Rene Steinke started apprenticing as a glass blower at the age of 17. His training has included a symposium at the prestigious Corning School of Glass, where he studied under a number of master glass blowers, such as William Gudenrath, and a glass blowing workshop and annual competition at the Eugene School of Glass in Oregon, a community known as a center for education and production of hot and soft glass.

Along with working in glass, Rene enjoys teaching the craft to others. He has done hot glass blowing demonstrations at the California State Fair, at Sacramento's popular Second Saturday shows and elsewhere. In 2007, he served as artist-in-residence for a studio in Redding, CA, teaching novice and intermediate artists as well as producing stunning new work. He is also member of the educational team at Rainbow Glass in Sacramento where he teaches glass blowing in weekend seminars.

Rene Steinke

Glass Artist, Sacramento Art Glass

4

4