Crossing Borders Studio Tour 2011 Guest Artist Jon Michael Route

Jon Michael Route

Jon has exhibited his hand-constructed vessel forms, teapots and wall pieces at some of the best art/craft festival events in the United States, including Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, American Craft Expo in Evanston, Philadelphia Craft Show, and Smithsonian Craft Show. He is a 1998 recipient of a Wisconsin Individual Artist Fellowship and featured in Metalsmith Magazine’s 2001 “Exhibition in Print.”

“Experimentation is integral to your development as an artist, and real change requires a commitment to a new direction or purpose.”

My wall pieces represent a new-found path for my passion as a metal artist. The “hot patina” coloration process combined with my form and textural elements adds a compelling depth and richness to the work.

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