Morley Art studios is owned and operated by myself, Sheila Morley. I am an Artist working with glass since 2005. Making art since childhood. I expect to be making art for the rest of My Life.
I almost always have a day job as well. Keeping my creative juices flowing, the bills paid in full, and offering my boys the best opportunities I can. I am a Widowed Mother of 2 boys. I was Blessed to have had a Loving Husband for 13 years. (Ronald Morley 8/1970-7/2013)
I spent Fall 2017 to Winter 2018 studying Clay Automotive Sculpting, and 3D Computer sculpting with the program called Auto desk Alias. A very High end 3d digital printing software. We'll see where this takes me....
A College graduate of Fine Arts in 1997. I have been Selling my work through shops and galleries. Inspired by Music and art, I enjoy creating art that pays tribute to Life. Sculpting emotional figurative gesture has been a theme for me since the 90's.
I discovered how to fuse high resolution imagery in and on my glass in 2007. A process I have perfected over the years. (both soft glass and borosilicate) I make custom art with the customers imagery. What I am calling, "memory stones" ...aka "Image in glass sculpture".
Combining imagery with my emotional figurative gestures is where I am at today. I am working at the flame with several types of glass and at the Furnace.
In the past, I have taught introductory and advanced classes in bead making, and marble making.
Layer upon layer, I celebrate the passion we all have and experience in this life.
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2006-present, Sculptor, Sheila Morley Glass Art / Morley Art studlios , Owner / Operator
- 2018 Detroit Tech, AutoCAD Drafting /Engineering
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1997-2014, Farnell Contracting, Inc. AutoCAD Drafting /Engineering / Project Management / Lab Furniture Design
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1994-1997 Michigan State University Department Studio Assistant
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1995-1996 Main Street gallery, Leland, MI. Sales
Education:
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1997 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Michigan State University – Major in Sculpture and Ceramics (Graduated with High Honor)
Continued Education with Masters in Art:
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2014-2016 Michigan hot glass, Albert Young. Furnace glass continuing class
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2013 Masters Seminar with Paul Stankard (Philosophy of Art and flame working)
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2012 Beadmaking Stringer control with JC Herrell
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2010 – 2012 Independent borosilicate studies with Gideon Rockwood
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2008 Furnace Glass I with Touch of light Studio in Royal Oak, MI
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2007 Loren Stump II
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2007 Andrew Brown Hot and Cold glass
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2006 Loren Stump I
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2005 Introduction to glass bead making with Genessee Glassworks
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2004 Independent Soldering Studies
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1993 Oil Painting with Tom Parish
Teaching/ Demonstrations
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2013-2018 The Michigan glass project sculptural bead making demonstrations
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2007-2014 Flame working workshops at the studio. 1 or 2 students at a time
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2013 International Flame conference Panel discussion on Marbles, as we call them Orbs
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2012 Spring ISGB retreat. Mandrel implosions demonstration at ABR imagery
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2011 bead making retreat class on landscape beads
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2010 Murrini Demonstration for Glassact
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2009 Decal Demonstration for Glassact
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2008 Making a petal Murrini with Glassact
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2008-2012 part time bead making Instructor at Dearborn glass academy
Volunteer Positions:
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2012-The Michigan Glass project, Volunteer, Staff, Visiting Artist, and Vendor
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2007 GLASSACT, Southeast Michigan glass bead makers guild, Volunteer secretary
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1994 Artistic sabbatical, Sketch book study in the Western, US (See blog Archives)
Publications:
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2015 Spring issue: Flow Magazine. Glass image marble collaboration with Ron Morley
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2012 Winter issue: Flow MAgazine. Women in glass
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2010 Winter issue: Flow Magazine. Women in glass
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2010 January: Glassline magazine, Digital Imagery on Lampwork Glass by Sheila Morley
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2009 Summer: The Glass Bead, ISGB publication by the ISGB -Sculptural Goddess beads by Jim Kervin
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2008 Winter issue: Flow Magazine. Women in glass
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2008 Out of the box travelling exhibition with The International Society of Glass Beadmakers
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2008 April/May: Glassline Magazine, Making a petal murrini, Article by Sheila Molrey
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2007 Winter issue: Flow Magazine, Women in Glass
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2007 Summer issue: Annealer Magazine
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2007 April/May: Glass Line Magazine, Boogie down Beads! Article by Sheila Morley
Exhibitions
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2013 Wheaton Arts Museum Gallery
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2012 Lawrence Street Gallery Glass art show, Ferndale, Michigan
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2010 Ariana gallery Glass Month Exhibit and demonstration
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2009 Ariana gallery Glass Month Exhibit and demonstration
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2009 Collaboration with Glassact, Convergence
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2008 Out of the Box traveling exhibition with the ISGB
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2007-2008 Orchard Lake Fine Arts show
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2007 Frantz Art glass Anything goes 3rd place award
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1998 Kaleidoscopic slide presentation, Lansing. MI
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1996-1997 Michigan State University Kresge Art Museum
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1997 Michigan State University Gallery One Dichotomous Duo
Personal Artistic Accomplishments:
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2014 Decals meet the hot shop!!
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2007 Decal tests begin, flameworking soft and hard glass
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2006 Sheila Morley Glass Art (dot com) began
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2004 Updated my studio to be heated, and used year round
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1999 Purchased my 1st Studio space
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1997 Built the room of beads with hundreds of beads made out clay
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1996 Cast a 30″ tall hollow bronze figure sculpture
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1994 Applied and was accepted into CCS, Fine arts~ College of Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan
Museum’s:
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Bead Museum, Arizona, USA 2007
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Bead Museum, Canada 2007