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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, July 17, 2012

Center PA Festival of Arts

Center PA festival of arts celebrated its 45th anniversary this year from July 12-15 (http://www.arts-festival.com/). It is a 4-day event that brings about 125,000 people to state college PA. Various artists use this as an opportunity to showcase their art, glass makers being one of them. Below are pictures from this year's festival of arts.

I also met a glass worker from Dayton Ohio whose art work reminded me of Blenko; Thomas Chapman, who runs Shiloh Hotglass (937-277-4592). He was kind enough to extend invitation to visit his work shop, and said he may consider making custom pieces. Below are 2 videos of Thomas Chapman at work at his residence.

Part 2# http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6490VdSo98

Thanks,
V

Below are some pictures from Festival of Arts, others can be found here https://picasaweb.google.com/103730108399998493227/PAFestivalOfArts?authkey=Gv1sRgCOK2hoXg6_H7eA






Pepper Grinders



Creations of Thomas Chapman, Shiloh Hotglass

Bird Feeders






7 comments:

Anonymous said...

phone number
email link
or some way to contact this person?
I am in need of outdoor glass
Elizabeth

Anonymous said...

If you tell us before the event
we can attend.
E.

Anonymous said...

Phone# of Thomas (Thompson) Chapman. 937-277-4592

Anonymous said...

ALWAYS APPRECIATE NICE PHOTOS AND HEARING ABOUT ART EVENTS
THANK YOU V

Anonymous said...

ELIZABETH
THE PHONE * IS LISTED AND I GOOGLED TO FIND.
MOUNTAIN RITA

Anonymous said...

I contacted this person
prices are very low
make that a big low.
Surprised and delighted
by the price when the
items arrive I'll speak to quality
but in the photos it looks good.

Anonymous said...

i bought some of his glass too. I found his glass to be on par with blenko, and prices much lower.
V