Sonja Blomdahl

received her BFA in 1974 from Massachusetts College of Art, and studied at the Orrefors Glass Studio in Sweden in 1976. In 1983, she built her own hot glass studio and has worked as an independent artist in Seattle since that time. Internationally, her work is included in numerous private and public collections including the Museum of Decorative Art in Prague, the Coming Museum of Glass in Corning, New York and the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC. Her work has recently been included in a number of books, including Northwest Originals: Washington Women and Their Art.

"Color is often the 'joy' in making a piece," says Ms. Blomdahl. "I want the colors to glow and react with each other. The dear band between the colors acts as an optic lens; it moves the color around and allows you to see into the piece."