Formerly the Ontario Crafts Council, Craft Ontario is a not-for-profit service organization that works to have craft recognized as a valuable part of life. We promote and celebrate professional craft through providing member opportunities, and advocate for craft practice by educating and empowering diverse audiences.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Jerre Davidson studied at The Scottish Ballet School and later danced professionally. These early experiences and her love of dance and music is evident in the flowing cast glass sculptures she creates. Jerre studied at various centers of excellence in glass education including Pilchuck, WA; The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass; and North lands Creative in Caithness Scotland. She has received a number of awards, including project and exhibition assistance grants from the Ontario Arts Council, and a first place award of excellence in sculpture at the Canadian Society of Artists Exhibition. Her work has been exhibited in Korea, Scotland, USA and Canada.
“Each sculpture explores the shifting rhythms of a particular space and I use gestural shapes, light, shadow and reflection, to capture these spatial rhythms. My current project involves the recording of a dancer's movements in a Motion Capture Studio. These recordings are then converted into a printable file and a model of the movement pathways is created. The lost wax casting technique is used to transform these models into kiln-cast glass sculptures.” Jerre works out of her studio near Elora in Southern Ontario.
Flamenco - 3 piece wall installation
Kiln-cast and cold-worked glass based on motion Capture movement pathways
21cm x 40cm x 27cm; 28cm x 48cm x 31cm; 24cm x 33cm x 29cm; 2019
Flamenco - detail
Kiln-cast and cold-worked glass based on motion Capture
movement pathways
21cm x 40cm x 27cm; 28cm x 48cm x 31cm; 24cm x 33cm x 29cm; 2019
Fouette
Kiln-cast and cold-worked glass based on motion Capture movement pathways; 25.5cm x 37cm x 28cm; 2019
Origin
Kiln-cast and cold-worked glass based on motion Capture
movement pathways; 30.5cm x 41cm x 25.5cm; 2018
Nocturne
Kiln-cast and cold-worked glass based on motion Capture
movement pathways; 28cm x 48.5cm x 33cm; 2019
Pirouette
Kiln-cast and cold-worked glass based on motion Capture
movement pathways; 33cm x 27cm x 23cm; 2019
Spiral Waltz - Multipiece Wall Installation
Kiln-cast and cold-worked glass based on motion Capture movement pathways
Multiple (54) pieces sizes vary between 13cm x 11.5cm x 8cm and 10cm x 6.5cm x 4cm; 2019
Sinuous Synchronicity
Kiln-cast and cold-worked glass based on motion Capture movement pathways; 40 x 20.5 x 15; 2019
Pas De Trois
Kiln-cast and cold-worked glass based on motion Capture
movement pathways; Approx 20cm x 18cm x 20cm each; 2018
Rose Adage
Kiln-cast and cold-worked glass based on motion Capture
movement pathways; 24cm x 35.5cm x 27cm; 2019
Formerly the Ontario Crafts Council, Craft Ontario is a not-for-profit service organization that works to have craft recognized as a valuable part of life. We promote and celebrate professional craft through providing member opportunities, and advocate for craft practice by educating and empowering diverse audiences.