A Local Auction Draws DVPCA Members

President
Vice President
TOBY HAWLEY
JIM LEFEVER
mrglass@redrose.net
810 Mt. Joy Road
Manheim, PA 17545
(717) 665-4881
tsktsk2@verizon.net
5 Johnson Lane
Voorhees, NJ 08043
(856) 751-7720
Treasurer, Newsletter Editor
Secretary
DON FORMIGLI
JILL BAUERSFELD
dformigli@aol.com
455 Stonybrook Drive
Levittown, PA 19055
(215) 945-1243
jill.bauersfeld@gmail.com
9 Ramblewood Drive
White Haven, PA 18661
(570) 443-7023
Volume 20 • Number 4
www.dvpaperweights.org
A Local Auction Draws
DVPCA Members
settled in nicely at $850, the mid-range for the $500$1000 estimate. A millefiori garland antique Baccarat
with the same estimate brought $400.
Of the three Clichy paperweights, a scattered millefiori
reached $1000, the high estimate.(Lot 130-picturerd).
A concentric millefiori went over the maximum $250
estimate to $400.
by Diane Atkerson
On a beautiful Sept 24, 2013, morning, several members
of the DVPCA – Don Formigli, Audrey Smit, Sue and Bart
Sutton, Bill Pitt, Dorothy Disney, Gail and Steve Munz
and Diane Atkerson, attended the auction that included
the paperweight collection of past member, Barbara
Stitt, at Pook & Pook Auctioneers in Downingtown, PA.
St. Louis was represented by seven antique paperweights. A pink jasper ($400), scramble ($275), scattered
millefiori ($275), fruit on latticino ($425), and an upright
bouquet passing the maximum $500 estimate for $600.
Collectors could view the
194 paperweights that were
nicely displayed in a glass
case in 141 lots. One could
see the great variety of
paperweights that Barbara
had
collected
through
the years with many
lampwork and millefiori
examples. She amassed
several antique Baccarat
paperweights along with
LOT 1
a few Clichy and St Louis.
Many in her collection were contemporary ranging from
Rick Ayotte, Bob and Ray Banford Jim Brown, Chris
Buzzini, John Deacons, Perthshire, Ken Rosenfield,
Cathy Richardson, Paul Stankard and Mayauel Ward,
just to name a few.
LOT 26
October 2013
The highlight of the contemporary artists was one of
the three Paul Stankard
paperweights. Lot 52
(pictured), a cymbidium
orchid, hammered in at
$1,300, well over the
high estimate of $800.
The other two, a yellow
cactus($450)
and
a
spider orchid ($650)
deserve a mention.
One of four Rick Ayotte
paperweights included
LOT 130
a beautiful red and white
poinsettia (Lot 45-pictured)
that ended the bidding at $700 that had an estimate of
$200-$400.
Bidding,
by
phone,
internet and attendees
started at 10am with
one of fifteen Baccarat
paperweights to start
the auction. A beautiful
close pack millefiori with
Zodiac silhouettes dated
1978 brought $550 (Lot
1-pictured). An antique
Baccarat close pack
millefiori with date 1859
A rich red ground with scattered millefiori describes
a Parabelle paperweight that brought $425 (Lot
26-pictured).
Several Mayaual Ward paperweights were in the
auction, one of which was a flower berry pedestal weight
bringing $375.
Two Bob and three Ray Banford paperweights comprised
of beautiful flower works, especially a green overlay
purple iris basket of Rays’ that concluded bidding at
$850.
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Chris Buzzini’s two floral
paperweights
brought
$500 and $550. Ken
Rosenfeld’s
pinecone
with
flowers
weight
brought $400. An exciting
Cathy
Richardson
octopus swam to $425.
Auction location
John Deacons appeared
to be one of Barbara’s
LOT 45
favorite artists as there
were twenty-five at the auction. A few of the smaller
weights were grouped in twos and threes but the most
striking was the purple overlay with a lavender flower on
lavender and white swirl canes that went to the happy
winners for $225(Lot 80-pictured).
It appeared that the members that attended the auction
were very pleased with their wins.
None of these prices included the 18.5% buyer’s
premium.
Gail & Steve Munz
In closing, it should be noted that the proceeds from
eight of these paperweights in six lots will be donated
by Charles Grubmeyer to the DVPCA Artist Education
Fund.
Audrey Smit, Sue & Bart Sutton
LOT 52
LOT 80
The paperweights on display
Waiting to bid
Members anticipating the auction
Dorothy Disney & Audrey Smit
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LENDING LIBRARY NEWS
Elodie Holmes and Liquid Light Glass:
An Interview by Lee Arnold
I would like to thank Jim Lefever, Don Formigli and
Andrew Scott for taking care of boxes of books by taking
them home and being responsible for bringing them to the
meetings. Since the library has acquired many books, this
helps tremendously. Again, I thank you.
Elodie Holmes has
been
perfecting
the art of glass
blowing for over
three decades. As
her initial passion
for ceramics gave
way to hot glass,
Elodie came to love
the spontaneity and
tension
created
in each piece of
art. “It’s a dance,’’
Holmes says of the
physically
taxing
work, “The fire sets
the tempo - and glass is the music. My work is loosely
inspired by classical forms, and nature, but most
importantly by the glass itself.” I met Elodie in Santa
Fe in 2012 and have had the opportunity to keep in
touch. Here are some further ponderings on her work
and career.
Here are 3 book reviews. Am sure that most members
have read these 3 books but it is always nice to refresh
ones memory about them.
THE ART OF THE PAPERWEIGHT –PERTHSHIRE –
by Larry Selman. 1983… 99 pages. One can never go
wrong reading a book by Larry Selman. We are all familiar
with Perthshire and most of us own at least one of their
paperweights. Even though the factory closed in 2002,
this books take one back with a very thorough history and
origin of Perthshire and the making of the many variety
of paperweights they offered. The book contains many
photographs in color of the various paperweights and has
a glossary at the end.
GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS OF THE BERGSTROM ART
CENTER – by Evelyn Campbell Cloak…1966.171 pages.
With over 700 photographs in color, this book represents
the wonderful collection of paperweights, plus many other
types of glass works, that has been passed through and
many that are still in the museum. Cloak was the assistant
director if the museum and curator of its paperweights
making her very qualified as the author of this book. Yes, it
is an older book but seeing each photograph described in
detail makes it most interesting. You most likely will even
see a paperweight you own that is also in this book. A nice
glossary, index and bibliography complete this book.
LA: Those lines from your web-site (www.
liquidlightglass.com) are wonderfully bold statements.
How did someone who started in ceramics end up
switching over to glass?
EH: I started ceramics back in high school, then during
my second year of college, I started to design some
work using found objects with glass. I was interested
in trying to manipulate it hot, but didn’t know what I
was doing. At about the same time I was looking to
attend another art college. My ceramics teacher, and
mentor at the time, suggested California College of
the Arts in Oakland because they have an excellent
ceramics and glass program there. The minute I got to
handle hot glass it felt ‘right’. Long story short--I ended
up declaring a double major in ceramics and glass.
OLD GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS OF SOUTHERN NEW
JERSEY- AN AMERICAN FOLK ART- –by Clarence
Newell.1989… 77 pages.
Being so close to southern NJ, this book certainly is
no stranger to club members nor its contents. These
paperweights were created in the glassworker’s spare
time because of the satisfaction derived from the work.
Many of these paperweights were made as gifts to family
members. They are described as an authentic folk art.
This book takes one back to the beginning describing the
glass factories and the men that became known for their
outstanding paperweights. Most of the photographs are
black and white but the first few pages show off the well
known rose paperweights, the umbrella paperweights
and a few Frit paperweights. A glossary and index are
also included.
LA: Your studio is in
Santa Fe, where there
are so many artists.
What is it about this
place which fosters so
much creativity?
EH: Not only is Santa
Fe one of the most
beautiful places on
earth, most famous for
its light, but historically,
the large art community
SILENT AUCTION :There will be three very nice
books at the Lending Library table for your bidding
consideration. these are the last of the books for
auction from Barbara Stitt’s collection. So please,
BID- BID- BID- Thank you…
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really is astounding too. Museums and major art
events throughout the year bring people from all over
the world to Santa Fe. We have very young to well
established world-class artistry here. The overall
mentality here is fairly progressive, plus the global
consciousness, drawing from many cultures, has a
strong presence here. From small craft, to high art, it’s
all here. We inspire each other, and are inspired by our
beautiful environment and multiple cultures.
and awareness with
over 300 members,
mostly artists, but
also
galleries,
collectors, and fans.
LA: I remember
liking what I saw
and googling you
to see what other
paperweight designs
you had. And that’s when I saw the horse design.
LA: You create a variety of work in glass (vases, bowls,
platters, paperweights, etc.). Tell me more about your
paperweight work.
EH: Yes, I love horses. When I first incorporated a horse
into my work, I was living on a property with horses.
What little girl doesn’t dream of having her own horse?
They are beautiful creatures and the paperweight was
the perfect way to capture the essence of the horse
spirit.
EH: I think of the
paperweight as a window into a colorful and
imaginative world. It intrigued me to extend my
figurative style to the
paperweights. I like the
Calcedonia colors that
I create and how my
translucent figures look
three dimensional
inside the magical
universe
of
a
paperweight.
Sometimes I think of the space within my
paperweights as a landscape, sometimes like the
cosmos, and other times purely abstracted colors
and shapes that spark the imagination when
peering inside these miniature globes.
LA: What resonated with me about the horse one was
that I grew up on a horse farm and, while I don’t ride
anymore, still have affection for them; I love seeing
horses running in a field. I was determined to stop by
LA: I remember when I first started to come to
Santa Fe several years ago, I saw some of your
dancing figures paperweights being carried in the
local shops. Since Santa Fe is so heavily potteryand painting-oriented, I was surprised that those
glass items were made locally.
Small World s
th
from the National Liberty
is an exhibition of nearly one hundred 20 Century paperweights
objects made by renowned
Museum’s collection. Featured in the exhibit are several dozen
international master, Paul Stankard.
illustrate and explain the
The show takes a historical perspective via images and text that
of modern-day Saint Louis and
origination of paperweight making, along with several examples
used by paperweight
commonly
Baccarat weights. Included is an overview of techniques
PBS special “Glass Artist Paul
artists. Three videos compliment the show: Craft in America’s
Masterpieces,” and a
Stankard,” Corning Museum of Glass’ “The World of Paperweight
process video that features Victor Trabucco at the torch.
EH: The glass community in Santa Fe started
back in 1969 on Canyon Road. I moved to Santa
Fe in 1981 to help run that glass shop. By then
there were about seven or eight well-established
glass blowers in the area. All of whom started at
the Canyon Road shop before building their own.
Glass took quite a few years to develop a following
in Santa Fe. I think glass sales in Santa Fe started
to take hold in the late 90’s. Personally, most of
my sales were from out-of-state galleries. I built
my own studio in 2000, but by 2006, I remodeled
a small showroom in my shop to an expanded
gallery space as more and more people were
coming to Santa Fe looking for glass. Also in 2006,
we established the Glass Alliance-New Mexico,
a non-profit organization promoting education
Jim D’Onofrio, Johne
Artists represented in the show include Rick Ayotte, Chris Buzzini,
Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd,
Parsley, Randall Grubb, Charles Kaziun, Ken Rosenfeld, Barry Sautner,
among others.
Gordon Smith, Debbie and Delmo Tarsitano and Victor Trabucco,
Paperweights are for sale.
Septem ber 27 – Decem ber 30, 2013
27 th 5-7pm
Private opening and Paul Stankard book-signin g: September
$75/person .
Image: “Orchard Bouquet Orb” by Paul Stankard.
contact Anna Boothe:
For tours or to schedule a special event related to the exhibit,
aboothe@libertymuseum.org 215-925-2800, ext. 136
321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphi a, PA 19106
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www.libert ymuseum.o rg
record in 2011 for a 448 lb. pumpkin), has one of the top
25 gardening blogs in the world, and teaches around
the Santa Fe community--from planting to preserving.
Jannine and I have been together for eleven years.
your shop the next time I was in town to see if you
had any in stock. And while you didn’t, you were kind
enough to make one for me. And I could have used a
horse to get to your shop! I can’t believe Neal and I
walked from downtown Santa Fe; your tourist board
needs to make those maps closer to scale. But before
leaving your shop I also purchased a lovely green
hand-cooler made by your partner, Jannine Cabossel.
Can you tell me more about her and your collaboration?
LA: And do you have other
artists represented in your
shop?
EH: Yes, along with
Jannine, I represent Cia
Friedrich’s blown and cast
glass, Kroma Glass dichroic
jewelry , Michele Hawley’s
Koi fish oil paintings on
glass (also a collaboration
with me), and my shop
manager Marcy Albin’s etchings on glasses.
EH: Jannine started out as an artist and art teacher
graduating from Northern Arizona University, then
moving on to graphic design for Sea World and then
as an Illustrator on a national level. She has always
made her living doing art. So, naturally, after being
around me and my shop, and being so creative, she
started assisting me and learning about glass--getting
bit by the ‘glass bug’! Eventually designing and making
her own line of glass art, she now is selling in many
galleries. We also began to collaborate on some much
larger one-of-a-kind sculptural work that has done
very well too in the galleries. She is also a Santa Fe
Master Gardener, with over 3000 square feet of our
own gardens. She specializes in growing heirloom
tomatoes (she’s the ‘Tomato Lady’ at the Santa Fe
Farmers Market, and has over 60 tomato plants!). She
also grows giant pumpkins (holding the New Mexico
LA: Great. Anything else you’d like to add?
EH: Jannine and I teach classes at the studio as well
for people who want to experience what glass-blowing
is all about. Our Paperweight Experience Class is one
of the most popular. You can get all the information on
my website under Classes, www.liquidlightglass.com
LA: Thanks so much. Keep up the good work!
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DVPCA Summer Meeting
Review of Events
July 20, 2013
a pedestal weight which was a sculptural form on the
base and the top blueberries and flowers on a lace
ground.
Jon Trabucco discussed the Architectural Work that
the family has been doing creating large panels, both
free standing and as walls or room dividers with two
large panes of glass fused to interior designs. Some
of the examples included an inclusion of steel pieces
from the 911 towers and a 50’ wide wildlife scene with
fiber optic lighting. Smaller panels have flowers made
in 3 dimensional paperweight techniques fused to the
surface. This technique was used to create beautiful
perfume bottles. Several of these were bought on the
spot by members for $950 each.
WELCOME
The Summer Meeting of the Delaware Valley
Paperweight Collector’s Association was held on
Saturday, July 20th, 2013 at Williamson’s Restaurant
in Horsham, Pennsylvania. President Toby Kruger
Hawley greeted the 60 members and guests in
attendance including our guest dealer Bill Pitt, Roger
Jacobson, Ben Drabeck, Phil Edelman the incoming
president of PCA, and Alan Port the president of the
New England Chapter of PCA. Both of our artist/
members, David Graeber and Gordon Smith were with
us today.
Other “inspired by nature” paperweights made this
year were displayed and discussed. Most were 3-1/2”
in size and contained fruits and flowers and many
are family collaborations. Victor mentioned the first
weights Jon and Dave made as five year olds! Dave
does mostly cold work now and works primarily as a
personal trainer.
MORNING PROGRAM
At our meeting in April Vice-President Jim Lefever
gave us a video preview, “The Magic of Glass”, about
the current work of guest artist Victor Trabucco. Today
we tried something new which I suspect we may do
again – a visit by Skype with the artist and his son
Jon. Jim set this up on the large screen with a rotating
camera on our end so the Trabuccos could see us and
hear our comments and questions. On the artist’s end
they had a set camera as well as a close up camera
where they were able to show us the works in detail.
The Trabuccos had to overcome a last minute power
failure in their area by powering up their emergency
generator to power the program. Except for some
brief interference the reception was marvelous and
we soon got over any awkwardness for the new
meeting techniques of using a video conference call
for presentations. Perhaps this will be a way to get to
know other artists who are not able to physically visit
our meetings.
The group thoroughly enjoyed this new experience of
using Skype to visit live with an artist. Perhaps this
technique can be used in the future to bring other
speakers to our meetings or even to Paperweight Fest.
LUNCH AND RAFFLE
Our luncheon today was provided by our newlyweds,
President Toby Kruger Hawley and her new husband
John. Len Kornit announced that the bride and
groom will receive a gift from DVPCA members of a
paperweight to be made by our artist/members David
Graeber and Gordon Smith as a collaboration. It will
hopefully be ready by our fall meeting. We toasted
Toby and John and shared their wedding cake.
OLD BUSINESS
Victor Trabucco discussed how his newer work focuses
on a natural look with berries and flowers. We reviewed
a quick slide show of his recent works, then we were
shown several examples in detail and were able to
view close ups from different angles. One of the new
types are called Inclusions where contemporary and
organic forms between double sides of glass which
reflected the design all tied together with linear lines. It
was a very heavy weight – about 10 lbs. Another was
a lizard weight which took around ten years to get to
the final version. Looking at it through the close up
camera we could see the individual scales. This was
very difficult to put together as keeping the base at
the right temperature and applying the scales required
great precision to keep them from blurring. Next was
Everyone is reminded that Paperweight Fest
preparations are underway. Boyd England is chairing
the event and could use help of all kinds. Save the
date cards are at the tables – May 15, 16, and 17,
2014.
NEW BUSINESS
The October 19th meeting will be on Saturday, October
19th at our usual venue. Our guest dealer will be Ben
Drabeck from Shutesbury, Massachusetts. Our guest
artist will be Doug Merritt.
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Phil Edelman, the new president of PCA encouraged
DVPCA members to join. The membership fee is only
$60 per year (2 years $110) and includes the Annual
Bulletin with marvelous photographs and informative
articles as well as four newsletters. There were
636 members as of last December. There is also a
discount on conventions. President Toby joked “ John
and I married on Monday, July 15, 2013 to save money
on our membership!”
A “show and tell” of weights bought at the June
convention was held – as usual some beautiful
memories.
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
Our afternoon speaker was our member John Hawley
on his favorite topic, “Mass Glass”. We all know
John’s love of New England glass and have drawn
on his expertise many times. Although we have
heard him speak on this topic often, every time we
find out something new and of course his delightful
cartoons and humorous comments added much to the
afternoon. John’s books are a great addition to any
library. If you don’t own any our chapter’s library has
some you can borrow – just see Diane Atkerson.
Vera Weissman singing a song to Toby & John
CLOSING REMARKS
President Kruger Hawley closed with a reminder to
visit the dealer tables once more before leaving. She
also pointed out Direction Sheets for the Caravan to
our Summer Garden Party at the home of Andy and
DeeDee Dohan.
Wish we had followed them more closely! Several of
us got lost on the way but happily all finally reached
their destination and had a wonderful party – good food
and great company. A big thank you to the Dohans for
hosting this event and to Toby’s nephew, Jay London,
for catering the event again.
Victor & Jon Trabucco live from their living room
Respectfully submitted,
Jill Bauersfeld, Recording Secretary
Raffle prizes
Victor & Jon Trabucco live in their living room
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Guest Artist Doug Merritt
Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios
Mass Glass Musings
Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios was founded in
1972 by Jerry Vandermark and Doug Merritt. Today,
Doug Merritt is the primary glass blower following a
tradition of the highest quality glass blowing. The
studio built its reputation with museum quality colonial
reproductions, original Art Glass in the Nouveau
and Deco traditions, crystal sculpture, contemporary
designs and exquisite cameo creations. Artwork from
the studio is represented in the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, Smithsonian Institution, Toledo Museum, Corning
Museum, Wheaton Museum of American Glass and
many other major museums, as well as in prestigious
private collections.
The New England Glass Company used only one date
cane – 1852 in two designs – in its paperweights. The
most common design features white numerals in a black
cog with three running rabbits above the date [Figure 1].
One often finds this cane put in backwards and upside
down so that it appears to read 1825 [Figure 2]. The
main clues that this is not a real date are that the “2” and
“5” look a bit strange and that the running rabbits are
upside down. The other form of this date cane has white
numerals against a black background with three complex
cog canes above the date [Figure 3]. One rarely finds
individual numbers such as “8” [Figure 4] and “5” [Figure
5] in scramble weights, as well as the very unusual
cog cane with a ring of ten “8” numerals [Figure 6], the
meaning of which eludes me. Finally, there is the long
rumored dated bee cane where the “1” is on the left wing,
the “8” is incorporated in the body, and the number “52”
is on the right wing. Any collector who has a weight with
this cane or knows of one is urged to contact the author.
By: John D. Hawley
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5
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DVPCA
Victor & Jon Trabucco speaking at DVPCA meeting
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FOR SALE: PCA BULLETINS
Bulletins from 2002, 2005-2009, 2012 & 2013! Please
go to the PCA website at www.paperweight.org and
click on the “PCA, Inc. Bulletin” link to see the Tables
of Contents for the available years and/or to search
by author. For PCA members and regional clubs, the
2013 Bulletin is $35 and all the others are $25 per
Bulletin. The prices for non-PCA members are $50 for
the 2013 edition and $25 for all other years. Shipping
will be $5/per Bulletin going to a US address and $15/
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using the CONTACT US link on the PCA website and
use the new BULLETIN ORDER category. If you don’t
have access to the internet, please send your written
request to PCA, Inc., P. O. Box 334, Fairless Hills, PA
19030. You will receive an invoice and your order will
be filled once payment is received.
FUN
CORNER
by Diane Atkerson
This is a little different FUN CORNER this issue with 6
paperweights to identify.. to make it a little less difficult,
they are multiple choice and even a small hint .. so
everyone should get an A+.
DVPCA
1. Several silhouette canes were popular with this factory.
a. antique Baccarat - b. antique Clichy - c. antique St. Louis
2. This company made many swirl paperweights but having
a center rose increases their value.
a. antique Baccarat - b. antique Clichy - c. antique St. Louis
3. This artist also is known for making beautiful underwater
paperweights.
a. Peter Raos - b. Cathy Richardson - c. Jim Brown
4. These paperweights were made with encasing glass the
color of a Coke bottle.
a. Dump - b. Union Glass - c.Lalique
5. This artist has a love for botany.
a. Gordon Smith - b. Paul Stankard - c. Drew Ebelhare
Lee Arnold, Don Form
igli, Ben Drabeck & Ne
6. Some of these factory paperweights include a monk
signature cane.
a. Perthshire - b. Whitefriars - c.Parabelle
1.
4.
2.
5.
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Paperweight Auction
Consignments Being Accepted
3.
The next in a series of paperweight auctions will be
held Friday evening, Nov 22, at 6:00 PM at the Douglas
Gallery in South Deerfield, MA. A variety of both antique
and contemporary paperweights will be offered in the
sale. Those with paperweights to consign are asked to
call 413 665 2877. Paperweights will be photographed
and displayed on the Douglas Auctioneers website for
two weeks before the auction. Bidding can be done by
telephone or in person at the gallery.
6.
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The Scramble
CALENDAR
Our July meeting broke all attendance records to date
with a total of 60. There were actually 63 reservations
with 3 no shows. For the first time Williamsons had to
provide us with a double room to hold our meeting.
The meeting also broke new ground with our first ever
guest artist attending electronically via Skype. We owe
many thanks to Jim Lefever for his time and effort in
organizing that event. Also thanks to Andy & DeeDee
Dohan for hosting the summer garden party which
followed the meeting. Another big thank you goes to
Leonard Kornit for organizing and collecting the money
for a Toby & John’s paperweight wedding gift. And last
but not least we are grateful to our resident member
artists Gordon Smith and David Graeber for agreeing
to make a collaborative paperweight for the gift.
Advance Meeting Dates, Guests and Related Events
Welcome to this year’s new members Calene Clouse
from Carlisle, PA, Kenneth & Mary Izzo from Elkins
Park, PA, David, Julie & Peri Alexa Leavitt from
Narbeth, PA, Damon MacNaught & family from Silver
Point, TN and Bruce and Linda Shoenfelder from
Murrysville, PA. September 26-27: Celebrate the Paperweight
2014 at L.H. Selman in Chicago
Our newer members are still being requested to
submit short bios about themselves, their collections
and/or their travels for the newsletter. Those members
submitting material, photos and articles for the
newsletter are greatly appreciated.
January 25, 2014: Winter Meeting
Guest Dealer: Leo Kaplan from New York City
Guest Artist: Colin Richardson from Burnsville, MN
April 26, 2014: Spring Meeting
Guest Dealer: L.H. Selman from Chicago
Guest Artist: TBA
May 15-17, 2014: Paperweight Fest 2014
at Wheaton Arts
July 19, 2014: Summer Meeting & Garden Party
Guest Dealer: William Pitt from Fairhaven, MA
Guest Artist: Daniel Salazar from Santa Cruz, CA
October 18, 2014: Fall Elections Meeting
Guest Dealer: Ben Drabeck from Shutesbury, MA
All Saturday Meetings at:
WILLIAMSOM’S RESTAURANT, HORSHAM, PA
SAVE THESE DATES AND PLAN TO ATTEND!
Condolences to the family of Leo Kaplan who passed
away on August 21, 2013.
There is a very interesting article in the PCA Texas
newsletter, The Paperweight, August 2013 issue
about the Walter Carlyle Shaw Paperweight Collection
at the SAMA Ligonier Valley museum in Ligonier, PA.
Although it is quite a distance from the Delaware Valley
some of our members live further west and it sounds
like a very good collection to see.
Opening John Hawleys talk
John & Toby
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Fall Meeting Announcement
Saturday, October 19, 2013
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October 19, 2013
At Williamson Restaurant, 200 Blair Mill Road (Route
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Luncheon Choices @ $20 per person
Located two traffic lights north of PA. Turnpike Exit
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Gravy
Sauce
9:00 AM Dealers and Artists setup
(#) Pasta Primavera, Roasted Vegetables
10:00 AMPaperweight Fair with Guest Dealer
Ben Drabeck from Shutesbury, MA and
Guest Artist Doug Merritt of Vandermark
Merritt Glass Studios in Somerville, NJ
11:00 AM“Defying Gravity,” which chronicles the
creation of the 100-pound megaplanet
by Josh Simpson, will be shown. The
record-setting piece was commissioned
by the Corning Museum of Glass to mark
the museums acquisition of its 1,000th
paperweight. The project, which took
several months to complete, required
installation of new equipment in his studio
and the combined efforts of six assistants
who worked with Josh to handle the rod
holding the molten glass. The finished
piece sat in the annealing oven for two
months before it was ready to emerge
into the world.
12 Noon Lunch – Sale of raffle tickets.
(first course Spinach Salad, Dessert Apply Pie)
$
Luncheon Total
Names
Please mail this tear off slip with your
selections and check to:
DVPCA
c/o Don Formigli, Treasurer
455 Stonybrook Drive
Levittown, PA 19055
NO LATER THAN October 14, 2013
1:00 PM Business Meeting: Announcements,
reports from floor, raffle, etc.
1:30 PM Guest Speaker Doug Merritt
2:30 PM Paperweight Fair Continues
Roger Jacobsen & Ben Drabeck
Leonard Kornit announcing members gift to Toby & John
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• Other Articles: A First Time Convention Experience, Why I Missed the April Meeting
• Minutes: Spring Meeting, April 16th, 2011
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Sue Sutton. It has led Toby to appoint Sue as corA reminder: Glass Weekend at WheatonArts is beresponding secretary for the chapter. Her duties will 12 ing held from June 10-11, 2011. Reservations need
be to write thank you notes, letters of sympathy andPAGE 12to be in soon.
any other needed correspondence.