Artist Statement
I push my work in seemingly opposite directions to challenge myself and how I use glass. I work in series, which on the surface appear disconnected, but in reality creates a cohesive ecosystem with glass as the focal point of each piece. I curate a style that emulates my minds eye and conceptual objectives. Over the years, my work has evolved in style, technique and materials but all with a common thread of letting the glass tell me its story. Each series is a new idea, formulated from my life experience.
Biography
Jamie Leibel is a Canadian glass artist. He followed his interest in environmental science and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Regina and began his art career as a furniture artist in his teens. He built a career out of his passion for wood and design for over 20 years before transitioning to art glass.
Jamie began to explore art glass about15 years ago at a local glass studio. He began creating large, abstract glass pieces with innovative soldering and framing techniques. Glass remained a hobby until 2021 when he began further advancing these unique styles and techniques with glass and mixed media. As his creative vision expanded, so did his repertoire of mediums that has led to his unique styles of today.
Jamie is continually expanding his knowledge to push the boundaries and to further modernize the world of stained glass and is often asked why he doesn't use the transmission of light. His response is that for centuries, stained glass has been viewed through windows and the light has hidden parts of the glasses colour and beauty. Jamie has removed the transmission of light to expose these qualities.