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Artist: Ange Riehl
Artists » Ange Riehl
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Craft Medium:
Glass, Mixed Media
Artist's Statement: lampwork & beading
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Artist Works:
Artist Biography:
I have been interested in art for as long as I can remember. My mother was very encouraging of my talents and my desire to develop them. I want to share the knowledge that was shared with me, with up and coming young artists. This is why I became a teacher of the arts. In addition to drawing and painting, I discovered a love for making delicately detailed items, wearable art, mainly jewelry. From the age of fourteen, I was designing and selling my jewelry creations. I made pieces out of everything; then I discovered my true medium…glass.
I am a glass beadmaker, a lampworker to be precise. I work with a Minor Burner bench torch and make Lampworked Glass beads. Each bead is made one at a time and is a small piece of artwork. With my beads, I am able to make an endless array of original glass pieces for my line of jewelry, Riehl Hot Beads.
For the past eleven years I have been involved in “Pyromania”, an annual event showcasing all fire generated arts and artists. I was made the small glass chairperson for the glass beadmaking crew at Pyromania 2004, and my students, volunteers, and I, teach over 200+ kids ranging in age from 9-79, how to make glass beads on the torch over the course of one weekend. It is awesome! The whole event is centered on educating the public, (especially our youth) and exposing them to fire-generated art forms. This event broadens their awareness of the arts in our community in general as well.
I have participated in many events demonstrating glass beadmaking and displaying my wares at events such as, the Smithsonian Train, the Baton Rouge Arts Market, The Covington Art Walk, Sense of Taste, Festival Acadian, and Festival International de Louisiane, and was invited to attend the Mississippi Craft Guilds Chimneyville 2005 show.
At present, I teach art full-time to amazing students who always seem to impress upon me the great things art makes possible in our lives. I teach all levels of art from Art I to Advanced Placement Art IV at St. Thomas More High School. I am married to a wonderful man, Bill, and I have an awesome, eleven year old son, Sam. When do I do my beadwork, my painting, my drawing, my own art? What can I give up? I work when I should be sleeping!
AWARDS
Louisiana State University at Eunice….1st place 3-D Emerge Sam -Wall hanging
Lafayette Art Association, Eye of the Beholder…1st place jewelry design The Orient
Lafayette Art Association, Eye of the Beholder…3rd place 3-D for Dream for Sam
Louisiana State University at Eunice…1st place 3-D Seedbead Weaver
Lafayette Educators Foundation High School Teacher of the Year – 2007
Louisiana Art Educators Association High School Teacher of the Year-2008
PUBLICATIONS
I have a piece of mine published in the BEADWORKS magazine in the Feb/Mar 2001 issue
My miniature art quilt entitled “Good Things in Threes…The Trinity” is published by Somerset Studios. The book is called Material Visions. June 2004
I have a piece, “Bargello” in the 500 Beaded Objects book published by Lark
MEMBERSHIPS
Louisiana Crafts Guild
Lafayette Art Association and Gallery
Louisiana Art Educators Association- LAEA
National Art Educators Association-NAEA
EXHIBITS
“Beads on Beads”. Lafayette Art Association Sept. – Nov. 2002
“Glass Act” . Lafayette Art Association March-May 2005
Gallery 549 in downtown Lafayette for the November Artwalk 2005
“About the Bead” May 2008… one-woman show in “The Vault” at the Acadiana
Arts Council
STUDIO
My studio space is a small part of a much larger studio, Absolut Art Glass, Stained Glass Studio in Lafayette. I produce all my beads there and teach classes there too. My work is currently on display at Absolut Art Glass Studio in Lafayette.
Email to Ange Riehl
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