Mark Your Calendar for the 2010 Virginia Hot Glass Festival

Saturday, April 24, 9am to 6pm

& Sunday, April 25, 9am to 5pm

Free Admission

             At Sunspots Studios, 202 South Lewis St., Staunton, Virginia. 

(540) 885-0678.  info@sunspots.com.

Info for Artists-Click Here

 

 

More Photos can be viewed at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Sunspotsstudios/VirginiaHotGlassFestival2009#

 

http://picasaweb.google.com/Sunspotsstudios/VirginiaHotGlassFestival2006

 

VIRGINIA HOT GLASS FESTIVAL FACTS:

• Virginia’s only art show devoted to hot glass artistry.

• Hot glass artists from across the region exhibiting & selling their work in one location.

• Live demonstrations of Glass Blowing, Flame Working, Bead Making, Sand Casting, Slumping,         &  Fusing by the various artists. 

• Multiple demonstration areas.

• Pandora Jewelry Trunk Show during Festival hours.

• Glass Blower skill contests Saturday afternoon.

• Located in Historic Downtown Staunton with many other attractions (Click here for link to Staunton Attractions).

• 5 minutes from I-81 (Exit 222) & I-64 in historic downtown Staunton,

•     near train station (on the corner of Lewis & Middlebrook).

• Parking on-site.

• Held indoors.

• Handicapped Accessible.

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• "Daleutian" by Victor Chiarizia (below)

New to the Festival this year are glass artists Victor Chiarizia, Doug Sweet, Lynn Burcher, & Annette Fleischer!

 

• Virginia Hot Glass Festival Artists’ names:

  • Glass Blowers -   Art of Fire artists (Josh Ries, Todd Hansen, Keith Daly, Bruce Ferguson Heather Rowe, & Dave Zimmerman), Devin Burgess, Stefan Baum, Victor Chiarizia, Neil Duman, Scott Dunahee,   Charles Hall, Bill Hess, Clay Hufford, John Geci, Minh Martin, Dan Scogna, Michael Peluso, Ron Rogers & Sam Rempfer/Spitfire Glass, Eric Schneider, Doug Sheridan, Joshua Solomon, and Doug Sweet.

  • Bead & Jewelry Artists/Flame Workers/Fused Glass - Lynn Burcher/Gilded Lily Glass, Beth Carey, James Clark, Elizabeth England/Dragonfly Dreams Designs, Annette Fleischer/Sculpture in the Rough,  Nolly Gelsinger/Bead Ladies, Roseanne Gusler/Wanchese Art,  Ben Kable, Gene Messick/Regeneration Glass, Lisa Mosser, Amy Jean Nichols/Rigadoon Glass, Clare Nykolyszyn/Crow Candy, Kristen Pickett/Gypsea Art Glass,  Joe Schlemmer/Mad Man Marbles, James Spaloss, Linda Spence/Wolf Song Designs, Chad Trent/Cosmo Glassworks, and Debby Weaver.

• Types of Glass Making to be demonstrated:  Bead Making/Flame Working, Traditional Blown Glass, Mold Blown Glass, Sand Casting, Fusing.

 

          

Generous Support Provided by:

Gallery G Glass/Hot Block Tools

Baja Bean-Staunton

Jim Moore Tools

• 2004 Photo Gallery (Click on thumbnail for larger view.)

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