Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Artwork copyright Roger Nachman. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Lady Bugiva (Flaxum peroxis), 1996

Roger Nachman
(American, born 1953)

Location: Whitney Elementary, Yakima

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Lady Bugiva (Flaxum peroxis) is part of a series of glassworks created by Roger Nachman to celebrate the beauty of insects. He states, "as objects, these bugs represent the small details that we forget to acknowledge."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Yakima School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Roger Nachman is a Seattle-based glass artist and designer. He creates fused, kiln-formed, and kiln-cast glass sculptures and installations for public spaces.

Nachman graduated from the University of Colorado. He lived and worked in Kyoto, Japan for eight years between 1973 and 1985, where he was an important part of the Studio Glass Movement in Japan. Nachman also teaches kilnworking techniques for glass around the U.S. and abroad.