Holiday Open House

FRIDAY DECEMBER 12th from 7-10PM

Featured Artists: Robin & Julia Rogers, Jeff Mack, Nadine Saylor, & Marc Vandenberg

Blow Your Own Holiday Bulb: With Larry Mack of Lars Glass Originals. Anyone can do it, no experience necessary. $40 each

PLUS, Food, Drinks and Lots of Holiday Cheer

BLACK FRIDAY SALE

Holland Gallery Hop

A big Firenation thank you goes out to everyone who came out on the 21st to support Holland’s Art Community. Because of you, the first annual Holland Gallery Hop was a great success!!!! Here are some pictures from the Blow Your Own Holiday Bulb activity that we had in conjunction with the Hop.

Are you sad you missed it? Don’t worry, you still have one more chance to Blow Your Own Bulb. This years final BYOB will be on Friday, December 12th from 7-10pm, coinciding with our Holiday Open House. We are expecting a big turn out, so make sure you get here early.

Blow Your Own Bulb

Firenation is giving you two opportunities to create your own unique holiday bulbs. The first Firenation Blow Your Own Bulb event (or BYOB for short) will be on Friday, November 21 from 6:30-9:30, in conjunction with The Holland Gallery Hop. The second BYOB will be on Friday, December 12 from 7-10pm coinciding with our Holiday Open House. Both events will be held right here at the Firenation Glass Studio and Gallery and are open to the public. No experience is necessary and anyone can do it. The cost is $40 for each bulb, first come first serve.

We also have Private BYOB events available, contact Dan at 419-866-6288 for more information or send an email to dan@firenation.com.

The Great Pumpkin Blow

The Second Annual Great Pumpkin Blow was held at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion last Friday night. Firenation would like to thank Ashley Janowiecki, Rachel Quackenbush and Barney Paskiet for helping out and the TMA for hosting the event. Matt Paskiet and Marc Vandenberg, dressed in Halloween costumes, put on a one of a kind demo featuring smoke, fire and a life sized Frankenstein head. Check out the video below of Matt (love the mullet) smoking up the room by blowing a glass bubble into a Jack-O-Lantern.

Matt's Newest Creations

The newest series of works by Matt Paskiet are titled Apotropaic Vessels. The works are loosely based on the mythology of the Evil Eye and the development of talismans designed to protect their owners from its negative curse.

The Evil Eye is a belief that the envy elicited by the good luck of fortunate people may result in their misfortune. In many forms of the Evil Eye belief, a person can curse or harm adults, children, livestock, or a possession, simply by looking at them with envy.

Attempts to ward off the curse of the Evil Eye have resulted in a number of talismans in many cultures. As a class, they are called "apotropaic" talismans, meaning that they turn away or turn back harm. Disks or balls, consisting of concentric circles representing an Evil Eye are commonly found in many Mediterranean decorative elements. In some forms of the folklore, these decorative eyes are supposed to protect their owner by bending the malicious gaze back to the envious looker.

Firenation Glassblowing Classes

Holland's Firenation is very active

The Holland-Springfield Journal printed an article on the paranormal activity at Firenation. How very appropriate for Halloween. Also, we were recently on Channel 11 WTOL for the same reason. CLICK HERE to check out the video. Notice the black blobs that flutter in and out around 2 minutes 45 seconds. Creepy!! Dont worry, none of our glass is haunted.



Here is the article from HSJ. Click on it to get a larger version

Beginning Pumpkins Workshop

What is more enjoyable than spending a relaxing evening by the fire? Well ,on Friday, November 7th , our fires will be lit and our benches will have your name on them. Come spend some time by the fire and celebrate falls arrival Firenation style, by making a glassblowers pumpkin. Space is limited. Sign up now!! For more information contact a Firenation associate or stop by the gallery.

Firenation
7166 Front Street
Holland OH, 43528
http://www.firenation.com/
419-866-6288

The Great Pumpkin Blow

Firenation owner Matt Paskiet has big plans for his Halloween Demo at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion. The Great Pumpkin Blow, as it's being called, is scheduled for Friday, October 31 from 6:30-9:30pm. Matt and special guest glassblower Marc Vandenberg will use a variety of classic and experimental techniques to create pumpkins out of glass. The head of Frankenstein is also scheduled to make an appearance a little later in the evening. Below are a couple videos of them practicing for the event as well as some prototype heads.