Friday
Feb 25, 2022
FEBRUARY WINTER WARMER
February 25th, 5 – 8 PM
The Hot Shop at Hilltop Heritage Middle School
Announcing Manolo Aguilera-Santos as the Guest Artist for February!
At a Winter Warmer, expect to see a professional glass artist working with and mentoring our advanced production students and alumni, creating spectacular collaborative pieces. The Gallery is open for shopping, and tea, hot cocoa, and coffee will be available.
The in-person portion of this event is sold out. Seating is limited to 50, masks and proof of vaccination are required for entry.
Can’t join in person? Tune in to our live stream on Instagram from 6 – 8 PM.
Emmanuel (Manolo) Aguilera-Santos is an emerging artist, working in hot glass. Originally from Veracruz, Mexico he now calls Seattle, Washington home.
Emmanuel is currently focused on designing works of art that honor his Mexican heritage in glass sculpture while incorporating traditional Venetian style. His attention to detail and focus on fluidity combine traditional glassblowing techniques with years of independent and professional practice to make him a sought-after artist in the vibrant Northwest glass community.
His reliable and tireless work ethic along with the ability to quickly learn proved his eligibility to be part of the Chihuly team and he was swiftly recruited. He has since studied and learned all of the positions in the Chihuly hot shop, beginning first as a loader and continuing through to gaffer.
In addition to maintaining full-time employment with Chihuly Inc., Emmanuel regularly assists well-known Northwest artists and assists at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington.
Studied under:
- Team Chihuly 2004-present
- Dave Walters, Pilchuck Glass School 2009
- James Mongrain, Haystack 2014
- Davide Fuin, Murano, Italy August 2016, August 2018
- Ross Richmond, Seattle WA, January 2020, December 2021
Assistant to:
- Team Chihuly
- Pino Signoretto
- Paul DeSomma
- Preston Singletary
- Joey Kirkpatrick & Flora C. Mace
- Dan Friday
- Jason Christian
