Rock Poppy Falcon
Artist
Karen Willenbrink Johnsen
(American, born 1960)
Artist
Jasen Johnsen
(American)
Date2005
CultureAmerican
MediumBlown and hot sculpted Glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edris Weis, 2024
Object number2024.24.5
Based in Washington state, Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen has been
highly respected for her craftsmanship and teaching glassmaking
for many years. With her passion for bird-watching and gardening,
the artist often finds inspiration in nature and strives to capture
the majesty of birds and beauty of flowers in hot-sculpted glass.
She is renowned as a colorist, painstakingly articulating a bird’s
plumage and emulating flower petals using glass powders. In
falconry, a hood has a calming effect so the falcon won’t be
startled by light, sound, or movement during training and hunting.
With Rock Poppy Falcon, the artist captures a tranquil moment of
a hooded falcon perched on a falconer’s gloved arm strewn with
red poppies. Willenbrink-Johnsen was a contestant on Season 4
of the reality glassblowing competition series, Blown Away, where
you can watch the artist creating new work in the hot shop.
On View
On viewLocation
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/8 × 11 13/16 × 7 11/16 in. (41 × 30 × 19.5 cm)- Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion, 2nd Floor, gallery, wall case 5
Overall (with Base): 24 3/16 × 11 13/16 × 8 1/2 in. (61.5 × 30 × 21.6 cm)
Unknown, Italian
Frederick Whitman Glasier