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Heart of Glass - Blenko Glass

Blenko Glass is a West Virginia treasure that spans generations. Nothing symbolizes the state of West Virginia better or more beautifully than Blenko Glass. We will discuss current and former craftsmen and designers and how important it is that Blenko and West Virginia glass be appreciated and valued by the younger generation.

Friday, December 29, 2006

Charlie Harsbarger Can Fix It!


Like many of you I live with animals - - While Ms B has never intentionally broken a piece of glass. Many pieces have been knocked off or over and have broken or chipped. The item shown is a Steuben bowl - Charlie worked his magic - he ground and polished the remains of my 13 inch bowl . . . and made it a functional wine holder. Charlie creates most all the lamps at Blenko, he does sand blasting, he designs the mobiles (see Sept post and photo), Charlie's title is 'inspector' but he's like the McGyver of Blenko! While Mr. Ronnie takes care of all the machines and other mechanical things that might break, if its a piece of glass that needs to be restored or 'corrected' . . . well Charlie has the 'gift' an ability to see something useful in almost any item. Blenko is made up of many talented people, each functioning as a unique part of the whole.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

why would you ever grind down a piece of stueben into a wine bottle
holder?

Heart of Glass said...

The Stueben bowl was unusable in its broken state - so Charlie was kind enough to salvage the shattered peice and create something useable, so that I was able to continue to enjoy a cherished family heirloom, in a different form.

Anonymous said...

OK
What kind of animal is Ms B?
Why do you allow it to be near expensive glass?
Or is Ms B a room mate who behaves like an animal
color me confused.