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Akiko
Akiko Yoshimoto
Artist Statement

So drawn to glass and fire. So challenging and rewarding . My fascination of experiencing the fluidity of various glasses, metals and natural materials spurs me on to create custom jewellery that everyone can enjoy. My aim is to make unique, colourful beads and jewellery  to suit a  wide variety of individual taste. No two pieces  are exactly the same. Such is the beauty of glass.

Biography

I am a maker of unique Italian Moretti glass beads and jewellery   incorporating Sterling Silver,  14KTGF, gold and silver leaf, natural materials, and semi-precious stones. With a B.A  University of Toronto (Sociology/Anthropology),   M Ed  McGill University (Special Education  Learning Disability),  Bond University  (TESOL) and Ministry of Education (Supervisor Certificate in Visual Arts) , m…

I am a maker of unique Italian Moretti glass beads and jewellery   incorporating Sterling Silver,  14KTGF, gold and silver leaf, natural materials, and semi-precious stones. With a B.A  University of Toronto (Sociology/Anthropology),   M Ed  McGill University (Special Education  Learning Disability),  Bond University  (TESOL) and Ministry of Education (Supervisor Certificate in Visual Arts) , m…

I am a maker of unique Italian Moretti glass beads and jewellery   incorporating Sterling Silver,  14KTGF, gold and silver leaf, natural materials, and semi-precious stones. With a B.A  University of Toronto (Sociology/Anthropology),   M Ed  McGill University (Special Education  Learning Disability),  Bond University  (TESOL) and Ministry of Education (Supervisor Certificate in Visual Arts) , my favourite subject was and is, art in all its forms, past and present.  As a Visual Arts teacher in Toronto from 1983 to 1986,  my focus was to encourage teenage students  to experiment as they  felt their personal  creative  skills evolving, but most of all, to enjoy the process of making  something  of their own.

Influences

Mother Nature and Paul MUNCK,  extraordinary designer and maker in numerous media.

Awards

2003 Newspaper Articles “Art of Glass” ( Gympie Times)  2001  “The Beauty of Handmade  Beads” (Gympie Times, Cooloola Style)   2004  Regional Art Development Fund  Recipient  to attend Bead and Button Show ( USA)

Exhibitions

2009  Let There Be Glass  (Cooloola Shire Gallery)  2004  Retrospective Hot Glass Exhibition (Noosa Shire Gallery) Works represented at Cooloola  Shire  Gallery    2003  St Patrick’s College Christmas Spectacular  (Cooloola Shire) Riverside and Eagle Street Pier Arts and Craft Market ( Brisbane)  Paper Bead and Jewellery Art Group Workshop (OMSS Special Education Unit  Cooloola Shi…

2009  Let There Be Glass  (Cooloola Shire Gallery)  2004  Retrospective Hot Glass Exhibition (Noosa Shire Gallery) Works represented at Cooloola  Shire  Gallery    2003  St Patrick’s College Christmas Spectacular  (Cooloola Shire) Riverside and Eagle Street Pier Arts and Craft Market ( Brisbane)  Paper Bead and Jewellery Art Group Workshop (OMSS Special Education Unit  Cooloola Shi…

2009  Let There Be Glass  (Cooloola Shire Gallery)  2004  Retrospective Hot Glass Exhibition (Noosa Shire Gallery) Works represented at Cooloola  Shire  Gallery    2003  St Patrick’s College Christmas Spectacular  (Cooloola Shire) Riverside and Eagle Street Pier Arts and Craft Market ( Brisbane)  Paper Bead and Jewellery Art Group Workshop (OMSS Special Education Unit  Cooloola Shire) Tin Can Bay SS Show  2003-2011 Eumundi Arts and Craft Market   2002  St Patrick’s Art and Craft Spectacular  (Cooloola Shire) Works represented at Liquid Glass Gallery Eumundi  1981 Canadian Craft Show  Winter’s End  (Toronto Canada) Japanese Cultural Centre Arts and Craft Show (Toronto Canada) 1980 Festival of Friends Craft Show (Stratford Canada)  Harbourfront First Annual Arts and Craft Show (Toronto Canada)

Artworks

Artwork
Akiko YoshimotoCLEARLY TURQUOISE

63 x 4 x 2 cm

Italian Moretti glass and Synthetic Turquoise

Artwork
Akiko YoshimotoSTRENGTH IN NUMBERS

48 x 2 x 2 cm

My handmade Moretti Glass Beads

Artwork
Akiko YoshimotoDICHROIC GALAXY

2 x 2 x 50 cm

My handmade Glass- Italian Moretti , Dichroic glass and Sterling Silver

Artwork
Akiko YoshimotoCARNIVAL SURPRISE

1.5 x 1.5 x 57 cm

Glass- My handmade Bullseye glass beads, 14KTGF beads and clasp

Artwork
Akiko YoshimotoCLARITY (Necklace and Earring Set)

2.5 x 2 x 50 cm

Glass- Italian Moretti and 14KTGF Saucer beads