Blanche Tilden
Born in 1968, Blanche began making glass and metal jewellery in 1988, at Sydney College of the Arts. She transferred the the prestigious Canberra School of Art in 1990, and completed undergraduate studies in 1992, followed by complete postgraduate training.
Johannes Kuhnen, Head of the Gold and Silversmithing workshop at ANU, and Klaus Moje, former head of the glass workshop at ANU are two of Blanches influences from this period, both in terms of education and creative direction. Following graduation, Blanche moved to Melbourne in 1995 to commence a traineeship with Susan Cohn at Workshop 3000.
In 2003 Blanche was awarded the inaugural Stephen Proctor fellowship, allowing her to travel to Pilchuck Glass School where she was exposed to new and exciting ways of making. She has continued to develop her practice in Melbourne from this time, and her professional development recently culminated in the establishment of Studio Hacienda with Phoebe Porter in October 2005.
From www.blanchetilden.com.au