FORWARD MOTION ART

Contemporary Art Glass

 Artists John W Roberts and Tara L Roberts

John Roberts Biography:
John Wesley Roberts began glassblowing in the fall of 1995 at the age of 23.John was raised in a small town in north Georgia where he grew up as a typical boy in the south. At an early age, his teachers and friends notice him for his artistic abilities with through events and the local museum. Early in this life, He left Georgia with the intentions of finding a place in America that better suited his dreams on becoming an artist. Through his travels of 46 states, John ending up in Oregon in 95'. He was inspired by the Eugene Glass community, where he met Clinton Roman who inspired him the most with his skills and motivation as a glass artist. He experienced a lifetime of unforgettable people, landscapes, and memories of his journey of life in which he applies to his art today. For the last 13 years, John has focused on the skills and techniques in boro hollow work and sculpting solid form. When asked, He says "My lampwork consists of sculpting realistic ,natural forms." "My hollow work is a mix of traditional shaping and the cutting edge Techniques of the glassblowing industry of the Pacific Northwest." John is currently working in Georgia at a private studio teaching, working the southern art and bead circuits,and accomplishing sale worldwide online. He has been published in Flow Magazine for the Emerging Artist Award and has more publications in Glassline and Beadworks.

Tara Roberts Biography:

Tara Roberts was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Life was colorful growing up and used art as an outlet. She started drawing at an early age working mostly in pencils, pens and watercolors. Her drawings consist mostly of fantasy creatures and the human form. After finishing school, she went into fashion industry as a seamstress and jewelry designer. That is where she discovered the world of lampworking through a bead show in 2004. She picked up a Ray Olson sculpted fairy and knew that she wanted to learn the art of lampworking. She felt this was a wonderful way for her drawings to come to life 3D. She bought a lampworking book, a minor torch, and some soft glass .Once she turned on the torch for the first time, she knew that she wanted to do this for the rest of her life. She works both soft and hard glass and says her favorite torch is still the minor. She has taken classes Milon Townsend and Loren Stump. She has traveled to the Pacific Northwest and spent a couple of months there to learn about the glass scene and the art of glassblowing. Currently she focuses on beads, pendants, sculptures with mixed media in her art and working on a dream of building a school, gallery and studios on historic wildlife 55 acres. Her creativity is a blends of moments of her life, all things real, fantastical, emotional, and spiritual. Her world is filled with magical creatures born from her imagination. Her drawings have evolved from the paper to glass. She says her number one tool for lampworking is her sketchbook. 

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