TORCHED!
Frog Hollow Gallery Presents the Work of Vermont Glass Artisans
Tom Merwin’s flame inspired abstract paintings become the back drop to our September glass exhibit which focuses on torch worked glass techniques. Featuring work by Frog Hollow Artisans Eric Nelson of Eye and I Glass, Chris Sherwin of Sherwin Art Glass and Michael Egan of Vermont Glass Works the exhibit showcases an assortment of glass forms providing a variety of uses from decorative earrings to sculptural paperweights.
Opening Reception: Friday, September 2nd from 5-8 pm – Free and Open to the public.
Vermont Artisan’s Studio Tour
The pictures below are from a Studio Tour I hosted at my shop in Colchester during an annual Vermont event. To engage guests, I demonstrated the glass techniques in making one of my popular hummingbird feeders.
Hobby Turns Into Career For Colchester Man; August 11, 2010
“Colchester business Eye and I Glass is celebrating 10 years in business. Eric Nelson, 38, runs it out of his home. He’s a nationally recognized glass artist with a line of jewelry in 50 galleries. We spoke with him on Aug. 5…” (Click here to read more…)
Colchester’s Chronicler; October 18, 2007
“We spent a night in Lititz (a charming village settled by the Moravians more than two centuries ago) and while strolling the streets, came upon a shop called ‘The North Star of Lititz.’ After admiring some of their glass jewelry, I was told the designer was from Vermont and, when asked where in Vermont he was from — you guessed it — Colchester!” (Click here to read more…)
How To Build A Star Shaped Murrine Cane Using An Optic Mold
In the August 2007 Glass Line magazine article seen below, I demonstrate the challenging technique of building a traditional star-shaped murrine cane. (To download this article in legible quality PDF format [2.2mb], please click here)
Open Studio: Glass art and more; May 25, 2006
“Eric Nelson knows how to make magic – or at least, how to create something beautiful with nothing more than a stick of glass and blowtorch. Nelson is a glass artist who built his own studio behind his Porters Point home…” (Click here to read more…)
Breaking Glass; September|October, 2005
“His jewelry making technique evolved out of ‘recycling’ shards of finished glass pieces that had broken for one reason or another. Because the glass pieces were usually created from a small section of a larger work, the design and patterns would be unintentional, yet appealing for their uniqueness…” (Click here to read more…)