 Biography:
Lisa Linderman has been creating artworks and crafts for virtually
her entire life. She began selling her creations at Science Fiction
conventions in 1997, garnering several awards, and branched out
to small niche-market craft fairs and her first online sales soon
thereafter. Her original efforts included etched glass, pyrography,
polymer clay sculptures, and of course jewelry. Her first and only
torchworking class, from Kathy Johnson’s Glass Expressions,
came in 1998, but it wasn’t until 2003 that she purchased
a torch and kiln and began making beads.
Lisa grew up in a crafty family; her parents owned a leatherworking
and bead store when she was young, and both are talented artisans.
Artistic efforts were always encouraged, and today her studio is
at her parents’ house, where facilities exist for such creative
pursuits as lampworking, fusing, stained glass, metalworking, welding,
woodworking, and even throwing pottery. In addition, her maternal
grandmother was a world-renowned calligrapher and creator of miniature
bound texts in a variety of languages.
After acquiring her BS in psychology, Lisa went on to attain a Masters
degree in teaching and certificates in Software Testing and Human
Resources Management, later working in several technology companies
in both technical and non-technical roles. Upon the arrival of her
daughter in 2005, Lisa decided to take a break from the corporate
world, and began selling her creations online and in local boutiques,
taking the name “Triplelle Designs” from the fact that
all three of her initials are “L”.
Beginning in the spring of 2006, she was offered the opportunity
to work part time for the successful online business ArtisanDichroic.com,
owned by the mother of her best friend of 30 years, Sheri Cannon
of Rose Valley Glass. This kick-started her interest in fused and
slumped glasswork, as well as rekindling her interest in lampworking.
That interest has turned into a full-blown romance, and Lisa now
spends many hours a week in the studio, learning more about artistic
design and specifically working with glass.
Still a relative newcomer to the world of working with warm and
hot glass, Lisa’s future plans include learning to work with
borosilicate, blowing glass, and working off-mandrel. Her current
favorite pursuits include creating fused focal pieces and incorporating
copper and reactive glass into lampworked beads, as well as creating
metalsmithed pieces using her lampworking and fused glass.
Her work has been purchased by individuals around the world, and
can be found online at http://www.triplelle.com
Artist Statement:
I have always loved to create, whether it be fabulous chocolate
truffles or an intricate piece of jewelry. And more than that, I
really love to share my creations with others. To know that I’ve
created something that someone else loves, that’s touched
some essential part of their spirit, gives me a great sense of connectedness
and contentment.
Even before working with it, I loved glass in all its forms. I learned
years ago to etch glass with acid and then with abrasives, and to
create stained glass, but the primal state of fluid glass fascinated
me. I have always been drawn to the colors, the fluidity, and the
sheer versatility of the medium. It has a mind of its own, and I
enjoy the process of working with it as it changes shape and color
into something entirely new.
I share a studio space with Sheri Cannon of Rose Valley Glass in
Vancouver, Washington. We’ve been friends for over 30 years,
and share a sensibility about glass and art in general, and the
ability to work amiably together in silence or to bounce energy
and ideas off one another. We often work together on new endeavors,
and frequently entertain our booth neighbors at shows with our dynamic
and outgoing friendship.
Contact
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