Reminiscences of Sonja Blomdahl [electronic resource]: oral history, 1988.

Biographical Note

Glass artist.

Scope and Contents

Childhood in Cape Cod, Massachusetts; early childhood interest in art; initial interest in glass blowing; studies at the University of Massachusetts; glass-making process; first studio and shop; study in Sweden; development of personal technique; glass blowing jobs in Europe; studio in Seattle, 1983; contacts with galleries; general production schedule, price of works; aggressive, personal style; workshop instruction; pressures on artists.

Subjects

• Blomdahl, Sonja--Interviews.
• Glass blowing and working.
• Glass craft.
• Glassworkers--Interviews.
• Handicraft--Marketing.
• Interviews.
• Oral histories.
• Polsky, Richard M., interviewer.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1989.