Bayport Glass Artist Gets Her First Solo Exhibition

Bayport glass artist Kathy Seff is transforming an old phone booth she purchased
off craigslist into a stand inside kaleidoscope as one of her new works for her first solo exhibition entitled, “GLAS!!”

This project and exhibit is being funded, in part, by the contributions through the
artist’s crowd-funding campaign on indiegogo.com. Seff is the co-owner of Colorful Visions in Bayport.

Seff is a second-generation glass artist, growing up with glass art being created by her mom in the home studio. After earning a degree in graphic design and working her way up to art director at an advertising/print company, she decided to become a freelance designer and began her own business in graphic design.

All along the way she was working with her mother designing and creating in glass. Now, she works and creates at Colorful Visions full time working on custom art glass and retail pieces for the gallery. Along with her mom, Sandy, Kathy has studied with renowned American glass artists.

The completed kaleidoscope phone booth, created in the technique of glass mosaic, will be on display at Artspace Patchogue Gallery located at 20 Terry Street, Patchogue.

The exhibit will run September 24 thru October 14 with a ticketed Preview Gala on September 23 and a free public reception on Sunday, September 30 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

“Having a first solo show, I wanted to take the opportunity to engage my audience and keep them updated on my progress through the 20-day crowd funding campaign prior to the exhibit," said Seff, who has raised over $1,900 so far toward a goal of $2,300.

As part of the actual exhibit, I wanted the viewer to be a participant. Experience what it’s like to be inside of a kaleidoscope with colorful glass on all four sides of you,” Seff said. “Of course being a vintage phone booth they’ll have to bring their own cellphone in if they want to make a call.”

Seff is a second-generation glass artist, learning from her mother, Sandy Seff, and working with the glass medium for 24 years. She is one of 40+ artists living at Artspace Patchogue Lofts.

For more information about the exhibit, including gallery hours and preview gala ticket information call the artist’s studio at (631) 472-0203
or email: glas@kathyseff.com.