Linda Hoschler

Screech! Tap! Tap! Clink! Who would have thought the sound of cutting and breaking glass was terrifyingly uncomfortable to Linda when she was learning stained glass as a teen. She would close her eyes when snapping the glass!
Fast forward to 2024 and Linda has collected all sorts of kilns and tools in her glass art studio.
From ramping to soaking to fire polishing to fusing to casting, Linda’s glass work is kiln formed in an electric kiln with temperatures between 1250 and 1900 °F — different temperatures and time for the kiln forming process she has chosen. When Linda fires the kiln, she may not be able to touch her pieces until 24-36 hours later when they have cooled to room temperature. Pieces are usually fired three or more times.
Fascinated by the interactions of color, intense heat, light, shape, texture, chemical reactions and inclusions Linda’s glass style is continually evolving as she innovates with glass art and the science of glass. Encouraging future artists, she has enjoyed teaching elementary school students the Science of Glass and Art & Adventure Senior week at Camp Sacramento.
Linda shows her work with Rocklin Fine Arts, Art League of Lincoln, Elk Grove Fine Arts, ACAI Allied Ceramics Art Institute, at the Sac Open Studios Tour, and the Placer Artists Tour. She is a member of Rocklin Fine Arts, Blue Line Arts, Art League of Lincoln, The Verge, Crocker Art Museum, and the Glass Art Society.