{"id":1015,"date":"2019-08-02T15:47:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T19:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verista.org\/?page_id=1015"},"modified":"2025-09-23T16:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:58:38","slug":"charles-holden-studio-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/verista.org\/index.php\/charles-holden-studio-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Holden\u2019s Legacy: The Glass Studio Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Verista supported the development of Fused Light Studio as a center for kilnformed glass in Decatur, GA. The studio, formerly the work space of artist Charlie Holden, provided space for collaboration, workshops, and individual projects. It operated for six years before closing in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Untitled, from the shelter series. Cast Glass. Charlie Holden, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Charles L. Holden, 1958-2019, was a glass artist and instructor who created significant cast-glass sculptures that were shown in national exhibits. He took first place at the 2015 Workhouse Glass National. He also made custom functional glass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His art explored themes of both isolation and belonging. As he expressed in an artist statement, \u201cFor me the form of a shelter is a metaphor for many of our needs, hopes and dreams. I imagine things solid, stable and attainable. But in reality they are shifting, tilting and drifting out of reach.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holden’s glass studio was the center of his artistic life since 2002, but he was unable to use it during a long illness. The studio was revitalized for a larger role in the glass community and served a wide-ranging audience, from children to professional artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earmarked donations to support this project may be made via Venmo or PayPal. If you wish to be anonymous, please note that. Your contributions are tax-deductible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We prefer Venmo. Please use this link: @verista-org<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donate via PayPal using the button below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Verista supported the development of Fused Light Studio as a center for kilnformed glass in Decatur, GA. The studio, formerly the work space of artist Charlie Holden, provided space for collaboration, workshops, and individual projects. It operated for six years before closing in 2025. Charles L. Holden, 1958-2019, was a glass artist and instructor who … Continue reading Charlie Holden\u2019s Legacy: The Glass Studio Project<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1015","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7bbwE-gn","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verista.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verista.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verista.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verista.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verista.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1015"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/verista.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1502,"href":"https:\/\/verista.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1015\/revisions\/1502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verista.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}