Incandescence: Make your own Sun Catcher Workshop

Incandescence Glass Studios owner/operator Angela Legere graduated from Sheridan College in 2016 from a 3-year craft and design program with honors in glass forming where she won the William and Mary Corcoran craft award given by the Ontario Arts Foundation. Angela worked on a production line at General Motors for 8 years before the truck plant in Oshawa was closed. While working at GM she was involved with the CAW union as a women’s activist and sat on the executive board as the women at large. It was through this union involvement that she developed a strong interest in human rights issues and social justice. Growing up with one sister, the two girls were encouraged to do crafts with their mother who always enjoyed making. Their father is a retired GM worker who makes custom oak furnishings on the side. Angela has always had an easier time learning hands on and found glass an enjoyable hobby, taking workshops and learning on YouTube for many years before pursuing an arts program at Sheridan College. After three years of exploring glass making in various forms, Angela has found a passion for mold making. Most of her studio time is spent in the sand-casting area or kiln casting room preparing molds and learning about new materials. She enjoys making functional objects although her main focus is body casting and working with the human form. Angela Legere has been making glass as a hobby since 2005, the dream was to learn more about glass forming which is what led her to Sheridan College Glass Program to begin with. She had several teaching opportunities in school and after graduation which she enjoyed immensely. Starting a business and being the owner of a studio is a passion for Angela and will provide her with a place to work and teach without having to drive a couple hours to the nearest glass studio to rent studio time which is very costly. Some of Angela’s works so far have been a series of casted bowls using the Venus of Willendorf fertility symbol as decoration. Body casting torso`s, hands and other body parts, using them to tell larger stories that speak to parenting, sexuality and other concepts usually involving social issues. Angela is now enjoying teaching classes at her studio in Northern Ontario and experimenting with new ideas and materials.