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Fenton USA Events
Fenton Art Glass Spring 2010 Family Signing Events
We are
finalizing the schedule for the 2010 Spring Fenton Family Signing
Events.
Click here for the events scheduled so far, but please be sure to check back for a complete listing.
These Events will run from March through the first weekend in May
2010.
Fenton Art Glass on QVC
in May
Check back for
a preview of new Fenton USA glass to be featured during the May 2010
show. To view
Fenton Art Glass items
currently available from QVC,
click here.
Fenton Art Glass Announces Treasure Hunt Winners
Fenton Art Glass
recently announced the winners of their Great American Fenton
Glass Treasure Hunt. The winners are Ruth Stice of Kentucky and John Byer of
Ohio. We thank them for sharing
their treasures (shown above) with us and offer them our congratulations!
Click here for contest details.
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Mosaic Perfume
Bottle from the mid-1920s
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Louis Piper
handpainted candleholder from the 1980s
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Fenton Art Glass
featured on "Dirty Jobs" Discovery Channel TV Show!
Fenton employees participated in filming an episode of
the Discovery Channel television show Dirty Jobs. The show aired
November 10, 2009.
Click here for a clip of
the episode! The clip shows Fenton employee Jon Anderson demonstrating
how to make a swung vase. Show host Mike Rowe tried his hand at several jobs, including
decorating a glass t-shirt paperweight, gathering and warming in. He
even created an offhand piece under the guidance of Fenton
craftsman
Frank Workman. His ''dirtiest'' job, however, was ''ladling'' or
cleaning out the glass tank at the end of the day to prepare it for
the next glass batch. The tank temperature was near 2400 degrees
during the process. Rowe said he gained a new appreciation for a
''dirty job'' that has the end result of a beautiful work of art.
We also
have Fenton USA products made exclusively for Mike Rowe.
Click here for details on these
pieces, including three special paperweights created for mikeroweWORKS.
Fenton
Gift Shop Events
For special Fenton Gift
Shop Events, check
out the
Special Events
listing.
Free
Fenton Art Glass Factory Tour
most weekdays
starting at 8:15 a.m.
Fenton Glassmaking School
Click here to view images
from our recent Fenton Glassmaking School held at the Fenton Art Glass
factory in Williamstown, WV. Under the guiding hands of glass
artisans Dave Fetty and Frank Workman, glassmaking "students" gained a
new appreciation of the technique and skill required to create a
handcrafted work of art.
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