Board Member Spotlight: Thank You Jeffrey Stenbom!

 
Freedom’s Threads

Freedom’s Threads

Thank you Jeff!

Jeffrey Stenbom has ended his term as a board member, and we are so thankful to him for his three years of service!

Jeff is a sculptor who primarily works in glass. He lives in Apple Valley, Minnesota. He has taught as an associate lecturer at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. Stenbom has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors including finalist for the Stanislav Libenský Award in 2015. He received his MFA in glass from Tulane University in 2015. He received his BFA in glass and a BS in art education from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls.

Jeff’s Artist Website

Everlasting Impact

Everlasting Impact

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Video: Bullseye Glass Co. Artist in Residence – Spring 2017

As an artist-in-residence during winter of 2017, Jeffrey Stenbom pursued a project meant to address the current suicide crisis among returning U.S. military veterans. In this interview, Stenbom shares stories both personal and artistic about how and why he undertook such a project.

 

 

Video: Bullseye Glass Co. BECon 2017: Artist Story – Jeffrey Stenbom 

The road that led artist Jeffrey Stenbom to glass passed through the sacrifices of war. In this BECon 2017 presentation, Stenbom outlines his story as a combat soldier and veteran. He then explores how past traumas and PTSD shape his intensely personal work—and how that work has become a force of hope and healing for other veterans and their families.

 

 

 
 
 
 
Grenade, Jeffrey Stenbom

Grenade, Jeffrey Stenbom

 
To Those Who Have, Jeffrey Stenbom

To Those Who Have, Jeffrey Stenbom

 
 
Tori Hansen