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Rigadoon Glass Studio
Amy Jean Nichols<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P.O. Box 593, Bath, Ohio 44210   (330) 665-5818
www.rigadoonglass.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Commissions<\/span><\/strong>
2015 Pen and Ink Drawing<\/strong> of Anke Eve Goldmann on her R69 BMW Motorcycle.
The Hopkins Collection BMW Motorcycle Museum Drawing.
2015 Time Capsule<\/strong> Closing Ceremony \u201cTime Capsule of The Art Community in the Akron
Area\u201d Not to be opened for 50 years.<\/em>
2011 Special Commissions<\/strong> BMW Group in Germany
Motorcycle drawing of a 1910 Pierce Four titled \u201cThe Pioneers of The Time\u201d.
2011 Cancellation Stamp Drawing<\/strong> on July 21 \u2013 24, 2011 for the U.S. Postal Service at
Bloomsburg, PA. Subject matter of the BMWMOA National Rally in Bloomsburg, PA.
Titled \u201cFriends Are Family\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibitions<\/span><\/strong>
Since 2000 Epiphany<\/strong> \u2013 Bath United Church of Christ, Festival of the Arts Bath, Ohio.
2018 <\/strong>\u201cThe Good Life\u201d A special exhibit of motorcycle art at Gallery 140 in LasVegas, N.M.
2016 <\/strong>The Falling Leaf Rally in Potosi MO. A presentation with a lecture on how her
motorcycle adventures inspired her art.
2014 <\/strong>BMW Motorcycle Owners of Cleveland April A lecture and presentation on my
motorcycle travels and how travels inspire her artwork.
2004 <\/strong>\u201cTrunk Show\u201d The Beaded Spirit, Olmsted Falls, Ohio.
1999 <\/strong>Reflections in Glass \u2013 Akron Art Museum Artists work selected to sell during exhibit;
Akron, Ohio.
1999 <\/strong>White House Collection of American Crafts A traveling exhibits to The Mint Museum;
Charlotte, North Carolina.
1998 <\/strong>White House Collection of American Crafts A traveling exhibits to The Delaware Art
Museum; Wilmington, Delaware.
1997 <\/strong>White House Collection of American Crafts A traveling exhibits to The Colby College
Museum of Art; Waterville, Maine.
1997 <\/strong>Gazebo Glass Expo in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
1995 <\/strong>Beads and Creativity 1995 King Avenue Coffeehouse; Columbus, Ohio.
1995 <\/strong>Peninsula Village Artwalk Featured artist at Elements Gallery; Peninsula, Ohio.
1995 <\/strong>The White House Collection of American Crafts at The National Museum of American
Art; Washington, D.C.
1994 <\/strong>Year of American Craft at The White House; Washington, D.C. Piece selected for a
permanent collection for in The White House by Hillary Clinton.
1993 <\/strong>Baycrafters 21st Annual Juried Art Show Cleveland, Ohio.
1993 <\/strong>Best Traditional Arkansas Craft Guild Touring Exhibition.
1991 <\/strong>Traditional Crafts Early American Life; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1990 <\/strong>Arkansas Crafts Invitational Arkansas Arts and Science Center; Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
1987 <\/strong>Heritage Crafts Today Stifel Fine Arts Center; Wheeling, West Virginia.
1986 <\/strong>Functional Forms from the Frontier Ozark Regional Craft Association traveling exhibit;
Arkansas.
1983 <\/strong>The May Show at the Cleveland Museum of Art; Cleveland, Ohio.
1983 <\/strong>Enamel Guild of the Western Reserve Member Exhibit Cleveland Art Festival;
Cleveland, Ohio.
1983 <\/strong>Fabric and Fiber Invitational Show Cleveland Art Festival; Cleveland, Ohio.
1983 <\/strong>Portfolio \u2013 1983 The Organization for the Visual Arts; Cleveland, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shows<\/span><\/strong>
Since 1996<\/strong> Private Studio Open House Days: Show and sale of enamels, glass
beadmaking, marbles and drawings.
Since 2010<\/strong> Wolf Creek Environmental Center Sharon Center, Ohio.
2007 ~ 2018<\/strong> The Virginia Hot Glass Festival; Sunspots Glass Studio and Gallery in
Staunton, VA.
2002 \u2013 2015<\/strong> Prosperity\u2019s; Special guest artist to sell in private studio Cleveland, Ohio.
2002 \u2013 2009<\/strong> Stan Hywet Ohio Mart Show; Akron, Ohio.
2004 \u2013 2009<\/strong> Spring Garden Arts and Crafts Show; Copley, Ohio.
2006 ~ 2007<\/strong> Christkindl Market; at Canton Art Museum Caton, Ohio.
2004 ~ 2005<\/strong> Farmer\u2019s Market, Every week in Peninsula and Akron, Ohio.
2003 <\/strong>E.J. Thomas Christmas Show; Akron, Ohio.
2002 <\/strong>Dairy Barn Christmas Art Festival; Athens, Ohio.
2000 ~ 2002<\/strong> Art Mart; Brecksville, Ohio.
2001 <\/strong>Barn Raisin\u2019 Art Festival; Athens, Ohio.
1996 <\/strong>24th Annual Art in the Park; Medina, Ohio.
1996 <\/strong>13th Annual Art by the Falls; Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
1995 <\/strong>Bead Bazaar; Columbus, Ohio.
1995 <\/strong>Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild Show; Detroit, Michigan.
Demonstrations Beadmaking Artist
2009-2018<\/strong> Canal Fulton Glassworks and Gallery; in Beadmaking, Glassblowing and
Jewelry making.
2001 ~ 2002<\/strong> Twigs and Leaves; Waynesville, North Carolina.
2002 <\/strong>The Beaded Spirit; Olmsted Falls, Ohio.
2002 <\/strong>Richfield Public Library; Richfield, Ohio.
2001 <\/strong>Upstairs Gift Gallery; Hudson, Ohio.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experience<\/span><\/strong>
Since 1972<\/strong> Enameling; Started Falling in love with enameling in 1972 in Junior High School,
High School, Then onto College. Then started her own private studio in 1977.
Since 1987<\/strong> Glass Bead Making; Private studio.
1995 \u2013 2001<\/strong> Pottery; Bures Porcelain; Peninsula, Ohio.
1983 \u2013 1995<\/strong> Glassblowing; Private studio.
1976 \u2013 1985<\/strong> Pottery; Hale Farm and Village; Bath, Ohio.
1990 \u2013 1993<\/strong> Standards Committee; juror for The Arkansas Craft Guild membership.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshop Teaching<\/span><\/strong>
1990 <\/strong>Enameling for Beginners: Taught 2 days enameling workshop; Salem, Arkansas.
2001 ~ 2006<\/strong> Glass Beadmaking: Taught a beginner’s glass beadmaking workshop; Steinert
Glass School in Kent, Ohio.
1996 <\/strong>Jewelry and Bead Workshops: Teaching workshops in studio for jewelry assembly,
enameling and glass beadmaking in studio.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/span>
1977 \u2013 1982<\/strong> Bachelor of Fine Arts: Cleveland Institute of Art; Cleveland, Ohio.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/span><\/strong>
2023 <\/strong>Seeking the World with Rigadoon; Behind Barz motorcycle magazine.
1996, 2019, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2017 <\/strong>Bath Country Journal: Bath, Ohio.
2014 <\/strong>Rider Magazine ~ Riding Around: \u201cArtist, Rider, Survivor\u201d By Fred Tressler.
2005 <\/strong>Bath Herald ~ Bath, Ohio.
1977, 1982, 1983, 2002 and 2003<\/strong> Akron Beacon Journal: Akron, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rigadoon Glass StudioAmy Jean Nichols P.O. Box 593, Bath, Ohio 44210   (330) 665-5818 www.rigadoonglass.com Special Commissions2015 Pen and Ink Drawing of Anke Eve Goldmann on her R69 BMW Motorcycle. The Hopkins Collection BMW Motorcycle Museum Drawing.2015 Time Capsule Closing Ceremony \u201cTime Capsule of The Art Community in the AkronArea\u201d Not\u2026 Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":282,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-286","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rigadoonglass.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rigadoonglass.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rigadoonglass.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rigadoonglass.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rigadoonglass.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.rigadoonglass.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1285,"href":"http:\/\/www.rigadoonglass.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286\/revisions\/1285"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rigadoonglass.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rigadoonglass.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}