"Light, Color, And The Northern Landscape" is an exhibit that showcases Pequot Lakes artist Steven Weagel's handblown glass pieces and metalwork. It will be on display from Friday, March 5-Friday, March 26, at the Crossing Arts Gallery in downtown Brainerd.
As an artist, Weagel sees his role in life as a creator of beauty, and implements that mindset whenever and wherever he can. With an abundance of negativity all around us, that beauty needs to shine, and Weagel's work does just that.
Using natural forms, color and light within his pieces, everything combines to reveal the inherent natural qualities of colored glass.
Over the years, Weagel has continued to master the tools and techniques of 2,000 degree glass. He has built several hot glass studios throughout the years, including one at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, which was featured on their grounds from 1976-1987.
Weagel creates all of the glass portion of his artwork at Vandalia Glassworks in South St. Paul and all of his forging and welding is done at his studio near Pequot Lakes.
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Due to COVID-19 and regulations for large group gatherings, Crossing Arts will not host a public reception for this exhibition, but the public is invited to visit the gallery during regular business hours to view the artwork.
This exhibition is funded, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through grants from Five Wings Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
For more information, contact Crossing Arts at 218-833-0416 or info@crossingarts.org . Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and from 10 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of the month.
