Glass Couple Established Permanent Residency on the Cutting Edge
byClay was always too slow for Billy Bernstein. He wanted to see the imprint of his efforts in real time. “I was studying ceramics…
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Fine Glasswork is a Fiery Contradiction
byKit Paulson worked as a furnace glassblower before transitioning into meticulously intricate glass sculpture created with a flame torch. She’s taught her techniques at…
The Needle and the Drama
byThere’s so much fanfare around glass this season, thanks to the Dale Chihuly exhibit at Biltmore Estate and six months of companion events around…
Decades of Study and Thousands of Miles in, Blower is Still Hot for Glass
byJohn Almaguer’s artistic epiphany wasn’t reverent or momentous. It just made him giddy — “like a kid in a candy shop,” he says. “No…
the Ceiling of Traditional Glasswork
byBeing the first executive director of the two-year-old North Carolina Glass Center, Kari Rinn has found a labor of love. The facility in the…
Twirling Molten Glass in Public Wasn’t Asheville Enough, So They Added Beer to the Action
byThose ripples and waves in antique window panes were likely formed by human breath. That’s because glassblowers of old were relied upon to create…