Teaching Artist Roster - Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council

VISUAL ARTS
Diane Bonciolini
Mesolini Glass Studio
13291 Madison Ave NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
206-842-7133
Mesoliniglass@earthlink.net
Area of Study: Fused Glass
Possible Curricular Ties: Science, Math, History
Grade(s): K-7
Teacher Resources: Lesson plans available
Sample Residency Topics
Self-Portrait Study in Fused Glass
Sample Residency Description
Glass Artist in the Classroom: Fused Glass Mini-projects
Diane Bonciolini also comes into the classroom for smaller fused glass projects, either a fused-glass
pendant or mini-frame. During these sessions the students will collage small brightly colored glass
shards creating their specific designs. The student’s work is then taken to the artist’s studio for firing.
The artist then returns to the classroom and facilitates student reflections on the project, reasons for
their choices of design, color and shape, and their responses to the process and completed work.
Students will learn and apply concepts while learning new vocabulary (EALR 1). Students will apply
their own art styles using the creative process (EALR 2) of collage while making a connection (EALR
4) with glass and an artist of this discipline.
Diane Bonciolini and her husband Greg Mesmer are Mesolini Glass Studio. During the past 10 years
they have worked in various Artists In Residence programs in King and Kitsap Counties, bringing
glass fusing into the schools. They have worked with children as young 3 years through middle school.
Their work has been featured in public commissions throughout Washington State, including the
Community Quilt on Bainbridge Island at Madison Avenue and Winslow Way.
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