WVU Beats Louisville 72- 70

Note: Updated this at 2:25 pm WVU WON!!!! 100 Wins for Coach Huggins!
Saturday - Today if Blogger is working properly at noon WVU will play the last Big East game.

After this its on to NYC.

West Virginia Fans - and most everyone in West Virginia supports West Virginia Basketball!

As a fan you'll find items from Blenko Glass priced for $10 ( or under) for a key chain to $175. All pre and post game parties are improved when you add BLENKO GLASS. http://www.blenkoglass.co/

Marvin Lipofsky Gallery Show in CA

If you are a regular blog reader - you know of the Marvin Lipofsky / Blenko connection. Heart of Glass admires all the work of Marvin Lipofsky.

Peacock decanters

Hi Hillary,
Some of my favorite peacock decanters. The tall Myers design #6425 decanter with flame stopper. A Husted design #627L in crackle with flame stopper. Myers #6528S with flame stopper.
Enjoy,
Bruce

www.blenkoglass.com

The Blenko website is once again up and properly running.
Please use the option of online purchasing. 24/ 7 you may purchase Blenko from the www.blenkoglass.com. Problems or questions phone 304 743 9081.
Thank you.

Husted chalice

Hi Hillary,
This chalice was a gift from my sister-in-law this past Christmas. She had visited around Thanksgiving and mentioned that she thought she had seen what might be a piece of Blenko in one of her local shops and described it to me. I of course got excited and pulled out one of my Pina reference books to show her the piece. She said yes, that is it, and it was only $35.00 so she would pick it up for me when she returned to Florida. Of course, after she returned she pretended that it was gone, but low and behold Santa delivered this to me Christmas morning. One I had been hoping to add to the collection for years.
Enjoy
Bruce
Moral of the story: Your friends and family may think you are over the top but they still can come through with some great finds for you.

Letter from Reader

Friends
Are you willing to help me ID a couple of Blenko items I have? I can't
seem to find the answers elsewhere.

1st group of pix. Teardop bookends. I don't know what they're worth,
can't find any sold results. No damage to either pair, 1 red, the
other lavender. More pix to follow tomorrow.

thanx,
AN


Can we help Abby identify and place value on her Teardrop bookends?
Hjh

Reader Questions - can you help?

Hi Hillary,

Although I am from California a couple of my favorite things are from West
Virginia, Blenko glass, with a 60's early 70's aesthetic
and Jerry West. My e-mails to Blenko have not gone thru, would you answer a
question for me? I am interested in the Bravo series
and would like one of the taller vases in orange (tangerine) I would like a
solid orange color.I can not tell from the Blenko site
if they are solid tangerine or the kind of lighter to darker sort of glass. Is
the difference in color on the vase on the right just a lighting effect?
I need to be sure before I drop $170-180


Thanks,
Brian

Mountaineer Auction Website

Folks, this note came from Steve Mullins one of the Mountaineer Auction owners. Mountaineer Auction frequently has estates with Blenko and WV Glass.


Hello Everyone!

We are unfortunately encountering domain name issues with our mountaineerauctions.com website.

Until further notice, please visit us at auctionzip.com , Auctioneer's ID #'s 4152 and 4158, for auction listings and photos.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we hope to have our website back up and running very soon.

Our next auction is Saturday, February 26, 10:00am, at our auction building in Clendenin.

Thank you,
Steve Mullins

SOFA - NYC

14th ANNUAL SCULPTURE OBJECTS & FUNCTIONAL ART (SOFA) FAIR
TO OPEN APRIL 14-17, 2011
AT PARK AVENUE ARMORY NEW YORK CITY


Tickets are $25 for a single day of general admission and $40 for a four-day pass; both include catalog. For general information, visit www.sofaexpo.com; call 800-563-SOFA (7632) or 312-587-7632; or email info@sofaexpo.com.

Internationally recognized for its outstanding cutting-edge contemporary decorative arts and design, the 14th International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair (SOFA NEW YORK) will open to the public on Thursday, April 14, and continue through Sunday, April 17, 2011, at the Park Avenue Armory, it was announced by Mark Lyman, Founder/ Director of SOFA and President, The Art Fair Company.
“This year, SOFA NEW YORK welcomes a number of outstanding new international exhibitors,” said Lyman. Making their debut are contemporary Asian specialists Korean Craft and Design Foundation (Seoul) and Ippodo Gallery (New York). Gallery S O (London), Sarah Myerscough Fine Art (London), and Litvak Gallery (Tel Aviv) round out the fifty-five dealer roster.
Top dealers returning to SOFA NEW YORK include: Heller Gallery, Joan B. Mirviss Ltd., Scott Jacobson Gallery, and Dai Ichi Arts, all from New York; London gallerists Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon, Joanna Bird, Katie Jones, and Contemporary Applied Arts; Donna Schneier Fine Arts (Palm Beach), TAI Gallery (Santa Fe), Ferrin Gallery (Pittsfield, MA), Jane Sauer Gallery (Santa Fe), Snyderman-Works (Philadelphia), Schantz Galleries (Stockbridge, MA), and Ann Nathan Gallery (Chicago).
Art jewelry gallerists include Sienna Gallery (Lenox, MA), Ornamentum (Hudson, NY), Jewelers' Werk Galerie (Washington, DC), Charon Kransen Arts (New York), and Aaron Faber Gallery (New York).

SOFA NEW YORK 2010 Lecture Series

Expanding to three days this year, the highly popular lecture series with internationally prominent scholars, artists, and curators will take place in the Armory’s Tiffany Room on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 14, 15, and 16th. In-booth artist talks at individual dealer stands are also planned. The series includes a panel with Ann Hedlund, PhD., curator of ethnology at Arizona State Museum and professor of anthropology at University of Arizona, Grace Glueck, former New York Times art critic, and artist Archie Brennan. Among artists scheduled to speak are: Christie Brown (Contemporary Applied Arts), Michael Eden (Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon), Sergey Jivetin and Jennifer Trask (Ornamentum), and Geoffrey Mann (Joanna Bird). Museum notables speaking include: Michael Petry, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art and Curator of the Royal Academy Schools Gallery (London), and Jeannine Falino, Curator of the Museum of Art and Design (New York).

LAPD

LAPD & Blenko Glass. There is a connection . . . .
Heart of Glass readers often hear me say ' the Blenko Water Bottle is the longest running item in the Blenko line'. The water bottle makes a perfect gift, for use as a pitcher, or to hold flowers. One often over looked idea is to have the bottle engraved. An engraved Blenko Water Bottle is a very special gift.
This one belongs to a Deputy Chief in California.
As with all Blenko Glass there is a story! Most often, the story is either about the person who made the glass, or the idea behind the gift.
This photo and story are from Blog friend Diane Weber.
I hope Diane doesn't mind that I'm sharing her story - - -


" When thinking of a really special gift, I naturally thought of Blenko. I asked Martha of Touch of Glass to etch an Electric Blue water bottle (closest thing to LAPD blue) with the Bureau and his badge. It came out beautifully. He loves it, and has put it in a spot where it grabs your eye when you walk into the office. One of our Commanders even commented that she could tell it had come from me, because I have two bottles on my desk, and she recognized the shape. At any rate, Blenko and Martha Buchanan helped me give a very kind leader an extra special gift"
Thank you
Diane

If you buy Blenko for engraving Touch of Glass is located in Hurricane WV, they do phone orders.
You can order at Blenko pre pay, and ask Blenko to drop off at Touch of Glass for engraving and
then prepay and Touch of Glass will send your gift to whomever.

WWW.BLENKOGLASS.COM

Blenko Glass www.blenkoglass.com is experiencing some problems with the website. Please return later this week.
Should you have questions, send emails to : theblenkoproject@aol.com .
Thank you for your support of West Virginia Glass and BLENKO GLASS please return to www.blenkoglass.com later this week.
Phone 304 743 9081 to place phone orders. Blenko Glass located in Milton, WV is open daily.

Pre-Designer Glass

519 decanter in Ruby
#486 cased decanter in Ruby and Crystal

I definitely like the older pieces that I can find. Hope you enjoy too.
-Bruce

Blenko Glass Company - Milton, WVa.

Blenko Glass Visitor Center, gift shop and the Blenko Glass Museum ( 2nd floor) are all open today.

Bring the children, allow them have lunch on the picnic table and feed the ducks while you shop.

www.blenkoglass.com for on line shopping

and for the address and hours of operation.

More Fabulous Husted Glass

#6122S in Charcoal
#6212 in Honey
627L in Turquoise

Husted Glass from Bruce

Hi Hillary,
We are having quite the snow storm here in north Texas but on the bright side it has made it possible to shoot several groupings that I have been wanting to get into the blog. Hope you enjoy.
Bruce


#564 in Amethyst

#5937 in Sea Green with shot glass stopper

#5521 in Gold with sipper stopper

Blenko Glass 2011

Many new items for 2011 are available for your viewing. The Blenko Glass http://www.blenkoglass.com/ web site is open 24/7 for shopping.

You'll want to print the $$ off coupon, this may be used in the Blenko Glass Shop at Milton, WV or for on line purchases.

Check out Blenko Glass for all your tableware, from a simple glass to art glass. www.blenkoglass.com

Learn more about Blenko Glass visit www.theblenkoproject.org Blenko Glass Project , created to preserve the history of Glass Workers in West Virginia.

www.blenkoglass.com

Are there new Water Bottle colors for 2011?

Pat Hall

Pat,

We haven't heard of new colors for 2011. Check out the Blenko Glass website. They are offering a new series of water bottles. This one is a bit more expensive at $60 per bottle.

You'll want to buy more than one.

Shown is the diamond optic electric blue water bottle new for 2011.

Blenko Glass offers 24/7 shopping on line, or you may visit the Factory in Milton, WVa.

hjh

Bruce Specht's Family Collection of Blenko Glass - Texas

This photo of orange and yellow glass* is the perfect pick me up for this dull cold day!
Blenko Glass www.blenkoglass.com put some color back into your life.

*Husted designed #617 and #647 in Tangerine

Do Not Leave Comments That Include Your Email Address

Please do not make comments that include your email address!
This is dangerous, and I do not always read carefully enough to delete.
Thank you
Hillary

Fire And Ice - Blenko Glass

Blenko 2011 catalog ( online) has a bowl in cobalt and yellow you will want to purchase.
This series was called FIRE AND ICE. Nothing represents West Virginia more than this series. Its a beautiful bowl.
Use alone as a decorate piece, or if like my family you use your Blenko daily. This one is a bowl you'll want to fill with snacks.
Shop Blenko Glass for wedding gifts, Birthday gifts, Anniversary gifts. Most all items can be etched with dates, messages etc.
Blenko Glass www.blenkoglass.com .