

    Pattern Bar Glass

    In 1981, I was fortunate to get in on the ground floor of the Kiln Formed Fused Glass Movement.  As one of the founding pioneers of the process, I wrote “The Fused Glass Handbook” and “Kiln Crafting.” The pieces featured in the gallery are just a few of my explorations with this captivating craft.


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    Crackle Glass

    Pattern Bar Glass

    Crackle Glass

    This is a fun technique that involves making sheets of glass out of powdered glass frit then allowing it to form “crackle” patterns.







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    Experimental

    Lighting Fixture

    Lighting Fixture

    Since 1981, I have been trying to expand what can be said with kiln formed glass. Some are using vitreous enamels, others are made with my Liquid Stringer material that allows one to draw with dimensional glass. Several are manipulated and shaped while they are at 1350 degrees inside of the kiln.


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    Lighting Fixture

    Lighting Fixture

    Lighting Fixture

    Using glass as a transmitted material opens up a whole spectrum of possibilities. I have always enjoyed designing and building custom lighting. These examples are from Noodle Heads Restaurant, The Greenwood Inn, The Broadway Building and the Heathman Hotel in Portland, OR.


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