Boyd Sugiki

Boyd Sugiki was first introduced to glass at Punahou High School in Honolulu, HI, where he was raised. He went on to receive a BFA in Glass from California College of Arts and Crafts and a MFA in Glass from Rhode Island School of Design.

Lisa Zerkowitz

Lisa Zerkowitz has a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art from the University of California, Santa Barbara, not far from her native Los Angeles. She received her Master’s degree in Art Education from the Rhode Island School of Design while simultaneously completing the undergraduate program in Glass.

Together

In 2007, they founded Two Tone Studios in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, WA. They chose to establish their studio in the Pacific Northwest to be a part of the rich glass community that exists in the region. Their studio name refers to the use of color as well as the two voices behind the work. Each piece is designed and hand made by Sugiki and Zerkowitz, from sketch to finished piece. They are well known throughout the glass community and have been invited to many prestigious institutions to lecture and demonstrate in this country and abroad.

In addition to the Two Tone Studios line, Sugiki and Zerkowitz also make one-of-a-kind pieces that you can see on their individual websites:

BoydSugiki.com

LisaZerkowitz.com

When they are not in their studio, Sugiki and Zerkowitz teach workshops throughout the United States as well as abroad. They have lectured and demonstrated at the following:

Alfred University, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Bay Area Glass Institute,Bowling Green State University, Brooklyn Glass, California College of Arts and Crafts, California State Fullerton, Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Columbus College of Art & Design, Emporia State University, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, North Cambridge Glass School, Ohio State University, Penland School of Crafts, Pilchuck Glass School, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Public Glass, Rhode Island School of Design, Rochester Institute for Technology, San Jose State University, Southern Illinois University, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Tyler School of Art, University of Nebraska, University of Hawaii, University of South Alabama, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, Urban Glass, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Beyond our borders, they have taught at the Australia National University, South Australia’s JamFactory, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Turkey’s Glass Furnace, Korea’s Kookmin University and Korea National University of the Arts, Japan’s Toyama Glass Art Institute, Kanazu Forest of Creation, Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo, Alberta College of Art and Design in Canada, and Tavastia Vocational College, in Nuutajärvi, Finland

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