KOBO Seattle | since 1995
$ 700.00
Glass uranium orb. Each orb is accompanied by a natural wood plinth with integrated led lighting and power supply. Made by Seattle-Tokyo based artist Etsuko Ichikawa.
4.25'' orb size
A multi-media artist, filmmaker, and activist, Etsuko Ichikawa, was born in Tokyo and graduated from Tokyo Zokei University in Japan in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. In 1993 she moved to Washington State to study at the Pilchuck Glass School. She worked for eight years as a studio assistant for Dale Chihuly before starting an independent studio in Seattle in 2003. Ichikawa’s work has been exhibited internationally and is represented by Winston Wächter Fine Art in Seattle and New York. In 2020, she was awarded the prestigious Artist Trust Innovator Award for her work with uranium glass. Ichikawa now divides her time between Seattle and Tokyo.