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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: Mike Morgan on March 27, 2008, 10:42:29 AM
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As more and more unusual weights seem to find me, I've started a list of glass artists. When I can ID part of a signature or have initials, I check them against the list as a starting point for leads. It is by no means comprehensive, and I don't know that everyone listed does paperweights... but it's a start.
If you have names that should be in this list, but aren't, please post them (with how signed, if known) in a reply so I can add them to my list.
Abelman Art Glass
Kirsten Adams
Elaine & Michael Alha Deff
Jack Allen
James Alloway - signed "Alloway"
Anchor Bend Glassworks
Raymond L. Ansin
Khalid Assakr
Brenda Ayers-Henderson
Melissa Ayotte
Rick Ayotte
Baccarat
Bacchus
Patrice Ballew
Bob Banford
Bobby Banford
Ray Banford
Alfredo Barbini
Joseph S. “Joe” Barker
William Barr
Susan B. Bartlett
Sharon Bates
Carolyn Baum
Scott Bayless
Lisa Beaman
John S. Becker
L. Becker
Geoffrey Beetem
Leslie Belanger
Chelsea Bent
Giles Bettison
Phil & Veda Bickley
Blue Flame Studios
Beth Boal
Brad Boer
Carolanne Bouchles
Bernard F. Boyd
John B. Boyd
William F. Breeden
David J. Briening
Dennis C. Briening
Heidi Brodersen
David Bross
James (Jim) Brown
Ken Brown
Mardi Brown
Janice Brouwer
Lucio Bubacco
Robert Burch
William Clark Burchfield
Chris Buzzini
Andrew Byers
Caithness Glass
Lowell B. Calkin
Anne Campbell
Linda Campbell
Giovanni Antonio Canal (aka Canaletto)
Deb Canuck
Cape Cod Glass Works
Jettonne Casey
Shane Caswell
Vicki Cederquist
Melanie Ceek
Greg & Deanna Chase
Chatham Glass
John Allen “Jack” Choko
John Michael Choko
Linda H. Citron
Richard Clark
Rickey D. Clark
Sean Clayton
Julie L. Clinton
Jacqui Collins-Parker
Gerry Colman
Teri Conklin
John Cook
Shirley Cook
Harry Arthur Cooper
Lauri Copeland
Corning Glass Works
Correia Art Glass
Paul Counts
Beth Cox
Eugene Crabtree
Joseph Crisanti
Cristal D'Albret
Debbie Crowley
Crystal Art Glass
Crystal Fox Glass (Richard Satava)
Christina Cuypers
The Danbury Mint
Grare Davis
John Deacons
Craig Deacons
John Henry Deacons
John Degenhart
Jared Delong
Brett Christian Deutsch
Lenda Dewyer
Cay Dickey
Owen Dodge
Laurie Donnette
Jim Donofrio
Dorflinger Glass Works
Linda Dougherty
Kate Drew-Wilkinson
Donald “Skip” Dubois
Diana R. Dugina
Diana East
Drew Ebelhare
Edinburgh Crystal
Mike Edmondson
Robert Eickholt
Karen Elmquist
Boyd A. England
Steve Exner
Farfalla Paperweights
Susan H. Farley
Karen Federici
Richard Federici
Margo C. Field
Chris Fisher
Wayne Fitzgerald
Rosette Fleming
Jennifer [Last Name Unknown] “Foofaraw”
Andrew Fote
Kate Fowle
Wendy Fowler
Sue Michener Fox
Patricia Frantz
Marjorie Frazier
George Fugate
Brayton Furlong
Clifton T. Furukawa
Robert Gamm
Roger Gandelman
Antonio Garcia Studio
Jinx Garza
Reynoldo “Rey” Garza
Mary Gaumond
Jennifer S. Geldard
Gertrude V. Gentile
Gentile Glass Company
John R. Gentile
Gillinder
Ghent Glass
Glass Act Studio
Glass Eye Studio
John Gooderham
Gossamer Glass
David Graeber
Angie L. Graham
Linda Graham (Roubineau)
Robert Grablow
Kevin Gray
Lori Greenberg
Kyle Gribskov
Randall Grubb
Tobias Hagberg
David Hall
Richard E. Hamon
Robert Hamon
Ian Hankey
Dorothy Lorraine Hansen
Eric Wayne Hansen
Robert Richard Hansen
Ronald Edwin Hansen
Paul Harrie
Harv Harris
James Hart
Bronwen Heilman
Jerry Heer
Theresa Hess
Ryan Higgins
Helen Lee Hoffman
Greg Hoglin
Peter Holmes
Marilyn Kimble Holt
Susan Hood
Tyler Hopkins
Dinah Hulet
Michael James Hunter
William J. Iorio
Islington Glass Works
Dean James
Al Janelle
Mats Jonasson
Zachary Jorgenson
Chris & Lissa Juedemann
David & Rebecca Jurgens
Ed Kachurik
Lewis V. Kain
Michelle Kaptur - signed "Kaptur"
Rollin Karg
Karuna Glass
Charles Kaziun
Charles Kaziun, Jr.
Charles Kaziun, III
Mary Kennedy
Brian Kerkvliet
Timothy L. Keyzers
Maxwell Kilian
Shannon Kindle
Kitras Art Glass
John Kobuki
Eustis & Ursula Koering
James Kontes
Nontas Kontes
Lucie Kovarova-Weir
Krystyna Glass
Dominick Labino
Cindy Lackore
Elaine Laflex-Green
Robert & Sara Sally Lagrand
Teresa Laliberte
Susan Notaro Lane
Sylvie Elise Lansdowne
James “Jay” Lantz
Richard & Denise Lanuti
Ray Laubs
Fritz Lauenstein
Tim Lazer
David & Melanie Leppla
Albert Morgan “Pete” Lewis
Cynthia Lieber (Saari)
Allison Chester Lindquist
David Lindsay
Kristina Logan
Anne Londez
Brian Lonsway - signed "Lonsway"
Celso Lopez
Patti Lorenz
Julie Lund
Lost Coast Art Glass
David Lotton
Lundberg Studios
Justin Lundberg
Steven Lundberg
Lara Lutrick
Wesley Lutz
Eleanor Macnish
Cheryl Maahs
William David Manson
William Manson Jr.
Richard C. Marquis
Tink Martin
David Grant Maul
Callum Fletcher Mcdougall
Peter Mcdougall
Harry Mckay
Barbara Mclean
Melinda Melanson
Meridian St. Art Glass
Cynthia Meyers
Robert Mickelsen
Jennifer Mitchel
Sue Moe
Maryann Moenck
David Moir
Andy Moncrieff
Milissa A. Montini
Christie Stratton Moody
Dustin Morell
Paolo Moretti
Cindy Hyer Morgan
Tom Mosser
Ralph Mossman
Sumiko Motoyama
Mary Mullaney
George Mullin
John D. Murphy
Nancy Nagle
Kirsty Naray
Ruth Nicholas
James Nowak
Kevin O’Grady
Okra/Moorcroft
Richard Olmas - signed "Richard Olmas"
Orient & Flume
Kristen Frantzen Orr
Pairpoint Glass Company
Parabelle Glass
Jacqui Collins Parker
Johne Parsley
Janice Peacock
Bobby & Norm Pedersen
Marilyn Peraza
Maria Perez-Bastian
Scott Pernicka
Melissa Perry
Perthshire Paperweights
Sharon Peters
Kris Peterson
Tom Philabaum
Amoret Phillips
Phoenix Paperweights, Ltd.
Nancy Pilgrim
Teresa Pinto
Plum-Loco-Designs
Kim Vanantwerp Poenisch
Connie Pollard
Elaine Popelka
Chuck Pritchard
Ro Purser
Peter Raos
Isis Ray
Renaissance Glassworks
Ronald Ray
Joseph Alan Rice
Lyn Richards
Cathy Richardson
Monique Riget
Richard Q. Riter
Lori Robbins
Wayne Robbins
Paul J. Robinson
Peggy Rose
Ken Rosenfeld
Antonio Dei Rossi
Mario Dei Rossi
Royale Germania
Alison Ruzsa
Daniel Salazar
David P. Salazar
Christine Sample
Timo Sarpaneva
George Sarfi
Richard (Rick) Satava
Emiko Sawamoto
Lisa Scenti
Peter Schiller
Beverly Schindler
Schmidt Rhea Glass
Charles Schneider
Ken Schneidereit
Ron Schuster
Scotia Of Scotland
Allan Scott
Doris Scrutton
Gary Stuart Scrutton
Julie Scrutton-Lewis
Blair Marie Sechrest
Francis Edward “Eddie” & Bobbie Seese
Selkirk Glass
Fay Servoss
James Shaw
Kenneth Shay
Diane Shewfelt
Susan Silvy
Barbara Becker Simon
Helen Simon
Josh Simpson
Andrew Sinclair-Day
Aaron Slater
David Smallhouse
Carolyn Marie Smith
Gordon E. Smith
Hugh Edward Smith
Mavis Smith
Richard “Smitty” Smith
Steve Smyers
Steve Sokoloff
Solstice Art Glass
SoulBursts (memorials by Michelle Kaptur) - signed "SoulBursts [Person's name]"
Lon “Spinnips”
Shona Spittal
Paul Joseph Stankard
Christine Stankard Kressley
Pauline Stankard Iacovino
Katherine Stankard Campbell
Patrick Stern
St. Andrew
St. Clair Glass Works
Tom St. Clair
Wilford “Dink” Stead
Sue Stewart
St. Kilda Glass
St. Mandé
William C. Stokes, III
Strathearn
Christie Stratton Moody
Melanie Stuart
Loren Stump
Calvin & Cheryl Sugita
Henry Summa
Doug Sweet
Jessie Taj
Cheryl Takacs
Wakana Takahashi
Rowena Tank
Sylvus Tarn
Debbie Tarsitano
Delmo Tarsitano
William Barr Taylor
Jacqueline Teuchert-Rimkus
James Thingwold
Larry Thornhill
Karen Timmers
Paul Tjiang
Wendy Tobler
Virginia Wilson Toccalino & Tony Toccalino
Belinda Todd
Jon Trabucco
David Trabucco
Victor Trabucco
Heather Trimlett
Twists Glass Studio
Union Glass Company
Nicole Valentine
William Valla
Peter Vanderlaan
Vandermark-Merritt Glass Studios
Sherrie Venghaus
Roger Vines (Vines Art Glass) - signed "Vines"
David E. Vogt
Rolf & Genie Wald
Jane Walker
Samuel E. Walsh-Bates
John Walsh-Walsh Ltd.
Pati Walton
Mayauel J. Ward
Jeri L. Warhaftig
Mike Warren
Lucy Webb
Randy Weisser
Eddy Wescott
Robert Wetzel
Whitefriars
Francis Whittemore
Wilkerson Handmade Glass
Malachi Wilkinson
Jan Williams
Lewis Calvin Wilson
Windfire Beads
Jonathan Winfinsky
Steve & Susan Wright
James R. Wuerfel
Paul Ysart
Salvador Ysart
Gary Zack
Donna Zalusky
Genny Zbach
Andrea Zillo
Zellique Studio
Zimmerman Art Glass Company
Lea Zinke
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Severin Brøbry - Norwegian artist, made paperweights at Hadeland signed "Hadeland S.B" and later in his own studio signed "Severin"
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Mdina, signed Mdina (but not always)
Mtarfa, signed Mtarfa (but not always)
Uredale Glass, impressed glass blower
Isle of Wight Studio Glass
Jane Charles Studio Glass
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Gee, didn't know I was famous!
I consider myself a hobby artist and don't sell my glass very much. However, you may have ended up with a marble or dichroic paperweight that I marketed several years ago. I usually sign my work with an LT with the letters linked together (bottom leg of the "L" forms the top leg of the "T"). Hope that helps and you didn't end up with too cheesy a paperweight from me.
Regards,
Larry
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A few more names:
Luke Adams
Janice Ayers
Jean Bishop
Marc Boutte'
Chuck Boux
Richard Golding
Aaron Gross
Kit Karbler
Ann Louise Mitchell
Ken Perrin
Bill Slade
Great idea posting the list! :hiclp:
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James Lundberg
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Do you just want people who made paperweights or all glass artists?
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Adam Aaronson
Adrian Sankey
Allister Malcolm
Alastair MacIntosh
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Janet Wolery, scratch signs her work J Wolery.
Ornamental Blown Glass, signs their work OBG.
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Do you just want people who made paperweights or all glass artists?
Personally, I'm interested in paperweights, and my use of the list is to try finding leads in identifying signed/marked weights. That certainly doesn't preclude anyone from parsing this list into their larger list of general glass artists.
Gee, didn't know I was famous!
I consider myself a hobby artist and don't sell my glass very much. However, you may have ended up with a marble or dichroic paperweight that I marketed several years ago. I usually sign my work with an LT with the letters linked together (bottom leg of the "L" forms the top leg of the "T"). Hope that helps and you didn't end up with too cheesy a paperweight from me.
Larry, yup, you're famous! Maybe you'll get star treatment at restaurant and such. Unfortunately, I don't own something from everyone on the list. If only! These are names I've picked up from various online sites such as the left-column artists menu on the modern paperweights page at theglassgallery.com. Many marble artists, I think, made their way on the list 1) because the line between marble and paperweight is a little fuzzy sometimes, and 2) several paperweight artists I really (really, really) like, such as Josh Simpson and James Alloway are well-known -- or even better known -- as marble artists.
Incidentally and an incredible longshot -- the description of your mark doesn't match, but the initials could -- have you looked at my post titled something like "A Couple Interesting Weights"
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Mine all made/make paperweights (and other stuff). Are paperweights defined as round(ish) or can they have shapes - say apples or animals?
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Perhaps when we're bored with creating a list, we could start on a 10-20 word description of each person's/studio's type of output - make it into a real database
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Dates would help too. Ranges if possible but start with years known. Main problem is you really need a moderator to manage such a list in the first post as straggling through a thread can be difficult.
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Well done for the time and effort in creating such a list.
Personally, I'm interested in paperweights, and my use of the list is to try finding leads in identifying signed/marked weights.
I would recommend Andy Dohan's Dictionary of Paperweight Signature Canes (latest version on CD - as covered in a message in the Market Place (http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,16644.0.html) ) Andy's CD covers over 360 names, companies etc., has 1650 colour images and links the actual signatures with over 360 makers. That goes a long way to sorting out the list of possibles for almost all known paperweight makers - and in the CD version, lots of bead makers are listed, too, so that helps to separate the different categories.
Your list has 447 entries which shows that you have included over 80 names that are not in Andy's CD book and may, therefore be unconnected with paperweights / marbles. There are also names in Andy's CD book that are not in your list, including the famous people from the start of paperweight making in Murano as well as some names from more modern times in Murano.
Frank mentioned some of the factors that might be needed to help maintain and use such a list. I would suggest that country would be useful, too. Are you including names on labels in the same way as signatures? As just one example, "Scotia of Scotland" is mentioned, but that was (I think) just a trading name used by William Manson at one time. So perhaps there should be some form of link between "Manson" and "Scotia" within the list, otherwise, people new to paperweights might think that they are separate makers. That sort of linking would apply to many of the names but it would also start to make the full list quite complex, hence, as Frank says, a need for some type of moderating would be required.
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Here is a list of mainly British glass artists working in the UK at some time over the last 30 years, most of whom it has been my pleasure and privilege to know at some point in my career.
It is not extensive, as I have compiled it purely from memory, and more keep springing to mind.
AMSEL GALIA
ANNENBERG RAY
ANTONIO JENNY
ATRILL PHIL
BAMFORTH VIC
BARCROFT PAUL
BIRKS CATHERINE
BLANTHORN BRIAN
BLANTHORN JENNY
BRUCE JANE
BURKE ED
BURKE MARGARET
CANT SABRINA
CARCASS JAMES
CHARLES JANE
CLARKE NORMAN STUART
CLARKE DILLON
CLEGG TESSA
COLEMAN KATHARINE
COMINS CHRIS
CROOKS BOB'
CROPPER GEOFF
CULLEN BARRY
DADEN FRED
DICKINSON ANNA
DITCHFIELD JOHN
DREISER PETER
DUTT SURESH
ELLIOT GEORGE
FAWKES SALLY
FLADGATE DEBORAH
FLAVELL RAY
FRAME IAN
GARFOOT STUART
HANAUER PETER
HARRIS MICHAEL
HARRIS JONATHAN
HARRIS TIM
HARRIS ELISABETH
HAWES GRAHAM
HAY ANDREW
HAY LOUISE
HEARN STUART
HENSHAW CLAIRE
HERMAN SAM
HEWLETT PETER
HOLFORD KATIE
HOUGH CATHERINE
JACKSON DAVID
JACKSON RICHARD
JACQUARD MAX
KAPLAN DAVID
KEELAN SUE
KENNY JOANNE
KINNAIRD ALISON
LAMB MAX
LANGLEY SIDDY
LAYTON PETER
LEWIS JOHN
LINSTEAD JULIA
MARKS BRUCE
MEAKER CHARLIE
MEECH ANNETTE
MOORE SIMON
MUSGROVE PAUL
MUSGROVE ANDREW
NEWELL STEVEN
NEWHAM ANABEL
NICOLSON AMANDA
ORSLER NICK
PARK SUNG WON
PEARCE AMANDA
PENN SMITH SALLY
PENNELL RONALD
POTTER ANDREW
PROCTOR STEPHEN
RAINBOW CLAIRE
RAMSAY VICTOR
REEKIE DAVID
REEVES LIAM
ROMANELLI BRUNO
ROSENBAUM MARK
ROWE LAYNE
RUTH DAVID
SANDERS ANDREW
SANDSTROM ANNICA
SHAW TIM
SMIT BIBI
SMITH JOHN
SOLVEN PAULINE
STERN ANTHONY
STERN PATRICK
SUTCLIFFE MALCOLM
SWEET SAM
TAYLOR DAVID
TAYLOR WENDY
THORNTON CHRIS
TINSLEY DELLA
TOOKEY FLEUR
TURBERFIELD PETE
TWISS CHRISTINE
TYSOE PETER
VON DREHLE CARIN
URQUHART ANNE
WALKER WILLIAM
WALLACE DAVID
WASSELL ANTHONY
WERNER ALEKSANDER
WILKINSON RONNIE
WILLIAMS CHRISTOPER
WOFFENDEN EMMA
WOODS PAUL
WOODS ANNE
WOOLHOUSE SUE
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What we need is a glass wiki :)
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Hi Mike, fabulous list! Every time I happen apron a signature I find myself here. It'd be fantastic to have dates and info also. I don't know if this threads still going, I see it's 11yrs old now, but I've come across a signature not on any of the lists. It's P. Swan scratched on the base of a flatfish shaped Paperweight. I wondered if you'd heard of them?