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 David L. Lindsay : is a self-taught glass artist. Born and raised in Vallejo, California, he graduated from St. Patrick High School in 1975. A few months later, he became an apprentice at Nourot Glass Studio in 1976. Over the following six years, David advanced from apprentice to assistant glass blower to gaffer. David became proficient in all aspects of the glass production process from mixing batch to monitoring the melting process to blowing pieces to grinding pieces during the years as an employee of Nourot Glass Studio. In 1982, David became a partner of Nourot Glass Studio. David was a partner in Nourot Glass Studio from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1997. In 1998, David and his wife, Ann, started Lindsay Art Glass.
David's unique designs have an artistry that leaves the realm of realism and explores the abstract. Employing the technique of compound layering, David often incorporates gold and/or silver into his multi-faceted "Beehive" paperweights. His "Egyptian" vases and "Pharoah's Hat" sculpture take the compound layering technique to new artistic height.
Besides paperweights and sculpture, David created the "Sarah" line of vases, perfume bottles and bowls. This line was inspired by watching an Italian glass artist, Lino Tagliapietra . The "Sarah" line features vases, perfume bottles and bowls on hand-blown feet. The exquisite beauty and simplicity of these pieces reflect the difficult artistic and technical skills necessary to produce them. The Sarah Vase was nominated for the 1996 Niche Award.
David has created a number of pieces for churches. Through this work, he was honored by Modern Liturgy magazine with an Honorable Mention in the 1997-1998 Visual Arts Awards, Seasonal and Occasional Category for his communion set. |
David continues to create new designs. Creating not only jewels for the home but also jewels for the office, David creates awards out of paperweights and sculpture. He enjoys bringing glass into the lives of corporations, collectors and others through silica, fire and heat. David's Curved-Stem Goblets were nominated for the 2001 Niche Award.
In 1997, David was nominated by his fellow glass artists to serve as a juror for the American Crafts Council . In the summer of 1998, David attended the world famous Pilchuck Glass School , and in the summer of 1999 he attended Haystack School of Mountain Crafts.
When not creating glass, David enjoys golf and being with his family. He is an active member of Benicia Golf Association, and served on the Board of Directors for the BGA for three years. David is a
member of the Glass Art Society , Bay Area Studio Art Glass , Arts Benicia , Paperweight Collectors Association , Chamber of Commerce, Old Town Merchants Association and American Crafts Council. |
Ann L. Lindsay is David's wife. She graduated from the Madeira School in 1982. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business with a core curriculum in Financial Management and a Certificate in Accounting from JFK University, School of Management, in December 1996.
Ann has fourteen years of experience in human resources. Beginning her career as the assistant personnel manager for a Washington, DC department store, Ann performed all facets of human resources work including: negotiating a new union agreement; recruiting, interviewing and hiring over 300 employees in six months; taking conduct and performance based actions against employees for management; calculating and tabulating time and attendance sheet for all store employees; and performing employee benefits functions and new employee orientations.
Ann entered federal service with the Department of the Army in Falls Church, Virginia in March 1984. She worked her way up from Personnel Clerk to Personnel Assistant to Labor Relations Assistant in 4 years. She performed multiple facets of human resources work during this time including: processing personnel actions; records management for 2000 employees; performance management; staffing; negotiating with the labor union over a new contract and employee grievances; retirement counseling; benefits management; new employee orientations; and conduct and performance based actions.
In 1988, Ann went to work for the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, DC. She worked her way up from Retirement Claims Examiner to Retirement Benefits Specialist to Training Specialist. From 1988 to 1990, she adjudicated retirement and death cases for Federal employees nationwide. She coached new employees and reviewed the computations of other specialists. From 1991 to 1994, she designed, developed, instructed and evaluated internal training courses for benefits specialists and external, nationwide, courses for Federal human resources specialists.
 As a result of her marriage to David Lindsay, Ann moved to California in March 1994. She started a consulting business and went to JFK University full time until she graduated. She worked on a number of projects in organizational development and gained experience in accounting and business. In 1997, Ann gained experience in business management and bookkeeping with a local factory. Currently, she is the retirement counselor for the US Department of Labor in San Francisco. She services 1500 employees in the 8 western states, and continues to work full time for both the US Department of Labor and Lindsay Art Glass.
Ann is the business manager of Lindsay Art Glass. Overseeing and managing the daily operations of the business, she is responsible for the human resources, accounting, sales and marketing of the business. She is a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Paperweight Collectors Association and Old Town Merchants Association.
When not working, Ann enjoys spending time with her family, playing golf and hiking. Ann would like to become more involved with the Reach Out in Benicia program, and is working with Earl Miller to set up a job-seeking skills program as part of the Reach Out curriculum. Ann has plans to instruct workshops on career planning (including searching for jobs, resume writing and interviewing skills) for the Reach Out program. |
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