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Volume 19 • Number 1 January 2012 President Vice President TOBY KRUGER ANDY DOHAN [email protected] [email protected] 5 Johnson Lane 460 East king Road Voorhees, NJ 08043 Malvern, PA 19355 (856) 751-7720 (610) 722-5800 Secretary Treasurer, Newsletter Editor JILL BAUERSFELD DON FORMIGLI [email protected] [email protected] 9 Ramblewood Drive 455 Stonybrook Drive White Haven, PA 18661 Levittown, PA 19055 (570) 443-7023 (215) 945-1243 Volume 19 • Number 1 www.dvpaperweights.org January 2012 Dear Friends... We looked forward to the PCA convention in A Letter from Toby Kruger Washington, D.C., actually in Tyson’s Corner. VA. The committee, including members of our group: Last year, just about this time, I told you that we Don Formigli, Diane Atkerson etc. did a fantastic had planned some great programs to enlighten job in choosing the venue, scheduling a guided and entice you. I believe we outdid ourselves tour of the city, planning the various sessions. Of with the meetings. Here is a brief review. course the highlight of the event was the display January 29th we were privileged to have three of paperweights at the Smithsonian, which was guest artists: Rick Ayotte, Melissa Ayotte and catalogued by the Kaplans and Phil Edelman. Damon McNaught and our guest dealer: Phil Although “for our eyes only”, the Smithsonian Edelman, representing Leo Kaplan . On April has placed the exhibit on its website. The 16th Jim Lefever gave the morning program and consensus of opinions was that the convention was also our guest dealer. In the afternoon, we was one of the best and a good time was had by were entertained by Virginia Wilson Toccalino all. I especially enjoyed the companionship of my and Tony Toccalino. The highlight of the year roommate, Jill Bauersfeld. Although my coverage was definitely our two-day 19th Anniversary of the event is brief, the experience was terrific. Celebration on July 16th and 17th. With Daniel PCA is working on the 2013 Convention which Salazar and Clinton Smith, accompanied by his will be held in New Orleans, LA. Remember, this wife Katie, we learned about the techniques of year DVPCA is partnering with WheatonArts for the seasoned artist and the rookie. Bill Pitt was Paperweight Fest 2012 on May 31, June 1 and the guest dealer for this event. Day two was June 2. Reserve a room now. spectacular. An enthusiastic group of members visited the home and the studio of Paul Stankard. On a more personal note, I attended a social How about that! We were greeted cordially, we event and made a house visit. The social event were offered paperweights to buy, we were able was the Glass Ball held at the Noyes Museum to purchase the glorious tome of Paul’s work in Seaville, NJ. Paul Stankard was the featured by the Minkoff Foundation. It was a beautiful artist; Kurt Kruger was my escort. Paul was day and we thank David Graber for making the friendly and complimented our group for its arrangements (more about David later.) Chris support of him. The house visit was to the home Sherwin was our guest artist on October 15th. He and the studio of David Graeber on the day was new to us but he certainly was experienced.. before the Ball. He had invited me before and I Although feeling poorly, Ben Drabeck didn’t took him up on the offer. I met the entire family disappoint us and brought his fine selection of including his lovely wife, his children Karen, paperweights. The meetings were well-attended Kyler and Kevin and dog Koko. He explained and very pleasant, I thought. that he took a two-bedroom house and made it into a four-bedroom house, with some help PAGE 1 from his friends. Then I entered the studio which was in the form of a one-room house. It was neat as a pin and well-equipped. He showed me some of his newest work which had corn, tobacco leaves, cotton on stems, perfect for his visit to the Midwest chapters in October. He also gave me samples of his lampwork., in addition, I brought the weight that I bought as a tribute to Stan. I asked him the name of the piece and he let me choose a title. I decided on “Stan’s Bouquet” and he incised that on the weight. That made my day. In closing, I would like to thank all of you for your confidence in me and for helping the chapter Ken Brown and Boyd England survive and thrive. My wish for you is this: • Whatever is beautiful, • Whatever is meaningful. • Whatever brings you happiness • May it be yours now and throughout the coming year” Anne Brown and Sue Sutton Chris Sherwin and Toby Kruger Chris Sherwin selling his work Sandy Mikelberg and Leonard Kornit PAGE 2 Profile of Guest Artist Ken produce a very profound and powerful effect. Ken believes this process is one of the highest Rosenfeld reproduced from and best uses of glass as an art form. It is a PCA Artist of the Month Series natural and logical evolution of glass art and for him, personally, a pure joy! Ken Rosenfeld has been a paperweight artist since the mid 1980’s. Before that he trained Ken Rosenfeld’s glass art is documented in and worked as an off-hand glassblower in his several current books and is held in many own studio and for five years with Correia. He public and private collections, and major also worked as a scientific glassblower. Ken’s museums, including the permanent collections paperweight expertise evolved from a formal of the Museum of American Glass, New Jersey, art and technical background — a Bachelor’s Canterbury Museum, New Zealand, and The degree from the University of California and a Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Wisconsin. Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Illinois University, coupled with over twenty years Ken’s studio, Ken Rosenfeld Glass, located in of studio and scientific glasswork. This has Milwaukee, Oregon. His website is: provided Ken with a solid base for developing his lampworking skills; and in Ken’s view, www.kenrosenfeld.com lampworked paperweights stand at the pinnacle of artistic and technical glassworking. He can be contacted by email at: [email protected]. He describes his work as follows: “Each flower petal and leaf is made individually, by hand, one at a time. They are then assembled to create the arrangement you see. Then the lampwork design is encased. Encapsulated in crystal clear glass, the design is forever sealed in its own little world. Each paperweight is a recording in time, like a photograph, preserving every subtle and delicate motion made by the artist. This is what sets lampworking apart from all other glassworking.” Ken prefers producing commonplace, everyday imagery in his paperweights. His pumpkin patch paperweights are especially well known, and he is one of the few paperweight artists to use an artistic arrangement of vegetables as a theme. But most of Ken’s paperweights use floral designs because, he says, they are appreciated the world over. “When collectors hold a paperweight in their hands, there is a connection between them and the artist. It becomes a personal art form — a window into the state of mind of the artist.” The technique of manipulating glass rods in the flame of a torch and then encasing them can Gail Munz PAGE 3 FRIDAY, June 1 Advance Preview of Breakfast on your own Paperweight Fest 8:30 a.m. – Noon Make your reservations now at Heritage House The Country Inn Registration 2012 PAPERWEIGHT FEST 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Heritage House SCHEDULE Registration MAY 31, JUNE 1&2, 2012 Greetings from Susan Gogan, Executive Director and Gay LeCleire Taylor, Museum of American Glass THURSDAY, May 31 Curator (retired) Registration, Make Your Own Opportunities, Artists and Dealers Fairs 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Heritage House 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Gordon Park Make Your Own Opportunities- both regular and “Rick Ayotte Collection” special Make Your Own Special Experiences in the Glass 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Studio. Artist Collaboration (Thursday only). Have Heritage House a millefiori experience working one-on-one with Jim John Hawley Brown or Drew Ebelhare or a flamework experience “American Millefiori” working with Melissa Ayotte, David Graeber or Gordon Smith. These contemporary paperweight 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. masters have generously donated their time to Heritage House provide you with a one-on-one creative collaborative Dean Six – “West Virginia Paperweights and their event. Space is extremely limited; first come, first Makers” served. Set ups will be professionally encased. Time with the artist is one and a half hours. 11:45 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Pick Up Box Lunches for Artist Lunch and Learns For the regular Make-Your-Own program, a selection (repeated in four venues) of Whitefriars, LOVE and HOPE picture murrine will 12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m. be available. 1st Artist Lunch and Learn 1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 10 a.m. 2nd Artist Lunch and Learn Visit the Arthur Gorham Paperweight Shop, museum stores and Museum of American Glass with possible 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. book signing by Paul Stankard. Glass Studio Gordon Smith & Dave Graeber collaborative; Jim Noon - 5 p.m. Brown & Damon MacNaught collaborative. All work The Gallery of Fine Craft made will be auctioned to attendees. Registration Dinner on your own 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Event Center 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Combined Artists & Dealers Fair where you can buy Event Center direct from the artist or favorite dealer.
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