Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace

Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora C. Mace have worked collaboratively for almost 30 years after meeting at the Pilchuck Glass School in 1979. They have created a diverse body of work that includes both blown glass vessels with applied imagery and sculpture fabricated with wood, glass and other mixed media.  The artists, respected for their innovative work, have recently concluded the series for which they are most know, large scale blown glass fruit and vegetable forms. They continue work on life size figurative wood and glass sculptures as well as outdoor bronze installations.  Their newest blown work includes clear vessels and panels with illustrations of the 'first facts' of bird identification through applied glass dust drawings.

Both Joey and Flora have lectured and taught extensively throughout the world.  Kirkpatrick recently retired after serving as a trustee on the board of Pilchuck Glass School for 16 years.  Their collaborative work is included in collections and museums around the world including the Corning Museum of Glass, NY; The Detroit Institute of Art Detroit, MI;  Hokkaido Museum, Japan; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York NY; Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland;  and the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA.