Artwork copyright Sonja Blomdahl. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2023.

Artwork copyright Sonja Blomdahl. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2023.

Lavender with Jade, 1983

Sonja Blomdahl
American (born 1952)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Lavender with Jade is a blown glass vase created by artist Sonja Blomdahl. It is part of her body of glass vessels playing with color relationships. She notes, "The distinct separation of color is made by blowing two bubbles (of different colors) opening them to the same size and joining them together while still hot. I then continue to blow the final form. This particular piece I blew while teaching a workshop in Vail, Colorado in July 1983. I added the ruby red stripes to contrast against the jade green and lavender top. I like its boldness."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Arts Commission.

About the Artist

Blomdahl began glassmaking as an undergraduate student during the 1970s. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ceramics from Massachusetts College of Art (Boston) in 1974. She has taught at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Northwestern Washington, Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine, and the Appalachian Center in Tennessee.