WORKS
Jenni Sorsa
GLASS BLOWER
Jenni Sorsa is a designer who graduated from Häme University of Applied Sciences in 2007. Aside from her studies at the university of applied sciences, Jenni Sorsa has completed a three-year training programme for glassblowers at the Nuutajärvi training centre of Tavastia Vocational College as well as two years of studies in blowing art glass in Orrefors, Sweden. Jenni has trained her technical and artistic skills by attending various glass workshops and working for established artists.
“To me, glassblowing means self-realization and constant challenge. Glass is a material that always lends itself to something new, and the glassblower’s ‘education’ is never truly finished. It feels especially rewarding to have exceeded oneself when working with glass. I enjoy the hectic atmosphere and heat of the hot shop. I am a former dance enthusiast and perhaps for that reason, I experience a sense of success when everything in the working group proceeds smoothly as though following the choreography. Every member of the working group knows his or her role, knows the steps towards the complete performance. Rhythm is an essential part of glassblowing, as glass neither waits nor gives in.
I draw my inspiration from traditional techniques and art styles. I try to introduce a touch of them to the present. My design is purely Scandinavian, clear and minimalistic but also with a pinch of playfulness that creeps into my work, even subconsciously, thanks to my studies of circus and theatre arts.”
CURRICULUM VITAE
Jenni Sorsa
Born: 30th of August in 1980, Anjalankoski, Finland
Nationality: Finnish
Email: jenni.sorsa@gmail.com
Language skills: Finnish, English, Danish, Swedish
EDUCATION
2012 Qualification for Entrepreneurs, TAKK, Tampere, Finland
2011-2012 Glass studies, Orrefors Riksglasskolan, Yrkehögskolan kunstglass, Orrefors, Sweden
2010-2011 Glass studies, Orrefors Riksglasskolan, Nordic line, Orrefors, Sweden
2007-2010 Glassblower, Tavastia Vocational College, Glass Department, Nuutajärvi, Finland
2003-2007 Bachelor of Arts and Design, HAMK University of Applied Sciences, Glass Department, Hämeenlinna, Finland
2005 Exchange student, Cerfav (European Centre for Research and Training in Glass Art), Vannes le Châtel, France
2001-2002 Theater and Circus studies, The Commedia School, Copenhagen, Denmark
1999-2000 Theater studies, Askov Folkehöjskole, Vejen, Denmark
1996-1999 Matriculation exam, TYK Upper secondary school, Tampere, Finland
WORK EXPERIENCE
2014- Designer/Glassblower entrepreneur, Jenni Sorsa Glass, Nuutajärvi, Finland
2005- 2012 Shop Assistant/Museum Guide, Iittala Outlet and Nuutajärvi Glass Museum, Nuutajärvi, Finland
2012-2006 Assistant, Team Chihuly, Nuutajärvi, Finland
2012 Assistant, Chicago Hott Glass, Chicago, USA
2011 Assistant, Lasismi, Riihimäki, Finland
2010 Assistant, Lasisirkus, Nuutajärvi, Finland
2009 Assistant, NyholmCantrellGlass and Glaspusteriet Bulow Duus, Århus, Denmark
2009 Assistant, Möhl & Drivsholm Glas, Ebeltoft, Denmark
2005 Assistant, Lea Swantz Glass Design, Nuutajärvi, Finland
WORKSHOPS
2014 Puun Hedelmät/Tree Fruits, Glass, Steel and Ceramics in Environmental Art by Pekka Lappalainen, Nuutajärvi, Fin
2014 Lampworking workshop - Blown beads by Davide Penso, Nuutajärvi, Finland
2014 Hot Glass Sculpting by Shelley Muzylowski Allen and Rik Allen, Nuutajärvi, Finland
2013 - 2014 Children´s Day at Glass Village, Nuutajärvi, Finland
2013 Glass and Steel in Environmental Art by Villu Jaanisoo, Nuutajärvi, Finland
2010 Granslös glas, Bukeberg, Nybro, Sweden
2010 Breaking symmetry by Slate Grove, Nuutajärvi, Finland
EXHIBITIONS
2014 Children´s Day at Glass Village, Design Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2014 Glass Kitchen Nuutajärvi - Helsinki Design Week, Shipping Container Exhibition at North Esplanadi, Helsinki, Finland
2014 Agony to Ecstasy - Three Dimensional Tales, Nuutajärvi, Finland and Turku Book Fair, Fair Center, Turku, Finland
2014 Rajapinnat/Blurred lines, Fiskars Village, Finland
2014 Nuutajärvi - A Newer Ending Story, The Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland
2013 Juhlat - Nuutajärvi and Arabia Artist Communities, Nuutajärvi, Finland
2012 Inspired by Boda, Boda, Sweden
2010 Glassfantasy 2010 - Enne tulevasta, Iittalan lasimäki, Iittala, Finland
2009 5. Internationalen glaskunstpreis, Rheinbach, Germany
2009 Graal, Hämeenlinna library, Hämeenlinna, Finland
2008 Glassfantasy 2008, Iittalan lasimäki, Iittala, Finland
2007 The Finnish Housing Fair, Harvoilanmäki, Hämeenlinna, Finland
2005 Habitare, Helsingin messukeskus, Helsinki, Finland
2005 Alalle, Fredrika house, Hämeenlinna, Finland
2005 Sisusta, Design Forum Finland, Helsinki, Finland
MEMBERSHIPS
2014- Nuutajärven Galleria Osuuskunta NUGO, Nuutajärvi Gallery Cooperative, Member of the Board
2012- Nuutajärven Lasitaitajat Ry, Lasikomppania Glass Cooperative, Member of the Board
2012- Suomen lasimuseon ystävät Ry, The Friends of the Finnish Glass Museum
