Take a moment to consider what craft education means through a perusal of these works by Sheridan College Alumni

And consider the loss it would be the Canadian Arts & Culture without their initiation into this creative movement through the Craft & Design program at Sheridan College

  • 365 Days - Gordon Boyd (2025 RBC Glass Award Winner)

  • Instruments for Placid Flesh - Collin Walsh

  • Marbled Free Form Vessel - Andy Kuntz

  • Slate Fragment - Hannan Fayad

  • Anatomical Glass Heart - Alyssa Getz & Tom Cudmore

  • Lagoon Orb - Courtney Downman

  • Untitled - Tori Guy

  • Wheel Cut Vases - Rob Raeside

  • Driftwood Bowl #16 -Michelle Bosveld

Additional Resources:

  • GAAC Artist Directory: https://gaacanada.ca/Artists

  • Sheridan Craft & Design - Glass Program Information Page: https://www.sheridancollege.ca/programs/bachelor-of-craft-and-design-glass

  • Cooking with Glass at Sheridan College in 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtuemR6poRQ

  • Behind the Scenes of Blown Away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WYi0XuyYXU

  • Blowing Glass with Kat Looby, Sheridan Alumni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwBC-bjCLU

  • Highlights From the 2013 "Glass Gathering” at Sheridan College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyT1jOT8Lvs

  • AU Arts Glass Program Information Page: https://www.auarts.ca/learn-with-us/program-areas/glass

  • Talking Out Your Glass Podcast Episode Focused on Laura Donefer, Sheridan Alumni: https://talkingoutyourglass.com/laura-donefer/

  • 2026 Pilchuck Workshop Hosted by Sheridan Professor and Glass Instructor Dr. Owen Johnson: https://www.pilchuck.org/programs/workshops/casting-on-the-edge

  • Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Often Featuring Works from Sheridan Alumni: https://sandraainsleygallery.com/

  • Petroff Gallery, Often Featuring Works From Sheridan Alumni: https://www.petroffgallery.com/

  • Interview with Steve Tippin, Former President of GAAC and Sheridan Graduate: https://www.facebook.com/notes/3805150966186306

  • Interview With Koen Vanderstukken, Head of The Glass Studio at Sheridan College: https://www.facebook.com/notes/2776560505949682/

Images:*

Bosveld, Michelle. Driftwood Bowl #16. Petroff Gallery, Petroff Gallery, https://www.petroffgallery.com/products/driftwood-bowl-16. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Boyd, Gordon. 365 Days. The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, https://www.theclayandglass.ca/exhibitions/rbc-award/. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Downman, Courtney. Lagoon Orb. Petroff Gallery, Petroff Gallery, https://www.petroffgallery.com/products/lagoon-orb-8-6. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Fayad, Hannan. Slate Fragment. Donna Child Fine Art Gallery, Donna Child Fine Art Gallery, https://donnachildfineart.com/artists/fayad-hannan/. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Getz, Alyssa, and Tom Cudmore. Anatomical Glass Heart. Arta Gallery, Arta Gallery, https://www.artagallery.ca/products/human-glass-heart-6-x-6. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Guy, Tori. Untitled. GAAC: Victoria Guy, Glass Art Association of Canada, https://gaacanada.ca/Artists/1376. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Instruments for Placid Flesh. Apr. 2024. Whitby, Ontario.

Kuntz, Andy. Marbled Freeform Vessel. Glen Williams Glass, Glen Williams Glass, https://www.glenwilliamsglass.com/andrew-kuntz.html. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Raeside, Rob. Wheel Cut Vases. Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, https://toaf.ca/piece/rob-raeside/wheel-cut-vases. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Sheridan IT Pattern. 4 Oct. 2017. Dark Blue FAAD, Sheridan College, https://web.sheridancollege.ca/alumni/alumni_email/adhoc_templates/img/patterns/dark-blue-FAAD.jpg. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

*Please note Sqaurespace does not allow for hanging indents