Boar Glass studio was founded by Bengt Hokanson and Trefny Dix in 1996. The studio was originally established to create custom architectural projects and the artists' personal sculpture. Their studio has evolved to produce a line of blown glass vessels, one of a kind blown glass sculptural forms and one of a kind painted vessels. This work has been influenced by world textiles, urban graffiti, Japanese block prints, landscapes and undersea life forms.
Bengt and Trefny use a combination of traditional Swedish and Italian glass blowing techniques as well as experimental techniques as needed to create their work.
Bengt and Trefny's blown glass pieces are an exploration of pure color relationships and the forms that emphasize the colors movement throughout the piece.
Bengt and Trefny's work is represented by galleries throughout the U.S. and Canada and by public and private collections throughout the U.S.
Bengt Hokanson graduated from Tulane University in 1993 with an anthropology degree and a minor in glass blowing. His large mixed media sculpture incorporating blown and cast glass with materials such as carved wood, fabricated metal and found objects explore a clashing ground between modern industry and nature.
Trefny Dix graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1993 with a B.F.A. in sculpture. Her Mixed media sculptures, incorporating cast and blown glass with steel, plaster, metal screen and natural fibers, represent figural forms and their fantastical accessories.