A Collaboration of Paper and Glass

Mischief Maker - pencil and kiln formed glass by Sandi Poltorak and Jennifer Baker

Steamboat Springs, CO - Which came first: the glass or the paper? For Jennifer Baker and Sandi Poltorak’s interplay of mediums, it’s both. Glass. Glass and Paper. Paper debuts July 7, 2023 at Pine Moon Fine Art on this month’s First Friday Artwalk.

Since Jennifer and Sandi first collaborated on a 40-foot mural for the Sleeping Giant School (along with artist Jill Bergman), Jennifer’s glass and Sandi’s paper have played well together, and the same goes for the artists themselves.

Sandi’s technical drawing skills create hyper-realistic pencil scenes, often of animals, but she first started drawing with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, doing sketch composites for criminals. When she retired to the Yampa Valley, Sandi wanted to draw things “on the happy side of life,” as she puts it.

Jennifer’s kiln-formed glass is looser than Sandi’s more technical pencil work (the former says she doesn’t like straight edges), but when layered, the two mediums create a play between lines, light, and shadow that adds a unique dimension to the art.

The first two joint pieces were both of Rocky Mountain natives: a sandhill crane and a black bear.