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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.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Live-streamed Studio Demonstration: Gianni Toso & Matthew Urban

Gianni Toso & Matthew Urban - Reinterpreting Italian Techniques
Wednesday, June 27
11am - 12pm

Watch
Gianni Toso and Matthew Urban demonstrate for their Reinterpreting Italian Techniques class at The Studio. This demonstration will offer insight into the class as a whole, which will focus on reinterpreting the glassblowing techniques that defined Italian glass in the modern era, between 1930 and 1960. The class will explore processes such as incalmo, pullegusso, primavera, and merletto.

No registration or fee is required to watch this portion of the class. Connect to our
Ustream channel on June 27 to watch.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

AWESOME

Anonymous said...

Guys we started making the yearly trip to Weston in 2008 after one of Glassdocs post.
Wonderful quaint little village - Weston, WVa.
Also stop by Appalachain Glass
and Ron Hinkle Glass while in the area.
I'm now also a Hinkle fan.
Todd

Anonymous said...

Amazing!
Blenko
Glasslady you should do post of blenko live.
Just a suggestion.