Artist
C. L. HAVERDINK *** WINDING OAKS GLASS
USASA Junior Program Auction
Donation!
Thank you Cathy & Alexandra
Haverdink, TreeSong Australian Shepherds!
They have donated a molten kiln fired layered glass plate enhanced by hand
applied 24 Kt gold.
C. L. Haverdink, the owner and designer of
Winding Oaks Glass, has worked with the many facets of art glass design over the
past twenty years in her West Michigan studio.
Along with her unique line of leaded stained glass accent pieces, she has also
designed and fabricated larger scale art glass installations for windows and
custom cabinetry.
In 1996, she ventured into the fascinating world
of molten kiln-fired glass. Each of the “hot glass” pieces is a unique art work
which is the culmination of many layers of glass
which have been carefully selected and fired to exacting temperatures in
excess of 1800 degrees. Each piece will frequently will be fired repeatedly ten
to twelve times with
additional layers of glass being added and manipulated for each firing. Firing
times for the glass plates and bowls will frequently total 300-400 hours per
piece.
With
rich iridescent colors and a translucent glistening texture, the kiln-fired
glass has a look and feel all its own. Many pieces are enhanced by hand applied
24 Kt gold which
is fired into the surface of the glass. A visual treat, each piece contains
unique reflections of the artist’s hand. The seeds of air encased in the glass
are reminders of the liquid
state the glass has undergone during its transformation into beautiful glass
art. Small variations in the glass are the beauty marks that give fired glass
its unmistakable allure.
Each piece of glass art which emerges from the Winding Oaks Glass Studio is
skillfully created to produce an heirloom to be enjoyed for generations to come.
The artist’s background includes sitting under
the instruction of some of the leading glass artists in the United States,
including Gil Reynolds, Bill Klopsch, and Phil Teefy.
Cathy has honed her art through extensive research and experimentation and has
attended the prestigious Corning Institute of Glass in Corning, New York, as
well, as, seminars
and educational programs throughout the Midwest. Her work has been
included in exhibitions at the Muskegon Museum of Art, Battle Creek Arts Center,
Lansing Center for the
Arts, Kalamazoo Art Museum, and South Haven Center for the Arts. She created
pieces which were included in the extended exhibition CENTURY 2 – NEW GLASS AND
PAINTINGS.
Cathy has also had many pieces included in the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts
Fine Art Competition over the last ten years.
Her work can be found in art glass collections throughout the United States and
Europe.
In addition to her work with glass, Cathy has
returned to college to pursue a degree in Fine Arts with Photography emphasis.
She was honored with photography awards at the
Festival of Arts Fine Art Competition in 2007, 2008, and 2009. She has also
been honored with placement and publication of her photographs in international
photography
competitions sponsored by the Nikon Corporation in 2008 and 2009, and has been a
published finalist in the Photographer’s Forum international college student
photography
competition with entries of more that 28,000 photographs in 2007, 2008, and
2009. Her photograph of the historic Big Red Lighthouse placed second in the
Great Lakes Forever
National Photography Competition sponsored by the Chicago Institute of Arts and
the Budweiser Corporation. Her work has been showcased in Perspectives,
a hard cover
publication showcasing up and coming photographers and included ten fine art
photographs from her Magic Carpet series.
