Artists
Clayton Haigh
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An emerging glass artist in his own right; Clayton Haigh has been training and studying in his field for the past four years. With a background in drawing, sculpting and decorative metal-smithing which he received from the Haliburton School of the Arts’ artist-blacksmith program; he began attending Sheridan College in the Fall semester of 2004. It was here that Clayton discovered his borderline obsession with the glass medium. Upon completion of the three-year course Clayton was presented with the Bonnie Block Memorial Award and invited back to the school to work as the Teacher’s assistant alongside the likes of Brad Sherwood, Blaise Campbell and Koen Vanderstukken. During his time at Sheridan, Clayton was asked to represent the school in a number of trade shows including IDS 2007, IDEX 2007 and the One of a Kind Spring Show 2008. During his four years at Sheridan, Clayton spent the Summer months apprenticing in Niagara Falls under the watch of Murano-born Venetian glassblower, Angelo Rossi. Here he learned to work confidently and quickly in front of an audience as the studio was open to the public and specialized in demonstrations. He was also exposed to a variety of techniques and tricks that he had not yet discovered during his time at Sheridan. 2009 was a very exciting year for the young artist. As a new artist-in-residence at Harbourfront Centre's own glass studio here in Toronto, Clayton has been able to further push the boundaries of his work as well as the material itself. Over the past year Clayton has participated in a number of successful Art shows in the GTA under his company name, Balance Glassworks including the One of a Kind Christmas Show 2009, IDS 2010 and will soon be showing at The Artist Project 2010 with brand new work under his own name. Balance Glassworks’ designs have recently been featured in the Canadian Clay and Glass magazine and this month will be shown on CityTV’s CityLine and covered in Toronto Life Magazine. His works are available through O’Connor Gallery and Petroff Gallery as well as a number of boutiques in and around Toronto including Shopgirls Gallery and Boutique, Basia Home and Harbourfront Centre’s Bounty.
