Popelka Trenchard Glass

Jeremy Popelka blows fine vessels in the venetian style of murrini glass. Please call for prices and availability.

In my cast glass sculptures and oil paintings I enlist collective imagery, rendered in a direct simple style encased within solid glass, to tell stories, often biographical stories. The subject I most often utilizes is that of the feminine experience in the arts relating to material culture and by association, portraiture. I have created my own language of imagery and symbols that become totems, reappearing in many pieces.

My process is to sculpt and paint objects in glass that tell illusory narratives. The sculpted pieces are encased in sand cast glass forms. The cast pieces are assembled in different sections, often stacked or nestled together and, on occasion, can be reconfigured. A successful work speaks to the viewer as if in an intimate conversation.

My work is also found at Bender Gallery Asheville, NC,, Raven Gallery, Aspen, Pieces Gallery, Vail, Edgewood Orchard Gallery, Fish Creek, WI, Tory Folliard Gallery, Fish Creek

Trenchard has worked as a professional artist for over 30 years. She holds a BFA from Illinois State University. She works in a multitude of mediums including glass and oil painting.  Along with her husband, artist Jeremy Popelka, Trenchard has owned and operated a working glass studio and small gallery since 1997, while continuing to create and show work nationally. She has taught workshops and classes at: Pratt Fine Art Center (Seattle 2010), University of Wisconsin, (Madison, 2009 & Stevens Point, 2014). She completed a residency at Ragdale, (Illinois 2010). Prizes include: Margaret Rahill Memorial Award (2014) & Best of Show Uptown Arts Fair, (MN 2000)

Jeremy Popelka has been casting hot glass since 1981. His work is in many museums and collections. He has taught nationally. Please call or email to see more work.

Through the use of color and pattern Trenchard establishes a sense of place and creates landscapes through color. 

Original and custom pendant & sconce lighting fixtures and lamps. Prices start at $290. Hardware not included

Established in 1997 Popelka Trenchard Glass is a full working hot glass studio & fine art gallery where nationally known artist Jeremy Popelka & Stephanie Trenchard work and teach.