Veteran’s Day Sun Catcher
November 11 and 12 – This event is for those honorable individuals who have defended our country. With the help of our professional glassblowers, you will blow your own patriotic sun catcher from hot molten glass. Reward yourself for your selflessness by experiencing the wonder that is glassblowing on this special day commemorating you.Hot October Night 2017
Join us in our celebration of our 3rd birthday in our current location! There will be glassblowing demonstrations occurring throughout the evening where we will have celebrity glassblower, Rob Williams from Fox19!
It is going to be so much fun so don’t miss out!
Join us October 21 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. $25 each or Two for $40, call, email or stop in. Each ticket gives you…
• Special Gift for Attending (you will like it)
• 10% Discount in Gift Shop & Pumpkin Patch during Fundraiser (excludes artists personal pieces)
• 5 Raffle Tickets to be drawn at 8, 9 and 10
(more available for purchase for $1 each or 6 for $5)
• Celebrity Glass Blower Rob Williams – Fox 19
• Nicholas Brehm on Accoustic Guitar
• Blown-Glass Pumpkin Patch
• Glass-Blowing Demonstrations
• Live Auction, Silent Auction, Adult and Other Beverages, Hors d’oeuvres
Special thanks to our sponsors – Schiff Insurance, BHMK, Home City Ice, Hammann’s Catering and Debbie Sipe. Download a flyer here.
Steve Ciezki: Life On The Rails
Please join us September 9, 2017 for our Visiting Artist Exhibition with Steve Ciezki – “Life On The Rails”. Free gallery show opening starting at 6:00 with a live demonstration at 6:30, followed by a reception with refreshments until 8:30. Casual, free, stay as long as you want. 11925 Kemper Springs Drive, Forest Park, Ohio 45240. Call with questions 513-751-3292.
Steven Ciezki’s artistic journey is represented by twenty years of drawing and nine years of glassblowing, painting, and photography. He received his BFA in glass at Illinois State University in 2012. Glass has taken Steven to all corners of the country as a student, teacher, and professional glass artist. Teaching opportunities in Arizona ultimately led to the creation of his book Life on the Rails: Intermediate Glassblowing Techniques. The title describes both his nomadic lifestyle as well as the rails at the bench where hot glass is shaped by hand. Signed books will be available for purchase during this event.
Purple Heart Paperweight – August 6, 7, 2017
This special event is for those honorable individuals who have not only defended our country, but have received the purple heart. With the help of our professional glassblowers, you will sculpt hot molten glass into purple heart shaped paperweights. Reward yourself by experiencing the wonder that is glassblowing on this special day!
Reservations required by phone or email.
Free for veterans, $35 per person.
Children must be 5 years or older.
You will schedule 30 minute slots between 10-8 for each person.
Thor Bueno/Jennifer Bueno Visiting Artist Exhibition
April 29, 2017 – Live glassblowing demonstration at 7 p.m., gallery reception to follow. Refreshments served. Casual, free event.
Thor grew up surfing in Southern California and started blowing glass in 1979. He studied with Italo Scanga at University of California where he received a BFA. As a founding member of The B Team, a performance group that used hot glass, he toured the world performing in public access facilities and universities. In 2004 he earned an MFA in glass from Alfred University.
Jennifer grew up in Seneca, South Carolina and attended Rhode Island School of Design where she received a BFA in glass. Her work is conceptual in nature and currently centers on satellite imagery. She has earned two MFAs, one from Bard College in sculpture, and one from Alfred University in glass.
They began working together fifteen years ago after meeting at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. Whether they were working together in the hot shop or independently, they found a shared interest in pushing the boundaries of what was expected from glass. After completing a three – year residency at Penland School of Crafts, they settled nearby and set up their studio where they continue to find inspiration in the natural beauty that surrounds them.
