Kari is best known for flame-working, shaping glass rods in a torch. Her work is held in many private and public collections. Among them, the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, VA; the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY; The Smithsonian Museum of Art Luce Foundation Center, in Washington, DC; The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA; and The Museum of Art and Design in NYC. She is the proud recipient of two Ohio Arts Council Grants for individual excellence.
Marc is primarily a hot glass and mixed media sculptor. His work can be viewed at the Bergstroff Mahler Museum in Neenah, WI; the Charlotte Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC; the Chrysler Museum of Art, in Norfolk, VA; the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY; the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA; the Museum of Art and Design in NYC; and the Tacoma Museum of Glass. He is the proud recipient of two Ohio Arts Council Grants for Individual Excellence.
Marc Petrovic & Kari Russell-Pool
We have been sharing a studio and a life for over 30 years. Together we have watched two children grow into adulthood, and currently work in Cleveland, OH with a dog named Hank. Kari loves to garden, and Marc to fish. Recently Marc restored a 1957 Chris Craft, and we are looking forward to enjoying the beauty of Lake Erie.