Painting, Sculpture & Multimedia
313 Occidental Ave S. • Seattle, WA 98104 (Map)
Director: Sam Davidson (email) • 206 624.7684
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5:30pm
Etsuko Ichikawa - Breath-Memory
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Traces of the Molten State
by Etsuko Ichikawa
Etsuko Ichikawa
Available Works
Known first as a glass artist, Ichikawa more recently has extended the possible application of the medium to works on paper or paper in combination with blown glass. She captures the immediacy of the moment when the molten glass touches the surface of the paper. The artist is inspired by the ideas of moment and memory, absorption and evaporation, light and shadow. Ichikawa was born in Japan and has lived in the U.S. for the past ten years. Her works have been exhibited and included in many international public and private collections. Etsuko Ichikawa made her way to Seattle from Tokyo. Opportunities to work at the Pilchuck Glass School and the Glass Museum’s ‘hot shop’ in Tacoma, solidified her commitment to the Northwest.
• Recent Exhibitions: Pyrograph, February 2009; Ephemeral Eternal, May 2008

Trace 25406, 2006
Glass pyrograph on paper.
Triptych, 30 x 68 inches.
$4200
Kokoro InBetween, 2008
Glass pyrograph on paper.
22 x 45-1/2 inches.
$2300
Trace 608, 2008
Glass pyrograph on paper.
30 x 22-1/2 inches.
$1400
Trace 648, 2008
Glass pyrograph on paper.
30 x 22-1/2 inches.
$1400
Trace 1079, 2009
Glass pyrograph on paper.
30 x 22-1/2 inches.
$1400
Trace 2057, 2007
Glass pyrograph on paper.
30 x 22-1/2 inches.
$1400
Trace 2177, 2007
Glass pyrograph on paper.
30 x 22-1/2 inches.
$1400
Trace 4209, 2009
Glass pyrograph on paper.
30 x 22-1/2 inches.
$1400
Trace 18906, 2006
Glass pyrograph on paper.
30 x 22-1/2 inches.
$1400
Trace 22006, 2006
Glass pyrograph on paper.
22-1/2 x 30 inches.
$1400
Trace 328, 2008
Glass pyrograph on paper.
30 x 22-1/2 inches.
$1400
Trace 699, 2009
Glass pyrograph on paper.
22-1/2 x 15 inches.
$800
Trace 709, 2009
Glass pyrograph on paper.
22-1/2 x 15 inches.
$800
Trace 829, 2009
Glass pyrograph on paper.
22-1/2 x 15 inches.
$800
Trace 839, 2009
Glass pyrograph on paper.
22-1/2 x 15 inches.
$800
Trace 859, 2009
Glass pyrograph on paper.
22-1/2 x 15 inches.
$800
Trace 2487, 2007
Glass pyrograph on paper.
15 x 22-1/2 inches.
$800
Tsurezuregusa 1467, 2007
Letterpress and glass pyrograph on paper (with essay 155).
11 x 7-1/2 inches.
$550 A
Tsurezuregusa 1627, 2007
Letterpress and glass pyrograph on paper (with essay 235).
11 x 7-1/2 inches.
$550 A
Tsurezuregusa 1607, 2007
Letterpress and glass pyrograph on paper (with essay 229).
11 x 7-1/2 inches.
$550 A
Tsurezuregusa 1377, 2007
Letterpress and glass pyrograph on paper (with essay 110).
11 x 7-1/2 inches.
$550 A
Tsurezuregusa 1527, 2007
Letterpress and glass pyrograph on paper (with essay 229).
11 x 7-1/2 inches.
$550 A

