Artist Talk: Jessalyn Mailoa

Kick off your Labor Day weekend at the Belger Glass Annex. Join us Thursday, August 31 at 6pm for an artist presentation by Jessalyn Mailoa at the Belger Crane Yard Studios. Learn about the multiple aspects of her work and how she incorporates glass in her videos and mixed media objects. On Friday, September 1, Mailoa will lead a team of glassblowers to create an original glass artwork at the Belger Glass Annex. The presentation and glassblowing demo are free events and are in conjunction with her glassblowing workshop “Freeze, Fuse, and Form”.

Jessalyn is a glass and mixed media artist from Indonesia. Her work explores the emotion of longing in relation to the various facets of her identity including culture, gender, and disability. She is currently the Studio Assistant at Belger Glass Annex. Learn more about her by visiting her Artist Page.

Last July’s First Friday demonstration featured guest gaffer Katie Burkett. The sculpture Katie made with the Belger Glass Annex team during the demonstration will be auctioned on First Friday, September 1. Proceeds will support Belger Arts educational programming.