Joel’s lifelong passion for glassblowing began in his college days at the Rochester Institute of Technology. It was the early 1970’s and the school had just opened its School of American Craftsmen’s glassblowing program. Following these initial introductions, Joel went on to teach himself the craft and by the late 1970's had built his own hot shop. It was at this time that he … [Read more...]
Jensen-Hurd Studio
Robert Kuster
Nina Paladino
Rick Strini
Celebrating 50 years in glass, a master in glass blowing and nationally recognize, Rick Strini was one of the first artists to revive the age old tradition of Italian-European glass blowing in the United States. Rick was influential in the start-up of the 1960's Studio Glass movement and continues to this day making Art Glass. Each of Rick's works of art are … [Read more...]