John Roberts Bio
Out of the mist of
Olympia Glassworks with a new visionary and inspirational life partner. John W.
Roberts has surfaced once again in the spiritual realm of Modern Contemporary Glass
Art. John has been mesmerized with the medium for over a decade now
and has dedicated his life to mastering his art.
John was born 6/19/72
in Deland Florida to one Sau Nuygen of Saigon, Vietnam and Everett G.
Roberts of Etowah, Tennessee. With his older sister Thuy Roberts they made their
move to the United States where John was born. Soon after they moved to a small
town of Cartersville, tucked between the foothills of the blue ridge Mt. and
the thriving city of Atlanta, Georgia .There is parents gave him a sister 15
months later one Leila Roberts and 4 years after that a brother one Jason
Roberts. John grew up as a typical boy in the good old south, but he always
had the filling of misplacement in the mostly dominate black and white
society. In 94 John took a turn for the best and left Georgia
with the intention of finding a place in America that better suited his
dreams of becoming an artist. In that time John had the privilege of visiting 46
states and had experienced a life time of unforgettable people, landscapes
and memories on his journey of life in which he has applied to his love for
melting glass. In the fall of 95 John felt the lose of an important entity in
his life ,one Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead,with this lose he made a move to
the Great North Pacific State of Washington. There he contemplated working with
soft glass, but found the hot shops where hard to get in too. So, he decided to
flow with the medium of Borosilicate which one could set up in a small area and
work from home. In the fall of 96 John was blessed with the birth of ifs
daughter Lianna Roberts in Tacoma Wa. John found a higher awareness in life with
the inspiration of his daughter. Even with the lose of his wife and Olympia
Glassworks in 2004 John has persevered through with the dedication to the
art.
In the summer of 2007
John was once again blessed by the glass god with one Tara Roberts of
Georgia. Together they have joined forces to form Forward Motion Art. They hope
to make a difference in society by helping putting smiles on kids faces their
art. Thank you for your visiting our site and for your support.
For More Information Contact:
Forward Motion Art
P. O. Box 3621 Loganville GA 30052
Tel: 4042161233
FAX:
Internet: beads@forwardmotionart.com
