Background
Blomdahl, Sonja was born on September 8, 1952 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.
Blomdahl, Sonja was born on September 8, 1952 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.
Sonja Blomdahl studied with Venetian glass master Checco Ongaro, who taught her the method of double-bubble blowing (or incalmo) technique, for which her work is well known.
Partner, Berkshire Blown Glass Works, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1974-1976;
partner, Glass Eye Studios, Seattle, 1979-1983;
owner, operator glass bowling studio, Seattle, since 1983. Board advisory Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle. Teaching assistant Pilchuck School, Stanwood, Washington, 1978-1981.
Instructor glass blowing Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, 1980-1984. Summer instructor Summervail Workshop, Vail, Colorado, 1983-1984, Pilchuck School, Stanwood, 1985, Appalachian Center, Smithville, Tennessee, 1986, Haystack Mountain School, Deer Isle, Maine, 1988, 92.