Molly Stone

The design of my work is influenced by my respect and awe of the Natural World, beauty of form and color, and the inner Spirit of the moment. I choose to look towards the positive, the beautiful, and the spiritual for inspiration. Nature is my mentor.

I love the process of making glass. I love the movement, the focus, and the timing that glass demands. My hands feel as though they are doing what comes naturally when I work with this material. Glass seems alive to me, hot or cold, alive and ever-changing with light and with beauty. I look forward to the glass everyday — anything is possible!

I hope that my work reflects Joy, as that is how I experience working with the glass, and what I find has great importance in life.

Education

• Orrefors Glaskolan, Orrefors, Sweden
• Pilchuck Glass Center, Stanwood, WA
• University of California, Berkeley, CA BA
• Columbus College of Art and Design, OH
• National Endowment for the Arts Apprenticeship Award

Selected Collections

• Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI
• Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
• Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
• Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
• First Contemporary Glass Museum, Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain
• Indianapolis Museum, IN
• Mobile Museum, AL
• United States Consulate Embassy, The United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
• San Francisco Fine Arts Museums, CA
• Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA

Selected Exhibitions

• Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
• Atlanta Botanical Garden, GA
• Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, OH
• San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco, CA
• Filoli, Woodside, Ca
• Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
• San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
• Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK
• Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
• California Crafts Museum, San Francisco, CA
• American Embassy in Moscow, Russia
• Abilene Fine Arts Museum, TX
• The Public Art Trust, Washington DC
• Huntington Museum, WV
• Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Japan
• St. Louis Museum of Art, MO
• San Francisco Airport Commission, CA
• Tucson Museum of Art, AZ
• Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
• American Craft Museum, NY
• Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, WI
• Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
• Tampa Museum of Art, FL
• The White House Christmas Tree, WA, DC
• National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
• Owens Illinois Corporate Gallery, Toledo, OH
• Yamaha Corporation, Japan