Mike Bashford
Pieces
&
Hello: My name is.
A new show from Next gallery members and friends
March 6th - March 22nd, 2026
Opening Reception March 6th, 5-9pm
Mike Bashford
Pieces
March 6th- March 22nd
I suppose on some level, anything I create is made from pieces of glass. However, for this exhibition I focus on something more specific and feature two types of “pieces”.
The first type includes works made from obvious discrete pieces: broken pieces, scraps, failed projects, and small pieces of glass from previous projects. What do you do with this glass “detritus”? You save it and get buried in it or make something out of it. There is even one work created on a “pieced” quilt (I also make quilts).
The second type represents a departure from my usual more functional pieces. The works are all titled, “Pieces of a Life.” Each 12” square piece represents a possible event, memory, or circumstance from a person’s life and overlays the emotion that might be associated with it. Some are quite abstract, others less so. Hopefully they will lead the viewer to interpret these pieces considering their own life. One person might primarily see the darkness in a specific piece. Someone else might see a ray of light or bright color amidst the darkness that, to them, represents hope. Considering these works, one might see happiness, joy, freedom, sadness, loneliness or a number of other feelings.
Hello: My name is.
A new show from Next Gallery
members and friends
March 6th- March 22nd
Meet 48 new characters at NEXT, where gallery artists and friends have transformed KidRobot's blank MUNNY figures. Each is unique and showcases the artist's distinctive point of view. Come in as a stranger; leave with new friends.
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