Visiting Artists Greg Dietrich and Aya Oki

In 2024, artists Greg Dietrich and Aya Oki began a collaboration at Pilchuck Glass School, combining Dietrich’s engraved graal blanks with Oki’s hot-sculpted bubble forms. The result was a dynamic transformation: engraved motifs were expanded into three dimensions through Oki’s process of attaching and inflating hot glass bits, creating sculptural surfaces that gave imagery new depth and vitality. Dietrich and Oki will continue this artistic dialog, seeking to create works that speak to transformation, material dialogue, and the unexpected beauty that emerges when processes intertwine.