Glass Artisans
Polly Holt - Glass Quilts
Polly Holt creates what she calls her "glass quilts" from large chunks of
colored glass "knit" together with copper wire. These dramatic glass and
copper hangings create an enchantment of light and color, often incorporating
floral or other botanical elements. When placed in a window, outside on a
terrace, or even in a fireplace with candles lit behind, these pieces transform
a room or a garden.
Polly also makes wreaths and other fabulous pieces from glass and copper. She can customize color selection, size, and patterns to suit the client. Her work has been commissioned for individuals, corporations and even airports!
Loretta Eby - Glass Artist
Loretta Eby began working with hot glass in 1978
at the Cleveland Institute of Art, receiving her BFA in Glass in 1981. She
has continued her education
at the Penland School of Crafts, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and
the Pilchuk School of Glass. Loretta built and opened her own studio in rural
Georgia in 1990. Her partner, Jeff Jackson, a metal sculptor, collaborates
with Loretta’s glassblowing. Loretta notes that “The hardness
of the steel in contrast to the apparent softness of the glass can offer
interesting new ways of seeing common objects.”
Loretta’s garden globes, perfume bottles, and glass paraffin oil lamps
adorn Seven Oaks with splashes of dancing color. Light shining through her
fabulous mouth-blown garden globes makes magic indoors or out. (More
photos)