Fargo, ND
© Parvaneh Eshghieh
2023 Booth #130
Hand-loomed knitted women's garments ,created through an extensive dyeing & discharging process.cotton,rayon and novalty yarn.crochet glass beads for button.
Jon Offutt
House of Mulciber
Fargo, ND
2023 Booth #140
© Jon Offutt
Free Blown Glass with hot applied colors.
All of my work is created from clear furnace glass with applied glass frits and powders.
No paints or cold processes are used in my work.
Jon Offutt has been practicing the craft of glass blowing and building his own glass blowing equipment for more than 40 years. His backyard studio in a riverside Fargo, North Dakota, neighborhood is a favorite destination for schoolchildren who learn about the physics of glass as the only art medium that fights back, arts enthusiasts who stop by to watch Jon make art from molten glass, and art advocates who meet to plan educational and fundraising events.
The colors Jon Offutt applies to his glass vessels are composed of various metallic oxides, and they react to each other in different ways. Some are “slippery” and some are “sticky.” Jon uses the natural properties of the oxides in different combinations—and intense heat—to create his textures and patterns. Some colors in Jon’s pieces come alive when lit from within—and from those pieces Jon creates lamps and lighted sculptures.
“My work is informed by plumb bobs, fishing bobbers, anchors, bubbles in beer, kites, and icicles.”
© Paula Geroy photo
“As a glassblower, I take great joy in fighting against gravity, but I have a deep respect for it. Even a seed can feel gravity. No matter the orientation when planted, roots reach down as the stem sprouts up.”
© Jon Offutt
Parvaneh Eshghieh
© Parvaneh Eshghieh
Hand-loomed knitted women's garments ,created through an extensive dyeing & discharging process.cotton,rayon and novalty yarn.crochet glass beads for button..