Ruby, Ruby

Name/Title

"Ruby, Ruby"

Entry/Object ID

2004.3.15

Description

Large ruby colored glass flower blossom on green stem. Artist Kevin Shluker realizes sculpture from molten glass that is inspired by his past and present surroundings. Born in the cultural hot bed of what is now the Silicon Valley, Shluker would not find an introduction to glassblowing until 1995, when he made his home in the Pojoaque Valley north of Santa Fe, N.M. After a brief period under the tutelage of Charlie Miner at the Tesuque Glassworks, Shluker decided to pursue his education from the masters of Murano, an island in the Venetian Lagoon known for a millennium of history in the art of glassblowing. Fortune led him to the door of maestro Dino Rosin, who would become Shluker’s friend and mentor. Rosin is a glass master of forty-seven years experience who in his time has collaborated with greats such as Picasso and Chagall

Collection

Suomynona Glass Collection, Suomynona Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2004.3

Source or Donor

Suomynona Glass Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Mentzer Hall, MH-14

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Ian Cunningham

Date

August 5, 2022

Location

Drawer

NW Corner

Shelf

Bottom, Bottom

Wall

Center South

Building

Freida L. Smith Room

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Scott Longan

Date

October 9, 2009

Location

Drawer

NW Corner

Shelf

Bottom, Bottom

Wall

East

Hallway

Discovery Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Scott Longan

Date

October 9, 2009

Location

Cabinet

Case# 59

Wall

East

Hallway

Discovery Hall

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent