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Glass artists produce items both functional and sculptural:

Chris Paulson Glass - creates timeless iridescent beauty in fused glass art using an ancient gradual heating and cooling technique dating back over 4,000 years.

The lustrous, rainbow-like surface of the glass is suitable for everyday use in a variety of pieces, including coaster sets, trays and platters.

   

Leandra Drumm - is the daughter of two well-known artist, Don and Lisa Drumm.  Her father is a nationally celebrated sculptor working in metals and cement, and her mother works in fiber arts.  Leandra says her work is inspired by the everyday people and things that surround her.  What a delightful and fanciful world she must live in!  The whimsical figures and symbols decorating her dry-etched glassware illustrate her wonderful world of stars, whirligigs and sky-rockets.  Along with a menagerie of odd-shaped animals and hyperactive men, women and children blessed with far-out faces and figures, Leandra creates a unique world best described as "fantasy in motion".

 

Tracy Glover - has a degree from the renowned Rhode Island School of Design and an inextinguishable passion for expression.  This bold innovator has patiently crafted her signature elegance - marked by understated drama and shimmering dimension.

 
 

 

Loy Allen  - is a flame and lamp work artist from South Dakota who is inspired by the art of the Art Nouveau Age.  She is interested in a depiction of plant and animal life in a pantheist spirit.  Her natural forms are meant to be expressive without being strictly realistic.

NEW for 2008 -  Incredible 11inch tall Bulb and Insect Perfume Bottles, a stunning 25 inch Single Lady Slipper Wall Flower and cute little bees to pollinate of course!

 

Philabaum Glass Studio - creates stunning faceted reptilian egg and disk-shaped paperweights.  Tom Philabaum's Glass Studio has been a landmark in the Tucson, Arizona art scene for over 30 years, creating utilitarian, sculptural and architectural works in a tradition that dates back thousands of years.

Cathy Richardson of Touchstone Glass - creates beautiful, dynamic paperweight designs that are full of life, inviting you to look again and again into her world.  Her three-dimensional environments capture her meticulous attention to detail and life-long love of nature.

 

Glass Eye Studio - creates exquisite handmade glass art, giving each piece subtle variations, which make it special and one-of-a-kind.

Berni Enterprises - individually handcrafts sculptural glass candleholders, frogs, birds, fish and shells.  Back again are popular pen holders and swirled letter openers balanced on matching glass bases.  Don't miss the gorgeous color combinations of the Vinegar & Oil Bottles (that can double as floral vases). Soon to arrive and New for 2008; swirled magnifying glass on matching glass bases too!

 

 

 

 

Fire and Light - produces glistening dinnerware, candleholders, vases and more, in recycled glass. "Eye Candy" for your dining table! 

 

 

Lynn Latimer - describes Latimer Glass work as composed of layers of translucent glass melted together to form a single piece.  Through layering, the color is manipulated much like watercolor  A recognizable characteristic of her work is the use of the iridized surface, a thin metallic coating which is both reflective and translucent.  New for Latimer Glass are sandblasted wine glasses with a nice surprise found on the foot of the glass!

Rosetree Glass Studio - blown glass with a New Orleans accent!  Rosetree Glass Studio creates distinctive, artistic work utilizing traditional glassblowing techniques.  Classical shapes, iridescent colors and interior designs are combined to provide a unique approach to an ancient art

John McDonald - a glass artist who designs exciting paperweights, disks, perfume bottles, vases, and sculptural pieces

 

 

Morin Choiniere - creates decorative frosted glass objects, renowned for their innovative designs.  Wall vases, table vases, and candleholders available in many styles

Goose Rocks  - handcrafts wind chimes  of sandblasted beach glass (to be used outdoors or in), bringing sound and color to life

Lynn Latimer - is a graduate from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in painting and started Latimer Glass Studio in 1976.  Lynn has been working in glass now for over twenty years and has always had a love for drawing and color.  The glass and carving allow her to combine the elements of color, images and textures.  She has found inspiration in the paintings of Klee and Miro, old frescoes, the aesthetics of Japanese gardens, and more recently through exploring primitive art-carvings, textiles, and painted surfaces from around the world, as well as the subtle color shifts and patterns in hand woven rugs.

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