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Aqua Phoenix by Sharif Bey, 2020 Honorary Artist
Sharif Bey is from Beltzhoover, a neighborhood on the south side of Pittsburgh. He first discovered ceramics as a teenager at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild. Sharif was an idea furnace artist in residence for over a year at PGC and produced a new body of work that included necklace forms like this one that incorporate glass and ceramics together. Sharif's recent accolades are too numerous to mention but include being part of the 2018 Renwick Invitational, having five pieces acquired by the Carnegie Museum of Art, and receiving the Pollock-Krasner Award. In this piece Aqua Phoenix Sharif incorporates several of his signature ceramic bead forms including a lustered bird with cast glass rings.
9' x 4" x 53"
**Closing during the virtual celebration on Sep. 25 between 7-8pm**
Copper Ruby and Moss Green Spinner with Gold Ruby Flecks by Kathleen Mulcahy
Local artist Kathleen Mulcahy needs no introduction as the co-founder of Pittsburgh Glass Center. She has received countless awards over the years including being named artist of the year by the state of PA. Kathleen stopped making her signature spinner series in 2005. This one was created in 2004 with the help of her late husband, Ron Desmett. The spinner series brought back childhood memories of her dad and mom's toy store.
14" diameter x 18" long
Scent Bottle #080909 by Nick Mount
Nick Mount has been one of the leading figures in the Australian studio glass movement since the early 1970s. His work is informed but not confined by traditional venetian glass techniques. In this piece he uses the battuto technique to engrave the central orb. Battuto is a type of glass engraving that creates multifaceted wheel-engraved surface that resembles beaten metal. His aesthetic is both provocative and playful, intimate and spectacular as seen in this very tall red Scent Bottle with stopper.
8" x 5" x 57"
***1st Place Winner: Artwork Valued at $1,000 and Above***
In the Shadows by Blaine Steiner
This piece exemplifies some of the qualities of glass that make it Blaine's favorite material to work with. The heaviness and depth of the glass are contrasted by its upward reaching form and visual lightness, which are grounded by its steel base. The contrast of the qualities work together with the tension created by the weight balancing on its base to create a dynamic sculpture.
12" x 12" x 28"
Former Tech Apprentice
**Closing during the online celebration on Sep. 25 between 7-8pm**
'Singularity' by Ian Chadwick
Kiln-formed glass portal charger with sculpted edge. Ian Chadwick has a background in sculpture and stained-glass window design, disciplines which he applies to his constantly evolving range of kiln-formed glass art. The glass Ian produces uses rotational symmetry as a tool to achieve patterns which exhibit a hypnotic, op-art effect. Ian uses kiln-forming techniques to produce sheets of striped, coloured glass which are then deconstructed and reconstructed into symmetrical patterns. These patterns embody Ian's interest in the esoteric art of sacred geometry, commonly used in the rose windows of cathedrals and spiritual visual devices or Mandalas, used by religions and cultures throughout time. These arrangements are then kiln-fired and extensively cold worked with diamond abrasives to produce the finished piece.
16" x 16" x 2"
**Premier auction items close Sep. 25 at 9pm EST**
Bumbershoot by Jason Christian
A Seattle icon at its best - the umbrella.This one is created with Jason Christian is a glass artist living in the Seattle area. He became involved in glass art at the age of 21- starting as a factory charger, slowly developing his glass knowledge through experience. He has worked with a variety of well-known artists in the Seattle community, including Lino Tagliapietra, Martin Blank, Preston Singletary, James Mongrain, and Nancy Callan. Jason has also taught at Urban Glass, Pilchuck Glass School, and University of Texas Arlington. For almost a decade he has been an integral member of Dale Chihuly's boathouse team, collaborating and working with international artists, including Pino Singnoretti.
18" x 20" x 18"
Architecture in the Environment Series 2 by Judy Elliot
Judi Elliott's work is kiln formed and sculptural. Her inspiration is "the house" and all things architectural. She depicts houses and large walls in glass, employing simplified geometric forms and bold primary colours combined with expressive textures. Elliott is one of Australia's most well respected glass artists. She studied in Australia and overseas and has exhibited widely across the globe. This wall panel comes with mounting brackets and a catalog of her work.
20" x 4" x 31"
The Blues, First Hundred Days by Matt Eskuche
Matt Eskuche began flameworking in 1998 and has studied with many talented contemporary makers including Emilio Santini and Cesare Toffolo. With his iconic trash glass style, Matt has taken the mundane everyday objects that we throw in the trash and transformed them into amazing glass objects that explore the ideas of overconsumption and wastefulness. Each piece is true to scale and has an incredible amount of detail.
about 15"" x 15"" x 15"" installed
Premier, Pittsburgh Artist
Blurred by Jason Forck
Jason Forck is a Pittsburgh based artist working primarily in glass. Raised on a small Kansas farm, his work explores the often understated and overlooked beauty of the rural Americana landscape. This piece is blown glass with a subtle cane pattern at the bottom and a soft sandblasted surface. Jason is a past tech apprentice at Pittsburgh Glass Center and currently works as our Creative Projects Director where he designs functional tableware as well as custom lighting for architectural projects.
14" x 12" x 3"
Premier, Pittsburgh Artist, Former Tech Apprentice
This Beautiful Soul. Black Madonna of Utter Loveliness and Glory. by Vanessa German
Poet, performer, photographer, and sculptor Vanessa German creates works that explore the power of transformation and healing. She scours her Pittsburgh neighborhood searching for objects to incorporate into her art. "I surrender myself to the objects that call up to me," she has said. This intricate mixed-media sculpture combines acryic, coins, bottle caps, rhinestones, and glitter. With these three-dimensional collages German reclaims objects and words that symbolize the oppression of African Americans for generations, creating serene, if surreal, figures.
24" x 20" x 2"
Sweet on Me by Susan Taylor Glasgow
Susan Taylor Glasgow's work embraces the feminine ideals of sewing and cooking, but in the contrary material of glass, offering conflicting messages of comfort and expectation. This "Sweet on Me' slice of cake has all the bells and whistles. A glass napkin, a glass fork and a double decker slice of glass cake too. Susan says she only ever made two double decker slices of cake and this is one of them!
8" x 8" x 8"
Lemon slice bowl by Steve Hagan
In the visual language of glass, murrini techniques and patterning are Steve Hagen's preferred vocabulary. Murrini are made by layering different colors of molten glass around a core, which is then heated and stretched to form a glass pattern rod. When cool, the rod is sliced into cross-sections with each slice possessing the same pattern as the others. His attraction to this process is likely rooted in his early education as a printmaker. Now, instead of reproducing multiples of a two-dimensional image, Steve designs and creates repeatable murrini structures with colored and clear glass often referencing citrus fruits.
14" diameter x 6" tall
***2nd Place Winner: Artwork Valued at $1,000 and Above***
Starlight by Toshikazu Kobayashi
Toshikazu Kobayashi was included in Pittsburgh Glass Center's 2007 exhibition "Allure of Japanese Glass" and Toshikazu has continued to make beautiful nature scenes in glass. His work references traditional Japanese expression like Japanese-style paintings, ceramics, lacquer and architecture. This orb piece is reminiscent of the night sky with a half moon rising over head. Toshikazu hopes that viewers can feel the grace and the tension from nature in his work.
6" x 6" x 10"
Ring Around the Rabbit by Dana Laskowski
Dana is a Pittsburgh native and former SiO2 student (PGC's high school program) who fell in love with all of the various forms of glassworking. She is inspired by medieval rabbits, overwhelming emotions, and nostalgia. This piece was created with Float Glass and Enamel and is from the 2016 exhibtion "Out of the Archives and Into the Gallery" that PGC produced with the Carniege Musuem of Natural History.
18" x 18" x 2.5" (with stand)
Premier, Former PGC High School Student, Former Tech Apprentice, Pittsburgh Artist
Collaborative Reticello Bowl by Dante Marioni & Janusz Pozniak
Dante Marioni and Janusz Pozniak have worked together for over 20 years, however, they have rarely collaborated on pieces and even rarer still have they both signed the finished piece. This beautiful blue reticello bowl is in fact signed and dated 2020 by both Dante and Janusz. The term reticello is Italian meaning "glass with a small network" and is a type of blown glass made with canes organized in a crisscross pattern to form a fine net, which contains tiny air traps. This reticello is perfect which is not surprising as Dante & Janusz are both masters of the technique.
13" diameter x 6" tall
***3rd Place Winner: Artwork Valued at $1,000 and Above***
Faux Roman Cage by Ashley McFarland
A cage cup, also vas diatretum, plural diatreta, or "reticulated cup" is a type of luxury late Roman glass vessel, found from roughly the 4th century, and "the pinnacle of Roman achievements in glass-making". Diatreta consist of an inner beaker and an outer cage or shell of decoration that stands out from the body of the cup, to which it is attached by short stems or shanks. About fifty cups or, more often, fragments have survived, and there are only a few in near-complete condition. This reimagined cage cup is a lost wax crystal casting and is composed of two parts- the inner bowl and the basket in which it sits.
12" diameter x 5" tall
Pittsburgh 6-pack by Tim Menees & Rob Rogers with CUD
Famous Pittsburgh cartoonists Tim Menes and Rob Rogers painted these bottles with the help of artist duo CUD, John Drury and Robbie Miller, during a residency at PGC in 2003. They represent iconic Pittsburgh "characters".
9" x 5" x 9" (real six pack and bottles)
Ribcage Vessel by John Miller
John Miller likes to make large colorful scuplutres like this ribcage vessel that defy human strengh and gravity. This piece was created by blowing a large vessel then cooling it down, cutting large slits into the side and reheating and blowing into it again so his breath expands the ribcage form.
13" x 3" x 29"
Peony by Lyla Nelson
Lyla Nelson's childhood summers in Puerto Rico were filled with crayons and learning to paint from the next door neighbor in the yard. Relocating to the U.S. for her adolescent and high school years, ceramics became an integral part of her exploration into other mediums. From crayons to paint to fibers to ceramics, discovering the medium of glass challenged Lyla in new ways. Her botanical series, which this work is from, combines blown glass with coldworking techniques like sand carving to create the intricate layers of color and texture.
5" diameter x 10.5" tall
Light Green and Brown Floral Lace Vessel by Etsuko Nishi
Etsuko Nishi is a leading expert in the pâte de verre, one of the oldest and more difficult forms of glass making. The desired form is first created out of clay, which is used as the basis for a mould. Glass powder is then mixed with a special kind of paste, and the mixture is placed into the mould and fired. The heat causes the glass to melt and take on the form. Once it has cooled, it is removed from the mould. Etsuko Nishi creates very complex forms using pâte de verre, and to do so relies on over ten years of studying as well as years of experimenting with glass. Over the course of her career, she has developed a unique technique for creating her moulds that are inspired by floral forms. Glass is often perceived as a sharp, hard and cold material. Etsuko Nishi instead skilfully creates pieces that are delicate, warm and soft. Her work embodies Japanese appreciation for nature, its asymmetry and irregularities. Her pieces are reminiscent of the Japanese art of Ikebana, which is a type of floral arrangement that appreciates the beauty of single flower and respects its natural shape. The form of her pieces and the colour combinations are what excite the artist, and remind her of flowers.
8" x 8"x 12"
Premier
Kilnformed Murrine Bowl by Nathan Sandberg
Nathan Sandberg is widely credited as the pioneer of modern Vitrograph methods which involve pullng cane from a 1700 degree kiln suspended overhead. This vessel is made of murrinie made from this vitrograph method and then kilnformed into a dropout vessel.
14" diameter x 4.5" tall
Bird & Bone Platter by Amanda Simmons
Amanda makes kiln formed glass objects like this beautiful platter by playing with gravity in the kiln. Manipulating mass, heat, colour and time she aims to create complex, elusive work that has intense colour and pattern which reacts to the light it is placed in. She uses opaque glass powders to construct her work because of its varying translucency as the form elongates in the kiln. She finishes the kiln fired pieces using many cold working processes to shape and mark the glass including sandblasting, hand lapping and diamond point and wheel engraving.
22" diameter x 3" high
Murrini Bowl by Sam Stang
Sam Stang does strong and intricate work, with clear evidence of its roots in the Italian tradition of glassblowing. This large conical bowl with diamond shaped murrini pattern creates beautiful shapes in the shadows as the light travels through the transparent colors.
19.5" diameter x 9" height
***1st Place Winner: Artwork Valued Under $1,000***
Lidded Bottles by Lisa Zerkowitz
This is a beautiful and elegant pair of hand blown glass bottles in apricot and buttercream with green accents. Each bottle is made using a traditional Italian technique called incalmo - the joining of bubbles hot. Green necks uphold a stopper that has flame worked glass leaves applied hot to the surface.
10.5" x 5" (apricot) and 6" x 7" (buttercream)
Marble Hexagons by Scott Aiken
Fused and slumped glass bowl made from individual marbles.
19" Diameter x 5" Deep
Pittsburgh Artist
**Silent auction items close Sep. 25 at 10pm EST**
Low Tide Para Bowl by Salvador Alane
Salvador Alane offers line of modern bar and tableware from glass artists Julian Salvador Maturino and Leah Alane Lynn. Julian and Leah began making work together in 2011 at Penland School of Crafts, where they instantly connected over a love of glass and product design. Since 2016, they have been developing a line of thoughtfully designed glassware. Exploring optics and layers of transparency, their new collection of glassware, decanters, pitchers, serving pieces, and home décor are sophisticated and timeless.
9' diameter x 9"
Pittsburgh Artist, Former Tech Apprentice
Two Low Tide Whiskey glasses with Nikka Japanese Single Malt Whiskey by Salvador Alane
Salvador Alane Offers line of modern bar and tableware from glass artists Julian Salvador Maturino and Leah Alane Lynn. Julian and Leah began making work together in 2011 at Penland School of Crafts, where they instantly connected over a love of glass and product design. Since 2016, they have been developing a line of thoughtfully designed glassware. Exploring optics and layers of transparency, their new collection of glassware, decanters, pitchers, serving pieces, and home décor are sophisticated and timeless.
Each glass is 3" tall
Drinkware. Pittsburgh Artist, Former Tech Apprentice
Swirled cane paperweight by Unknown Artist
One round paperweight with blue, green, yellow and white swirl.
about 3" x 3" x 3"
Swizzle Sticks by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
Set of four flameworked glass swizzle sticks with multi color pattern and blue dots.
each stick is 8" long
Memory by Sandra Bacchi
Photo printed on a decal and fired on glass sheets in the kiln, framed on wood and aluminum.
10" x 12" framed
Distorted Perspectives by Sandra Bacchi
9" x 21" framed
Unique Sunsets by Sandra Bacchi
9.5" x 29" framed
Flower by Isaac Beachy
Copper foil construction
12" x 16"
Stained Glasses by Isaac Beachy
Copper foil construction in reclaimed glasses frames.
2" x 4"
Semilla by Jonathan Bolivar
Blown glass vessel with leaf decoration on top.
13" tall
Los Suenos by Jonathan Bolivar
7" x 7" x 13"
Margarita Package by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
A set of four colorful margarita glasses and a bottle of 1800 Anejo tequilla.
Each glass is 5" tall by 5" wide
Drinkware. Pittsburgh Artist
Chihuly Premium Book Package by Chihuly Studio
Four Chihuly books including Chihuly Black, Chihuly Silvered, Chihuly at Fairchild, Chihuly Cylinders, and one DVD Chihuly Short Cuts II
Encalmo Bowl by Chris Clarke
This bowl is made by joining two rings of glass together in a technique called encalmo. Here transparent gold topaz and opaque denim blue compliment each other beautifully.
9.5" diameter x 6" tall
Origin of the World - In Color by Lylic Clemm
Glass mosaic recreation of the L'Origine du monde, an oil painting by the French artist Gustave Courbet.
13.25" x 16.25"
Blown Glass Rhondel by Unknown Artist
Blown glass rhondel in blue and green with pink detail.
12" x 12" x 1"
Waterjet Sample by Vanessa Cutler
Waterjet is a process that Vanessa has built up an intimacy with. Part engineer, part artist the machine offers a new set of skills and questions about how industrial technology has a role in the development of both ideas and the material. The work explores how the machine can push the perception of industrial made items and in return produce a unique handmade object. Vanessa has recently returned to full time making after a number of years in Higher Education. An artist, educator, and consultant in waterjet for both creative and industrial sectors, she has helped numerous artists apply the technology into their work. She was recently featured in PGC's Silica Valley exhibition.
6" x 6" x 1.5"
Catch of the Day by Sarah Cohen
Salmon skin, tanned by hand, is laminated inside glass lenses that magnify what is inside. Just keep swimming! Be one with nature. Silver leaf earrings to match. Totally unique, like you!
.5" pendant, 17" stainless steel chain, earrings with sterling silver ear wires
Pittsburgh Artist, Former Tech Apprentice, Jewelry
***3rd Place Winner: Jewelry***
The Lure of the Sirens by Sarah Cohen
Try to escape the enchanting call of the Sirens and be seduced by the beauty of glass. Real book pages taken from The Odyssey are repurposed to serve as fierce jewelry. Trinkets like a glass hand and fish are included on the net-like stainless steel chain. What will you catch?
1.5" diameter pendant, 30" adjustable steel chain
Implosion Spiral by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
Borosilicate Glass Implosion design backed with transparent ruby
About 1.5" round
Love Wins by Mary Costello
This simple and beautiful message is set off by the bright colors of this stained glass window. Framed in oak with hanging chain.
28" x 21" including frame
Elegant Butterflyfish by deb crowley
Flameworked tropical glass fish with stand
3" x 1" x 4"
Bluechin Triggerfish with stand by deb crowley
Flameworked colorful glass fish with stand
Set of 6 wood engravings of glassmaking processes by Denis Diderot
6 engravings of glass making pulled from an illustrated book published c. 1770 called "L'Encyclopédie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonné Des Sciences, Des Arts, Et Des Métiers"
Engravings are 5" x 8.5" matted and framed to 9" x 12"
Minuet by Evelyn Dunstan
Evelyn Dunstan is a New Zealand based artist known for intricate details often of flora and fauna with beautiful color placement in cast glass using a lost-wax technique. Modifying materials, techniques, and methods, has allowed her to cast fine detail and control color placement, as can be seen in this beautiful cast glass mask. A passion for her surrounding environment, with a strong focus on ecological concerns, influence a methodology throughout the work and making process.
4" x 5" x 14"
Inspire (Dandelion) by Percy Echols
Blown and engraved glass, with metal stand Made during Pittsburgh Glass Center Technician Apprenticeship in 2017. Inspire is a series of blown glass lungs, which began as an exercise in drawing on glass using engraving and carving techniques. In creating the lungs, an effortless fluidity and breath are required to give it shape and form. To balance these efforts, like its namesake, I let the process be my inspiration. Each drawing starts with a series lines that wrap around the piece. These lines are then used as guides to create an evolving pattern when viewed from multiple perspectives. While Design is the focus of the work, the labor reveals something beautiful when we can peel away the outer layers and see what lies beneath.
14" x 6" x 7"
Wine Lovers Set by Penn + Fairmount
This set includes 8 Penn+Fairmount Inflate wine glasses in a rainbow of colors, a bottle of Rombauer Vineyards Napa Valley 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, and a flameworked implosion wine stopper.
Each cup is 4" tall
Gold Leaf Inflate Wine Set by Penn + Fairmount
This set includes two gold leaf wine glasses from the Penn + Fairmount line and a bottle of Clemente VII Chianti.
Glasses are 3" tall
Champagne Set by Penn + Fairmount
This set includes two gold topaz stemless champagne flutes from the Penn + Fairmount line and a bottle of Veuve Clicquot. Cheers!
Glasses are 5" tall
***3rd Place Winner: Artwork Valued Under $1,000***
The Pastel Jay by Shane Fero
Flameworked glass & acid-etched from 2019
4" x 7" x 3.2"
Light Shaker 3.2.B by Jenn Figg & Matthew McCormack
Light Shaker 3.2.B is a hand-held percussive light instrument that illuminates when shaken without batteries or external power. The form is hand blown, cut, and polished. The custom interior harness harvests human energy using piezo technology.
Real-time visualization of energy is a driving theme in our collaborative research project, Human Interaction, Energy Harvesting, and Lumia. We are inspired by Moholy-Nagy light play, specifically, Lichtspiele, that creates "light-space-time continuity in the synthesis of motion." Our Kinetic Light Instruments function similarly and are a futuristic extension of these fundamental ideas with the added focus of human energy harvesting. Originally conceived as tools to visualize the exuberant energy of drummers and percussionists, they operate as an antidote both to the stress inducing strobes of authority vehicles and the sedative effects of television. These techno-cultural reimagined objects are inspired by traditional instruments, including seed shakers and rain sticks. In the shakers and rattles, we construct unique piezo wiring harnesses to demonstrate complex energy relationships. Kinetic Light Instruments are interactive, sensorial sculptures that connect performers and audiences in a new way with human generated light by merging the materials of light and sound, directly connecting these phenomena with movements of the body.
We create instruments and objects that harness human-generated kinetic energy to sustain connection, communication, and creativity, as conduits for participants to project their own energy out as light. This real time visualization of energy is a reminder of the power we each possess to create positive change and beauty in the world.
Glacial Galaxy Vessel by Kaley Finegan
Kilnformed glass bowl in blue
10" diameter x 2.5" tall
Two small twist bud Vases by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
These two cute little bud vases are blown into an optic mold. One is transparent cranberry and the other transparent grey
Large is 4.5" tall, smaller one is 3.5" tall
Mini Monstera by Melissa T Fitzgerald
Hand sawed and shaped from nickel Coated with green glass enamel Jewelry findings and chain are sterling silver
Earrings: 1" x 1" Pendant: 1.5" x 2" Chain 18" or 20" Length option
Untitled by Elizabeth Fortunato
Cast glass, pigment
8" x 5" x 5"
Former Tech Apprentice, Pittsburgh Artist, Former PGC High School Student
Bud vase and Bowl Set by Jarrod Futscher
This is a Sky Blue with a White Threader wrap bud vase and high wall Bowl Set.
5" x 5" x 4" and 8" x 8" x 8"
Former Tech Apprentice, Pittsburgh Artist
Pair of white, green and blue paperweights by Unknown Artist
One small round white and green paperweight and one tall oval white, green and blue paperwiehgt
small 2" x 2" x 2" tall 4" x 2" x 2"
Double Salt Cellar by Morgan Gilbreath
Kiln Cast and hand carved double salt cellar - perfect for salt & pepper (or herbs, jewelry, keys, etc - really anything). The dish is one of a kind, carved in randomized battutto pattern across the entire piece. Fun Fact: This was carved entirely at home during quarantine using a hand drill.
5" x 2.5" x 1"
Former PGC High School Student
***2nd Place Winner: Jewelry***
Funky Stripes Pendant & Earrings set by Anthony Gima
Flameworked borosilicate glass pendant and matching earrings. Black and teal. Earrings have sterling silver fishhooks.
Pendant is 1" diameter & Earrings are 1" tall.
The Lorax by Rae Gold
Fiber artist Rae Gold participated in PGC's Idea Furnace residency program. When she is not experimenting with glass she is creating whimsical fiber sculptures like this Lorax.
7" x 2" x 26"
Winter Burst by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
Borosilicate glass containing a winter explosion of colors
Burnout Sphere Vase by Jaclyn Harris
Kiln formed and blown glass
8" x 8"
Large Dichroic Flattened Paperweight by Unknown Artist
One large paperwight with blue and green dichoric internal details
4" x 4" x 4"
Bottled Wings by Justin Harvilla
A prime example of the Captured Collection, "Bottled Wings" consists of a whimsical pale green insect caught in a clear glass enclosure.
4" x 5" x 4"
Yellow Hopper by Justin Harvilla
A yellow arachnid from the imagination of Justin Harvilla, this piece is set in a black framed shadow box for ease of display and cleaning.
4" x 5" x 1.75"
Spiked Swirl by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
Borosilicate Glass Implosion design backed with transparent ruby w/ 3 dot embellishment
UFO Series #7 by Will Haynes
Denim Blue Vase
15" x 6 "x 6"
Pittsburgh Artists, Former Tech Apprentice
Holiday Fused Plate by Gwendolyn Hilger
Fused glass platter with inner window detail.
8.5" x 10"
Blue Fused Plate Set by Gwendolyn Hilger
3 3x3 dishes and 1 5x10 dish
3" x 3" and 5" x 10"
Jimbo Cups by Benny Hill
Jimbo Cups is a design company that combines traditional craft with new technologies. Jimbo Cups was created in June of 2017 by Benny Hill and Jimbo Graham. Jimbo spent the early summer of 2017 researching and practicing mold blown glass techniques at Pilchuck Glass School just outside of Stanwood, Washington. Jimbo, energized by what an amazing educational experience Pilchuck had been, teamed up with Benny to make cups in 2017. Using Benny's expertise in maker space settings, the two created molds using emergent technologies, such as 3D printing and CNC machining. Glass would then be blown into these molds using the same glass-blowing technique the Romans had used thousands of years before. Benny and Jimbo feel that their unique collaboration, incorporating the fine arts with new technologies and fabrication techniques, continues to lead to joyful and meaningful interactions and experiences, which they hope to share with you through their designs at Jimbo Cups. Paired with two bottles of Cistum 2009 Garnacha.
Light Blue Spiral Vase by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
This blown glass vase was blown into a spiral spring to give it the unique shape. The lip has a white lip wrap.
6" diameter x 12" tall
Purple Bindo by Christopher Hofmann
Purple lidded jar. Blown glass.
7.25" x 6" x 6"
Cocktail Collection, Perlina style by Malfatti Glass-Jill Reynolds & Dan Spitzer
The Cocktail Collection features one pair each of Malfatti's new barware designs: the Highball, the Campana, and the Rocks. They'll give cocktails, whether on ice, mixed, or served up, a striking look and a satisfying feel. Packed in a deluxe gift box and includes a bottle of Stateside Vodka, Bombay Sapphire East, and Basil Hayden's bourbon to get the party started.
Tallest glass is 6" high
Drinkware
Large Linework Bowl by Drew Kail
Camp Copeland's Large Linework Bowl is inspired by modernist design and is intended to be a statement piece. The object is kilnformed glass which has been coldworked and slumped to create a ball surface bowl.
18" diameter x 3"
Libation by Daniel Kilbride
Four clear goblets with a bottle of Chateau Juvenal Frecnch Red Wine
13" x 5" x 7"
Tropical Seahorses with Pineapple by Unknown Artist
Two whimsical sculted glass seahorses with a blown glass pineapple
11" x 3" x 3" each seahorse
Glacier by Mitchell Kile
Blown, Cut, Polished Glass
12" x 3.5" x 4.5"
The Face of Medusa by Rocky Kindelberger
The head of the Gorgon, Medusa whose heas was covered in poisonous snakes instead of hair rentered in stained glass. The panel is circular and comes with both a metal stand as well as hooks in case the buyer wants to hang it in a window instead.
22" diameter stained glass panel with metal stand it is 31" tall
Gin & Tonic Set by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
This set included a light grey transparent pitcher with handle and stirrer with four clear orbit cups and a bottle of Bombay Sapphire - just add tonic.
Pitcher and stirrer are 12" tall, Glasses are 3.5" tall
Sunburn by Sam Laffey
Fused glass with a tea-stained wooden stand
2" x 7" x 8"
Pair of green and blue swirled paperweights by Unknown Artist
Two small oval papewieghts with green and blue patterns
about 2" x 2" x 2" each
Skull without a Black Jug by Zach Layhew
Blown and scuplted glass skull with metal stand.
5" x 7" x 12"
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Hair - Gilded Memories Series by Priscilla Kar Yee Lo
Lost wax cast glass, Borosilicate armature, gold gilded shadow box
Gilded Memories Series aims to address the visual cues, specifically in toys given to children, which function as a part of a wider system to maintain power within an androcentric social structure. The trinkets within these memories mark the first exposure of a young female to the world's perception and expectations of their role within society. The doll's hair brush in ""Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Hair"" reinforces not only the idea that females must place a high regard on their appearance but also the obligation to care for and nurture children. The expectation of females to be nurturers and maintain social norms continue to be subtly reinforced and normalized through the marketing of gendered toys. ""Hair play"" continues to be a dominant feature of female-targeted toys as it triggers and mimics grooming, a fundamental nurturing behaviour displayed by all primates, including humans.
Spider Pendant Necklace by Mike Mangiafico
Flameworked beads and necklace
Necklace is 12" long. Pendant is 1.5" across
Celestial-19 by Susan Marvin-Ryall
Translucent flameworked borosilicate glass bonsai tree.
6" x 6" x 7"
Crystal and Jute by Kate Mason & Ashley McFarland
Two cast Crystal bowls and handmade macrame plant hangers with Spiderwort and Peperomia plants
5" diameter bowls
Blue & Purple Paperweight by Unknown Artist
Scultped glass paperweight with blue and purple swirl, mirrored band and engraving
3" x 3" x 3"
Recycled Wine and Beer bottle cheese plate with Dome by Julian Maturino
Julian often makes work from recycled elements like this beautiful cheese dome make from a beer bottle and wine bottle. Julian enjoys the challenge of taking a recognizable object that people use and throw away every day and transforming it into something elegant.
6.5" diameter x 11" tall
2 Pint Glasses and Beer by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
This set includes 2 hand blown pint glasses with a clear wrap detail and a four pack of Voodoo Brewery's Hoodoo India Pale Ale
Each glass is 6" tall and holds a full pint of beer
Flattened cane paperweight by Unknown Artist
Flattened paperwieght with green, purple and gold details
Transparency in Roots by Ashley McFarland
Cast class box with crystal cabochons and air plants.
8.5" x 4.5" x 3.5" inches
Recrafted and regardened by Ashley McFarland
Five recrafted milk bottle planters with succulents from City Grows, a $15 City Grows gift certificate, and construction sign themed garden stakes all together in one little package!
Clear Twist Bowl by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
This cute bowl is the perfect size for your coffee table made in clear glass with an optic twist.
6.5" diameter x 4"
Nature Flow by Deb McMullen
Multi green high fire pattern bar platter
8" x 12"
Out with the Old and in with the New by Sam Meketon
This is a glass blown piece with various CNC milled brass stamps used to create optics on the surface of the glass. The base is made out of a repurposed 1960's bottle crate that was taken apart and milled on a CNC machine to house the lights and decorate with a dahlia mandala. The title "Out with the Old and in with the New," references the change in style of work that I create. I now use digital technology to create these stamps but am still rooted in the idea that; composting, repurposing, upcycling, and recycling are the way of the future, without these fundamentals it will be impossible to live self-sustaining lifestyles.
10" x 16' x 15"
Colorful Cocktail Set by Clarkelwee Glass + Melissa Fitzgerald
This colorful cocktail set comes with four spiral glasses made by Clarkelwee glass (othersiwe known as PGC staff members Chris Clarke and Heather McElwee), four swizzel sticks made by Melissa Fitzgerald and a bottle of The Botanist Gin. Just add your mixer of choice and enjoy!
Each cup is 6.5" tall and each swizzel stick is 8" long.
Blissful Ignorance by Elean Messmer
Flameworked swing reminiscent of the simplicity of childhood
5" x 9" x 6"
Our World by Joshua Messmer
Made of blown glass and mixed media, Our World, focuses on the simplicity of what an entire world can be made of.
10" x 10" x 12"
4 Pint Glasses and Beer by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
This set includes 4 hand blown pint glasses with a clear wrap detail and a twelve pack of beer from Grist House including four Krisp Kolsch, four Maximum Power IPA's, and four Conspiracy Tangle IPA's.
Untitled by Drue Miller
Fused dichroic glass pendant. Lavender base glass reflects fiery opal tones. 1.25" long. Attached silver bail and 16" black satin cord necklace.
1.25"
Fused dichroic glass pendant. Textured metallic flower on black. 1.5" x 2". Attached gold bail and 16" black satin cord necklace.
1.5" x 2"
This set includes 2 hand blown pint glasses and a four pack of Grist House's Maximum Power IPA
Cheeseburger with Lettuce & Tomato by John Miller
Hot sculpted Glass. This life sized cheeseburger comes from the whimsical mind of artist John Miller whose series "Blue Plate Special" recreates inconic diner scenes and food items.
4" x 4" x 3"
Mickey Mori Green Gem by John Moran
Hot sculpted Glass 2020
8" x 8" x 4"
Necklasaurus Rex by Shelley Morren
19" neckpiece with a 3x1.5" glass focal bead and 92 glass spacer beads. Soda lime glass, flame sculpted, surface effects, mica flakes, signature murrina, on steel cable with copper hook and eye closure.
19" total length
Jewelry
***1st Place Winner: People's Choice***
***2nd Place Winner: Artwork Valued Under $1,000***
Bubble Stack by Tate Newfield
This blown glass stack of bubbles is playful and perfectly balanced. Created by joining multiple bubbles together while hot.
9" x 14" x 19"
Assorted books and video about glass by Book & Video Package
This book set includes books and videos about William Morris, Afro Celatto, Jon Goldberg, Richard Marquis, Nick Mount, Deborah Horrell and Phillip Baldwin & Monica Guggisberg
Various sizes
Books
Red Blown Vessel by Jeff Phelps
Blown Glass vessel with sublte striped red pattern.
16" x 16" x 16"
Manhattans Anyone? by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
This set includes 6 handblown rocks glasses with white cane detail at the bottom as well as four flameworked stirring sticks and a Manhattan Kit from Wigle Whiskey. Kit includes 2 x 750ml Bottles Organic Pennsylvania Straight Rye Whiskey, 1 x Bottle Cocktail Mixer No. 1 Vermouth, 1 x bottle Organic Pomander Orange Whiskey Bitters, 1 x jar 8 oz Amarena Italian maraschino cherries
Each cup is 4" tall. Each stirring stick is 8" long.
Clear Hot Pressed Deco Dagger Necklace by Gillian Preston
Hot cast glass with gold leaf and gold filled 20-14" chain, pressed into a 3D printed Steel Mold
3.5" x 1.25"
Pittsburgh Artist, Jewelry
Clear and Gold Leaf Hot Pressed Mini Ellipse Necklace by Gillian Preston
Hot Cast glass, fused gold leaf and a 16-18" sterling silver chain. Cast using a 3D Printed Steel Mold.
1.5" x 1"
Blue Cane Vessel by Stephen Protheroe
Blown glass vessel with blue and pink twisted cane decoration
8" x 8" x 18"
P-51 Mustang by Travis Rohrbaugh
Waterjet cut glass, cold worked and assembled
10" x 9" x 3"
Warping Collide by Christopher Ross
2 compositions divided by a clear a band. One end is infinitely dense in near black while the other side is metallic blue cut multiple times by other thin bands of clear glass. Both halves are warping at the center.
9.5" x 5.5" x 5.5"
Pittsburgh Artist, Former Tech Apprentice, Former PGC High School Student
***2nd Place Winner: People's Choice***
monsterZ portal by Chad Parker & Sam Meketon
Oversized Goblet with monsterZ marble
6" x 6" x 20"
Goodnight Moon by Daria Sandburg & Sarah Cohen
Form becomes time and memory by visually creating a quiet glimpse into a personal history. Familiar objects recall memories and stories for each viewer. Daria's assemblage works contain hidden treasures. Coming together with glass and metal, both artists foster imagination by creating a participatory experience between the artwork and the mind.
1" diameter glass pendant, 4" with star tassel, 16-18" adjustable necklace
2 purple ornament set by Beyvan Schantz
2 white and purple swirled ornaments to go as a set.
3.5" hook to bottom
Red, white and green ornament set by Beyvan Schantz
2 red white and green speckled ornaments to go as a set
4" hook to bottom
Four CNC Milled Handblown Glasses with Beer set by John Sharvin
These hand blown glasses were made by blowing into a CNC milled mold to create the unique pattern on the feet. This set comes with a mixed 12 pack of beers from Grist House including four Krisp Kolsch, four Maximum Power IPA's, and four Conspiracy Tangle IPA's.
Each cup is 5" tall
Two CNC Milled handblown Glasses & Beer Set by John Sharvin
These hand blown glasses were made by blowing into a CNC milled mold to create the unique pattern on the feet. This set comes with a special collaboration beer from Collective Arts Brewery in Ontario, Canada. Origin of Darkness is a bourbon barrel aged imperial stout.
Each cup is 5.5" tall
Collet Decanter and Cups by John Sharvin
This decanter set includes a CNC milled decanter with stopper, two glasses, and a Core Survival Set from Wigle Whiskey which includes 1 x 750mL Organic Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 1 x 750mL Organic Straight Rye Whiskey, and 1 x 750mL Organic Dutch-Style Gin
Each cup is 4" tall and the decanter is 10" tall
-ü-Ä-?-?-Ä-?-?-? (ghosts), #52 and #49 by Becky Slemmons
Cast glass frames created at PGC, ink & graphite on gessoed paper. Frames are 100 percent solid glass; no black paint is used' only black and clear glass.
In the 7 films that Andrei Tarkovsky directed (1962-1986) there are 66 shots in which a dog appears. Most are German Shepherds. In interviews, Tarkovsky refused talk about the meaning or role of these dogs in his films, aside from the comment, They are [just] dogs. But in a separate interview, I discovered that he mentioned this, paraphrasing: The night before I left my family and homeland Russia, not certain if I would ever return, I hosted a farewell party. All of my friends wished me well enthusiastically, but it was my German Shepherd that would not look me in the eye.
Each drawing represents one of the 66 shots in Tarkovsky's films, in which a dog appears. In the drawings, the scene is abstracted, and the dog's movement is documented by a graphite line. Tarkovsky's films are quiet and timeless. His films are comprised of archetypal vignettes which, to me, still seem to be happening now, no matter that the dogs have long gone, no chance of any of them yet being alive.
Black & White Pattern Bar Dish Set by Becky Smith
Set of fused glass plates in various sizes - 1 14 x 14 platter, 2 11 x 11 platters, 2 7 x7 plates, 2 5 x 5 plates, and 2 3 x 3 plates
Cream & Silver Fused Glass Dish Set by Becky Smith
Set of fused glass plates in various sizes - 2 10 x 10 plates, 2 6 x6 plates, 2 5 x5 plates, and 2 3 x 3 plates
Delighted by Margaret Spacapan
Hot-Sculpted Glass.
The pieces are a true sign of the times of when they were made. The work was meant to feel infinite, yet resolved and was conceptualized from a desire and attempt to be always delighted. The final pieces of the series were sculpted with a team of three people just days before the stay at home order was issued in our county due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The finishing touches and decisions to complete the piece were made in the solace of my home studio.
4" x 20" x 12"
Contortion by Sam Spees
Blown and sculpted glass with found objects
6" x 7" x 2"
Wine Set for Two by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
This set includes two handblown cups with white cane detail, a bottle of 2016 Infinito red wine, and a flameworked wine stopper.
Each glass is 3.5" tall
Olive with a Twist by Julie Uber
Fused glass platter with cane application and stand.
10" x 10"
"Mastos" Copper Rolling Bowl by Steven Durow
Blown and cut glass bowl with copper inclusions
8" x 8" x 7"
Colossal Wobbler by Robert Warden
Large hand blown fishing lure with flame worked treble hooks, swivel, and hardware, mounted on a wood plaque. Soft Glass, Borosilicate Glass, Wood, Brass, UV glue.
14" long
***1st Place Winner: Jewelry***
***3rd Place Winner: People's Choice***
Glass Chain w/Pendant by Jeri Warhaftig
This is a borosilicate glass chain with a soft glass cabochon set in sterling silver. The cabochon is a central pendant with a front hook that acts as a clasp.. The piece is signed with a glass tag bearing my JW logo.
21" long
Southern Tier Gift Package
This gift package includes one hand blown Belgian style beer glass, one Southern Tier Pumking glass, Southern Tier branded sunglasses, bottle coozie, and two shirts along with a four pack of Pumking and large format bottles of Southern Tier's Pumking beer, Warlock, Rum Barrell Aged Pumking, and Cinamon Roll Imperial Stout. Also included is a $30 gift certificate to Southern Tier.
Glass is 5.5" tall
Boozy Tour with Wigle by Wigle Whiskey
Disitllery Tour for up to 6 people and bottle of Rye Old Fashioned Bottled Cocktail
Up to 6 people
16oz Encalmo Cup by Sam Whitney
flameworked encalmo cup; made of borosilicate glass; holds 16oz
3.5" diameter x 4" tall
Pint Glass with Beer by Pittsburgh Glass Center Artists
This set includes a hand blown pint glass and a special release beer from Collective Arts Brewery in Ontarion, CA. The beer is a rum barrell aged baltic style porter.
Underwater Paperweight by Unknown Artist
scultped glass paperweight with internal cane detail and gold
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