Matt Eskuche

 

Artists Biography


Matthew Eskuche began his endeavors into craft with metalsmithing in high school. He acquired an associate degree in this medium at the Worcester Center for Crafts in 1993. He began flameworking in 1998. A year later he studied with Emilio Santini for two months at Penland and has continued his studies with Cesare Toffolo, the De La Torre brothers, Boyd Sugiki, Paul Stankard, Gianni Toso, and Andre Gutgesell.

Matthew exhibits his work annually at SOFA Chicago and at the American Craft Council show in Baltimore, having received an award of achievement from the council in 2004 & 2007. Images of his work have been published in Craft magazine, Glassline, Glass Art, The Flow, and in New Glass Review 25.

In 2005 he demonstrated at the International Flameworking Conference, held at Salem Community College in New Jersey. Then he traveled on to Adelaide, Australia to demonstrate at the Glass Art Society conference. In 2006 he demonstrated at the Glass Art Society conference in St. Louis, Missouri. In October 2007 he will visit Japan where he will be a featured demonstrator at the International Lampwork Festa.

In the past few years Matthew has had the opportunity to teach courses in flameworking at many facilities including Corning, Penland, the Pittsburgh Glass Center, and the Eugene Glass School. He hopes to continue to share the gifts that have been given to him throughout his education and experiences in glassmaking.

Matt Eskuche


Urbane Wane
flameworked galss and mixed media
32 x 20 x 19 inches
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