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WHO

Fern JordanCanadian glass artist Fern Jordan has long been captivated by the qualities of light and intense, rich colour. Although she has used many different media—painting, weaving, quiltmaking, needlework, knitting—nothing has excited or inspired her as much as the art of creating with stained glass. Alive and vibrant, with its thousands of colours and textures, glass is a wondrous medium for the exploration and enhancement of light.

KIDS COME FIRST / BETWEEN FRIENDS: 12 of Fern's pieces were used to illustrate the front of a collection of exquisite one-of-a-kind greeting cards designed for Kids Come First and Between Friends. Between Friends is a charitable organization initiated by Kids Come First Child Care Services in the York Region. Since 2000, Between Friends has been sending clothes blooks, boys and household items to aboriginal communities in northern Ontario. Each of these cards is inspired by aboriginal art and reflects a native legend that corresponds to a character Trai. If interested in purchasing a set of these notecards in support off Between Friends, please contact Kids Come First as follows:

Kids Come First Child Care Services
40 New Westminster Drive, Thornhill, ON L4J 7Z8
905.660.3467 | kcf@kidscomefirstccc.ca

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Fern has worked in stained glass in its various forms - traditional leaded and foiled panels and windows, fused and slumped, mosaics - since 1995.

Gallery Shows and Exhibits
  • Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, Brew Ha-Ha 2007
  • Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Wearable Art, 2006
  • Alberta Craft Council Furniture Show, 1996, Edmonton (Juried)
  • Uniquely Alberta , Special Art Section of Edmonton Retail Gift Show 1996, Edmonton. (Juried)
  • Generations Gallery (Formerly Oppertshauser Gallery), Stony Plain, Alberta, 1998 (Juried)
  • Cut, Blown, Fused and Twisted, Alberta Craft Council 1998, Edmonton (Juried)
  • Tea for the Taking, Alberta Craft Council 1999, Edmonton (Juried)
  • LightPlay: Stained Glass Mosaic & Fused Glass by Fern Jordan, Alberta Craft Council 1999, Edmonton (Juried)
  • The Flower and Garden Show , 2001, Gallery 124, Edmonton
  • Generations Gallery, Multicultural Society, Stony Plain, Alberta, January-February 2002
  • Our Creative Spirit , Medicine Hat, Jan.24-Mar.27.2002, Juried.
  • Culture in the Making, Devonian Gardens Gallery, Calgary, Mar 6-28, 2002. Juried.
  • HAWT Glass Group Show, Quest-Avens Gallery, Canmore, April-May 2002
  • Alberta Craft Council, Discovery Gallery Show, January 2004
 Major Commissions
  • Kids Come First, Ontario: created 12 works, the images of which were used to comprise a set of 12 notecards.
  •  Cedar Barn Restaurant, Bonnyville: lampshades, entry window, wall sconces, decorative panels and room dividers.
  • Numerous private commissions for entry windows, lamps, mirrors, panels, window panels, gift items and mosaic tables.
  • Presentation plaques (fused glass) for Goverment of China dignitaries, commissioned by Alberta Provincial Museum
  • St. Mary’s Parish Catholic Church, Brooks, Alberta: Interior panel 39" X 78", celebrating Jubilee 2000: leaded and foiled stained glass, fused glass, and mosaic; two more panels 2002
  • St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Okotoks, Alberta, three mosaic panels.
  • Main entry window, Sacred Heart Academy Catholic School, Strathmore, Alberta, 2002
  • Main Entry Window and Memorial windows, Brooks United Church, 2003
Reviews, Articles & Interviews
  • Mosaic Magazine, Edmonton, Winter 2007
  • The Reporter and Grove Examiner, April 20, 1997.
  • ACCESS Television, January 1997
  • Charles Mandel: Visual Arts, Edmonton Journal, July 19, 1998
  • ITV Morning News Interview and Demonstration, August 24/99
  • Log Home Design Ideas Magazine - May 2000 (5-page article)
  • Log Home Illustrated Magazine September 2000
  • Country’s Best Log Homes Magazine September 2000
  • Videon Television, Edmonton, November 2000
  • The Carillon , February 2001
  • The Reporter, Stony Plain, AB, January 11, 2001
  • The Reporter, Stony Plain, AB August 2002

Private commission enquires are most welcome. Please contact me for further information.

  
       
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