Jillian Cori Lippert
A Touch of Glass
I am a glass artist specializing in mosaics, as well as doing some fused glass work. It all started with a mosaic stepping stone class hosted by The Vinery Glass at the Madison Garden Expo. My stone broke when we were unmolding it, so I went to the store to make another. I ended up signing up for several classes before I left that evening. I’ve never considered myself “crafty” and hadn’t taken an art class since I was forced to do so in middle school but something about working with glass resonated for me. It didn’t take long for me to run out of family and friends to gift with my glass creations, so I soon began selling them. I also began teaching mosaic classes at The Vinery part-time and at one point was their main mosaic instructor. The caliber of my work has continued to progress.
My current passion is three-dimensional mosaics. I try to incorporate 3-D elements and/or the feeling of movement and depth in my mosaics whenever possible. All of my creations are made with hand cut stained glass. Some of my work has included thousands of pieces of glass. I’m a ‘green’ artist, using recycled/found items as a base or as part of the elements of most of my mosaics. Laying out a mosaic takes hours or even days. For most of my mosaics, the entire creation process is about 1 month. Since so many of my creations are ‘upcycled’, most cannot be duplicated. My customers particularly enjoy knowing their work of art is unique.
I enjoy creating commissioned work for my customers. My business commissions have included Epic Systems, Wollersheim Winery & Distillery, and The Bald CPA. I’ve made countless mosaics for collectors.
I’m a juried artist member of Madison Art Guild. I am a founding member of Southern Wisconsin Art Guild, Inc. (SWAG), where I am the Communications Director. I’ve participated in well-known art fairs including Art Fair on the Square, Art Fair off the Square, the Spring Green Art Fair, the Midsummer Festival of Arts at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and the MOSAICS Art Fair in St. Charles, MO.
You may contact me any time at jilliansatouchofglass@yahoo.com, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Touch-of-Glass, or at my website at jilliansjazz.com.