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 Region 4
Park River, ND |
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A native North Dakotan , Jason Lindell’s work is intrinsically tied to the prairie landscape and the inherent spirituality he finds within it. He has worked professionally as a stained and fused glass artist for four years and as an independent businessman for three years. Born January 14, 1976, in Grafton, North Dakota, he was raised on the rural Northern Plains. He left the state after high school graduation, and upon returning to North Dakota, Lindell spent a year working in a stained glass studio learning the craft of traditional leaded glass fabrication and restoration. It was during this time he was first introduced to the concept of fusing, the ages old art of layering and melting glass. In 2002, he returned to his hometown of Park River and purchased a 1918 Greco-Roman church. He has renovated it into his living space and studio, Sundog Glass Design. Fascinated by the processes and possibility of design, he taught himself the art of fusing. Lindell’s work includes panels, bowls, tiles, and jewelry as well as incorporation into stained glass windows. He is currently North Dakota’s only professional fuser. Lindell is a founding member and Vice-chair of New Bohemia, ND, and serves on various committees as a liaison between the arts and economic developers. He is a member of the Park River Community Development Corporation and a governor appointed board member of the North Dakota Council on the Arts until 2010. His commissioned work can be seen in homes and churches throughout the region. Counties served (figures taken from 2000 census): Pembina County, population 8,585; Walsh County, population 12,389; Nelson County, population 3,715; Grand Forks County, population 66,109
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