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Title
Tumbled by the Sea
Artist
MiNHi England
Year
2024
Medium
Cast Glass, Mirror, Aluminum
Dimensions
6'-0" x 4'-0" x 0'-2”
Description of Artwork
Inspired by the rocky beaches of the Salish Sea, this cast glass tessellation tile work is composed of interlocking glass forms that echo the rhythm of shoreline stones. Its reflective surfaces catch and fragment the viewer’s image as they enter and exit the space, creating a shifting moment of movement, memory, and place.
About the Artist
MiNHi England is a Seattle based, multi-disciplinary artist, working primarily in glass. She earned her BFA from Alfred University in 3D studies, focused in glassblowing and metal casting. Since graduating in 2010, MiNHi has established herself as a professional glassblower, designer, and independent artist across the US.
From the artist’s website
Utilizing the unique properties of molten glass, MiNHi personifies the material and imbues a sense of self. Her current artistic practice explores transformative life experiences, conveying the complexities in emotional cognizance. MiNHi’s work serves as a conduit for processing loss, grief, and the inevitable specter of mortality. Her work employs reiteration to convey the intricacies of turbulent emotional patterns, the cyclical rhythms of life, and the nuances of self-awareness.
MiNHi England has been awarded several artist residencies such as the Hauberg Residency at Pilchuck Glass School, the Hilltop Artists Residency in Tacoma, WA, Pittsburgh Glass Center Residency and has shown at Bellevue Art Museum. She is featured as a finalist in the Netflix Series, “Blown Away” Season 3.
