Formerly the Ontario Crafts Council, Craft Ontario is a not-for-profit service organization that works to have craft recognized as a valuable part of life. We promote and celebrate professional craft through providing member opportunities, and advocate for craft practice by educating and empowering diverse audiences.
Rob Raeside’s work exemplifies making the complex appear simple. His earliest exposure to glass was observing the refined shapes of mid-century Scandinavian designs from Kosta Boda and Orrefers. Raeside continues to draw inspiration from classic forms, spheres, cylinders and cones. He has an inherent knowledge of his material and through refined technique skillfully manipulates glass to create playful pieces and elegant objects. His extensive colour palate favours both subdued shades and lustrous hues.
Rob Raeside assembles his forms and shapes in configurations that are best viewed in groupings where the repeated elements, colours and contours create beautiful patterns and arrangements. Rob Raeside has been working with glass since 2008. He studied at Sir Sanford Fleming College and Sheridan College, and was accepted as an Artist-in-Residence in the Craft & Design Studio (Glass) in 2018.
Studies in Texture
Blown, wheel engraved glass; Tallest - 27 cm x 12 cm; 2019
Jujubes
Blown, Wheel engraved, Flame polished glass; Tallest, 26cm x 18cm; 2019
Peripheries
Blown, wheel engraved, fire polished glass; Tallest, 24cm x 13cm; 2019
Untitled, layered vessel
Blown, wheel engraved glass; 23 cm x 14 cm; 2019
Brushstroke Bottles
Blown, etched glass; Tallest, 21cm x 9cm; 2019
Fresnel Bowls
Blown glass; Tallest, 28 cm x 16 cm; 2019
Incalmo Bottles
Blown Glass; Tallest, 30 cm x 13 cm; 2019
Studies in colour and light
Solid Sculpted, etched and polished glass; Largest, 9 cm x 20 cm; 2018
Memory Circles
Solid sculpted and polished glass, human remains; 6 cm x 3.5 cm; 2019
Array, Summa series
Blown and etched glass, assemblage; Tallest, 90 cm x 18 cm; 2020
Formerly the Ontario Crafts Council, Craft Ontario is a not-for-profit service organization that works to have craft recognized as a valuable part of life. We promote and celebrate professional craft through providing member opportunities, and advocate for craft practice by educating and empowering diverse audiences.