GREETINGS - Paperweight Collectors Association

President
Vice President
TOBY KRUGER
JIM LEFEVER
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Treasurer, Newsletter Editor
Secretary
DON FORMIGLI
JILL BAUERSFELD
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Levittown, PA 19055
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Volume 20 • Number 1
www.dvpaperweights.org
January 2013
help of nephew Jay, drove to Chicago for the
Paperweight Event sponsored by L.H. Selman
and the Clark Family. It included a ribbon-cutting
ceremony to celebrate the expansion of the
Arthur Rubloff Paperweight Display at the Art
Institute of Chicago. With banquets at the AIC
and the Richard Driehaus Museum, we were
treated royally. Paperweights exhibited at both
museums were exquisite. At the October 20
meeting, we had our Election of Officers. Roger
Jacobsen was the guest dealer and our guest
artist was Ed Kachurik, who uses a technique
called veiling.
GREETINGS
Dear Friends,
To all of you, I send wishes for a happy and
healthy new year. Although 2012 was devastating
and sad for some, it was a good one for DVPCA
and the paperweight community. A review of the
year shows that to be true.
Our meetings and other events of the year were
successful and well attended by our members
and other enthusiasts. The January 28 meeting
featured Ken Rosenfeld and Gay Taylor. Phil
Edelman and Susie Jacobson from Leo Kaplan
Ltd. provided the dealer’s display. This was a
great way to start the year. This was followed
by our April 21 meeting with first time dealers
to our group the L.H. Selman crew—Ben and
Mitch Clark and Alexis Magara. Jim Brown was
unable to attend, so Gordon Smith subbed and
no one complained. DVPCA and WheatonArts
sponsored Paperweight Fest 2012. Andy
Dohan and Boyd England and the terrific staff
of Wheaton outdid themselves with this one. A
good time was had by all. There was a happy
blending of artists, dealers, speakers and
attendees from May 31 to June 3.
For our 20th Anniversary meeting on July 21 and
22, we had David Graeber speak and Bill Pitt
as our guest dealer. The meeting was followed
by a garden party at the home of Andrew and
Nancy Scott. The next day a small group went
to Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Don
Formigli was our expert docent. From September
27 to October 1, Don Formigli and I, with the
Shortly after our meeting, on October 29 and
30, Hurricane Sandy hit our area. That would
include: Delaware, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Since there
are members in all of these states and Leo
Kaplan Ltd, there was great concern. Although
there were inconveniences, most of us were
spared. To those who were not, our thoughts
and prayers are with you.
We are preparing for you more interesting and
informative meetings. Our January 26 meeting
will feature Ed Poore, sponsored by Leo Kaplan
Ltd. The April 20 meeting will feature the flowers
of Melissa Ayotte and a return visit of L.H.
Selman Ltd. We will keep you posted on the
rest.
I look forward to seeing all of you at our meetings
and at other special events.
Fondly,
Toby Kruger
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Asheville and Halifax: A Tale of Two Cities
visiting the Biltmore Estate. Oh well, we’ll have an
excuse to make another trip.
by Lee Arnold and Neal Demp
Whether in the mountains of North Carolina or on the
shores of Nova Scotia, we are ever on the lookout
for hand-made glass in general and paperweights
in particular. Memorial Day week-end found us in
Asheville. We booked a room at the very convenient
Hotel Indigo and set out to explore the city known for
its arts and crafts. In the antiques district, Lee picked
up a tasty Selkirk apple weight while Neal was treated
to a nice Moorcroft (English art pottery) creamer
at Chatsworth Art & Antiques. Exhausted from our
ventures (the streets are a bit hilly), we placed our
names on the 2-hour waiting list at the Tupelo Honey
Café and went back to the hotel to rest. The café
was certainly worth the wait, with Neal getting shrimp
& grits and Lee a rather yummy “Venerated Veggie
Bowl.”
Dionne and Tesolin maroon with white flowers PW
Since the Fourth of July was inconveniently on
a Wednesday this year, we decided to celebrate
Canada Day in Halifax. Just a short direct flight from
Philadelphia, we arrived in the Nova Scotia capital
confronted with pleasant cooler weather and friendly
Canadians. One of our first stops was to the Nova
Scotia Crystal Factory, just a 5-minute walk from our
hotel, the Marriott Harbourfront. They had some clear
weights (not in either of our collecting areas)
David Wilson orchid handcooler
The next day we took a hop-on/hop-off bus and
hopped off at the River Arts District. There we stopped
by the Asheville Glass Center and watched Hayden
Wilson working on a piece. We chatted with him a
bit and told him that we were paperweight collectors.
He showed us some weights that his father, David
Wilson, and stepmother, Loretta Forde, had made.
Neal chose a colorful scramble weight by Forde
and Lee selected an orchid hand-cooler by Wilson.
Later in the day, we visited the Bender Gallery back
downtown (check out their website!). They carry a
fine selection of glass, including a really tempting
weight by Cathy Richardson. It was the first in a
series and was titled “Flowers from Fallen Trees.”
It was a very nice weekend getaway, even without
Jon Sawyer yellow-green PW
and really lovely vases. We spent the afternoon
shopping and touring the beautiful Halifax Public
Gardens. The next day we started off at the Halifax
Seaport Farmers’ Market for breakfast. A trip to the
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia proved equally exciting.
We saw some great folk-art (especially paintings by
Maud Lewis) and Lee picked up a paperweight made
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by two Nova Scotia artists: Curtis Dionne and Jessie
Tesolin.
Lee in Halifax Public Gardens
Hayden Wilson (AshevilleGlassCenter)
The next morning (Canada Day) was a perfect time
for a trip to picturesque Peggy’s Cove—about 45
minutes’ drive south of Halifax. With a year-round
population of well under 50, this fishing village, with
its trademark lighthouse, was certainly something
to see. Lee was intrigued by the bright yellow/green
seaweed in the cove and found a Jon Sawyer weight
at Beale’s Bailiwick that represented it nicely.
That evening, after a great meal of lobster (Neal)
and
gnocchi
(Lee),
we mingled with a few
thousand of our newest
friends and watched
the fireworks over the
harbor.
Loretta Forde sc
ramble PW
Lee Arnold is a librarian,
archivist
and
travel
writer; Neal Demp is a
child psychiatrist. They
live in Philadelphia.
Neal eating biscuts at Honey Tupelo Cafe in Ashville
Selkirk apple PW
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LENDING LIBRARY NEWS
Diane Atkerson
Historical Background which includes subjects
as hollow blown glass spheres, massive glass
globes, technique of air inclusions, and fantasy
glass.
Starting the New Year off on the right foot, here
are three book reviews to help you with your
New Year’s resolution to learn more about
paperweights or review what many of us may
have forgotten.
Followed by The Paperweight, including; About
Origin and Age, Murano and Venice, Western
Europe: Alsace-Lorraine and Paris and The
Meuse Valley, England, Scotland, Scandinavia
and European Glass -studios. Glossary, value
guide and very thorough index are included.
Many, many great photographs on every
page that describes each subject discussed
thoroughly.
A COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO PAPERWEIGHTS
- Sara Rossi- Britain-1990 –96 pages - Sara
Rossi worked for a leading paperweight dealer
that took her thousands of miles around the
globe in various capacities as dealer, researcher
and lecturer. This book is the result of her years
of dealing experience at the highest levels. The
contents include: Making of a paperweight;
Millefiori and Lampwork Designs; 19th Century
French, British and American Paperweights;
20th Century Paperweights; Collectors and
Collections; glossary and buyers guide. There
are many beautiful photographs included in this
book, many taking up almost the entire page.
OBJECTS OF FANTASY: Glass Inclusions of
the Nineteenth Century -Dena K. Tarshis-2001
-174 pages -Anyone who attended the 2001
PCA Convention at Corning Museum received
one of these books from the author. Several
photographed pieces included in this book were
also on display at the convention. Contents
include Mosaic to Millefiori, Egyptian Trail
Decorations to Rubans Torsades, Reticello to
Filigrana, Roman Cameo to Verre Double’, “At
the Lamp” to Chalumeau, Greek Gold Class to
Cameo and Gold-Foil Incrustations. An in depth
glossary is included. Some of these topics listed
may seem unknown, an even more reason to
borrow this book.
PAPERWEIGHTS - Sibylle Jargstorf - Germany1991 -221 pages. Sibylle Jargstorf , a trained
chemist from Germany, conducted her extensive
original research for this book among old Latin,
French, Italian, German and English documents
as well as with many contemporary makers,
among them very old Bohemian makers. This
book includes many topics that may not be found
in many other paperweight books starting with
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About guest Artist Ed Poore
Reprinted from PCA, Inc. web site archives
end results of all the research, trial and error, and
breakthroughs in technique resulted in the successful
restoration of thousands of paperweights over the last
forty years. Many of the sparkling beauties we now see
in collections and museums were restored by Ed’s skilful
handiwork.
After working with Carl for nearly ten years, Ed opened
his own studio appropriately named The Crystal
Workshop. In his new studio Ed spent a great amount of
time restoring all sorts of antique glass. He also created
small sculptural pieces of his own design and offered
glass engraving in the way of original work as well as
reproductions of antique patterns.
Ed’s son James joined him in the business first as a
trainee and later as a fully skilled glass cutter. Several
years ago Ed was invited to give a six day course on
glass engraving in “the Studio” at the Corning Museum of
Glass. His son James came with him as the designated
teaching assistant and it was a unique experience which
neither of them will ever forget. Ed and James were also
invited by the Sandwich glass Museum to hold a Father
and Son glass show where the two artists highlighted
their work in glass sculpture and engraving. This was an
especially proud moment for Ed to have joined his son in
such an event and such a successful show.
Now in his sixties, Ed still carries on working in his studio
although his pace is just a little slower these days. He likes
to take leisurely rides on his Harley Davidson and enjoys
spending time with his grandchildren. His son James
continues the family tradition of the finest possible glass
cutting and restoration work at The Crystal Workshop.
One of Ed’s biggest thrills in life is seeing the look on a
collector’s face when he returns their paperweight back
to them in pristine condition after a restoration. That
moment puts a big smile on both of their faces. The Crystal
Workshop is located in Sagamore, Massachusetts and
you can read more about their work on the website at
www.thecrystalworkshop.com. Ed is always pleased to
meet paperweight collectors and you can contact him on
[email protected].
Ed Poore is a very different kind of paperweight artist.
His specialty is the restoration of damaged antique and
contemporary paperweights. Ed is also responsible for
creating many of the unique cutting designs we see on
some of the finest contemporary paperweights today
including the Banford basket cut weights, David Graeber
heart weights, John Gooderham miniature paperweight
buttons, and many other pieces from other well known
contemporary paperweight makers. The paperweight
shown here (above left) is David Graeber’s “Oval Basket
with Chrysanthemums” with cutting by Ed Poore.
Ed Poore began his career in paperweights in 1971
as a glass cutter for the Pairpoint Glass Company in
Massachusetts. During his early years at Pairpoint, Ed
developed a fascination with the weights made at the
factory and collected them for years before discovering
there were such things as antique paperweights. That
discovery opened up a whole new world for him.
The picture below shows a paperweight restored by Ed,
and the state it was in beforehand.
Ed was taught his skills in glass cutting and restoration
by Carl Otto Schweidenbach who had been formally
trained in glass cutting back in the mid teens of the
twentieth century at the old Pairpoint Glass Co. in New
Bedford Massachusetts. Carl took Ed under his wing
and taught him all he could. This unique opportunity to
learn and carry on with old world cutting skills that Carl
passed on allowed Ed to direct his cutting and polishing
skills to paperweight restoration. It was a struggle at
first given that each damaged paperweight dictates its
own restoration process due to size, shape, amount
of damage, and re-cutting that would be required to
bring it back to its original beauty. Many years were
spent refining and developing these techniques. The
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Review of Events - DVPCA Fall Meeting
Saturday October 20, 2012
from Ben Clark of L. H. Selman thanking the DVPCA
for the write up in our newsletter.
WELCOME
President Kruger took a moment to thank the officers
that served this past year reminding the members
that these positions were not life time roles but a two
year term. All members were asked to think about
how they could serve in the future.
The fall meeting of the Delaware Valley Paperweight
Collector’s Association was held on Saturday,
October 20, 2012 at our usual location, Williamson’s
Restaurant in Horsham, PA. We had 43 members in
attendance including our guest artist Ed Kachurik from
New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and guest dealer
Roger Jacobsen from Sandwich, Massachusetts
and Lubbock, Texas. A special welcome was given to
guest Colene Clouse.
NEW BUSINESS
Bonnie Geiger of the nominations committee then
asked for any other additions to the slate of officers.
Since there were none she then introduced the slate
of officers who were elected by acclamation by the
members and installed for a two year term.
MORNING PROGRAM
During the first part of our morning program President
Toby Kruger asked those members who had brought
their “treasures!” acquired at this year’s Paperweight
Fest at Wheaton Arts to come forward and describe
their pieces. A wide variety of artists and styles were
represented. Those of us who were able to attend
the event were pleased by speaker’s presentations,
the artists who were always so willing to share their
art with us and the many dealers who brought many
wonderful things for us to peruse and buy.
Next was a slide show by Don Formigli of the Chicago
Paperweight Weekend. Several of our members
were able to make the trip to celebrate the opening of
the expanded Arthur Rubloff Paperweight Collection
at the Art Institute in Chicago held on September
28-30 and sponsored by L.H. Selman Company. His
photos and descriptions of the weights, the buildings
and museums and other venues made those of us
unable to attend even more anxious to make the
trip in the near future. It is exciting to know that the
Selman Company is planning on continuing this biannual event. Several of the attendees shared their
experiences and their purchases: Gary and Bonnie
Geiger, Rob and Pam Campe, Elliot and Roselyn
Heith, Don Formigli and Toby Kruger. Lee Arnold and
Neal Demp were also attendees and we hope to hear
more from them at our January meeting.
President: Toby Kruger
Vice-President: Jim Lefever
Treasurer: Don Formigli
Recording Secretary: Jill Bauersfeld
Corresponding Secretary: Sue Sutton
AVA: Andrew Scott
Our next meeting will be on January 26, 2013. Our
guest artist will be Ed Poore, the finest paperweight
restorer and a faceting genius. Our guest dealer will
be Phil Edelman of Leo Kaplan, Ltd. who will also
talk about the PCA Convention to be held in New
Orleans on June 5-8, 2013.
PCA, Inc. is establishing an archive at Corning Glass
in New York. Ben Drabeck made arrangements
to place records, newsletters, catalogs, and other
correspondence in this facility for both safe keeping
and research. Roger Jacobsen, who has attended
every convention since 1972, elaborated on the
facility, how things are being cataloged and stored.
All the chapters have been asked to go through their
records and share them with the archives. Boyd
England will be collecting and sorting items from our
chapter so if you have anything you have saved let
Boyd know what you have.
The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum is planning a library
in memory of Mabel McClanahan with the $150,000
donation made by the family – Gary and Marge
McClanahan.
LUNCH AND RAFFLE
After a lunch of Roast Turkey or Yankee Pot Roast
we held our usual raffle raising $165. The members
were requested to bring items for January’s raffle.
The New York Chapter Meeting to be held October
27th with the Ayottes as well as our artist/members
David Graeber and Gordon Smith attending. It will
be held at the Kaplan Company. Raffle prizes will be
distributed.
BUSINESS MEETING
OLD BUSINESS
A press release regarding the Art Institute of
Chicago’s expansion was read as well as a letter
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FINAL NOTES
Massachusetts. Following the meeting the group
President Kruger closed the meeting just before 3
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to be in soon.
DVPCA
Jill Bauersfeld gave a brief review of glass found on
their recent trip to Italy. She and Bill brought back
two weights, a glass cane and a glass “golfer” clown
as well as some unique light stands with LED cool
lights. They also found a good book on Murano, the
glass island which is available to borrow if anyone
is planning a trip. They were only able to visit one
factory on the island that specialized in chandeliers
but had a large showroom with gigantic and very expensive art glass sculptures. They loved Venice and
would like to go again to see more of Murano as
well as the northern lake and mountain part of the
Raffle Prizes
country.
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A MURANO ARTIST
Societa Anonima Vetri Artistici Murano, known
as S.A.V.A.M.
Diane Atkerson
Following WWll, he worked as master
glassblower and designer at a factory , then
became a partner with Vetreria Vistosi and, later,
Gino Cenedese, With financial assistance from
the firm of Salviati & Co., for whom he produced
products, he formed in 1950 his own glass firm
Vetreria Alfredo Barbini( reorganized in 1983 as
Alfredo Barbini Srl) . Assisted by his son, Flavio
since 1968, Barbini still works as maestro and
artistic director of the furnace he created in
1950.
Many paperweight collectors own several
Murano paperweights in the collection and
we just know them as Murano with no further
identification attached to them.
Upon browsing E-Bay, I came across one of the
well known Murano fish paperweight but it had a
maker added to the description - Alfredo Barbini
- so in case any of you have one of these fish
paperweights and would like to add a name to
it, here is some information I researched about
the artist.
Alfredo Barbini was born in 1912 on the island of
Murano. His parents were members of families
which had been prominent in the glassmaking
industry on Murano for generations.
Bonnie Geiger officiating for the club elections
Murano Fish Weight
He began his career in 1925 at the age of 13 and
in 1929 joined Cristalleria di Venezia e Murani
as a master glassblower. He left for a while to
work in Milan but returned to Murano to work
for a newly formed factory. From 1936 to 1944
he was a partner and master glassblower at
Officers and Committee Members - Don Formigli,
Andrew Scott, Sue Sutton, Jill Bauersfeld, Jim Lefever
and Toby Kruger
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Ed Kachurik at the podium
Ed Kachurik paperweight
Recently Acquired Member’s Weights
Taking a break for lunch
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The Scramble
The recent Fall paperweight auction by L.H. Selman
produced some very good prices. As an example
of prices reached (including buyer’s premium) the
top price paid was $73,200 for a Stankard “Cycle of
Life” assemblage. A rare antique Mount Washington
magnum pink rose paperweight went for $27,600.
An antique Clichy faceted close concentric millefiori
mushroom with central rose paperweight sold for
$20,400 and rare Clichy moss ground with central
Clichy rose paperweight sold for $18,000. Of the
modern weights a Debbie Tarsitano upright yellow
pompom on upset muslin paperweight was $4,800.
Far exceeding the estimated price range was a Chris
Buzzini 2001 Artist Proof forsythia and monarch
butterfly paperweight at $7,800 (see photo). Of the
380 paperweights in the auction approximately 310
were sold.
Do you have a favorite paperweight? Write a story
about it for our newsletter to share with all our members.
If you don’t have a photo to send with the story bring
the weight to a meeting and we will photograph it for
you before running the story.
CALENDAR
Advance Meeting Dates, Guests and Related Events
April 20, 2013:
Guest Dealer: L.H. Selman from Chicago, IL.
Guest Artist: Melissa Ayotte from New Boston, NH
June 5 - 8, 2013: Paperweight Collectors Association
Biannual Convention in New Orleans, LA.
July 20 - 21, 2013:
Guest Dealer: William Pitt from Fairhaven, MA.
Program: John Hawley on Mass Glass
October 19, 2013: TBA.
Guest Dealer: Ben Drabeck from Shutesbury, MA.
All Saturday Meetings at:
WILLIAMSOM’S RESTAURANT, HORSHAM, PA
SAVE THESE DATES AND PLAN TO ATTEND!
Chris Buccini paperweight that sold for $$7,800
With the first meeting in 2013 Williamson has again
provided an updated price list. All menu items except
for two have been increased anywhere from 1.5%
to 10.6%. The average increase is 3.6%. We will
attempt to hold our lunch price at $20 and try to make
up the difference with our regular raffle and occasional
auction of donated paperweights.
Guest artist Ed Kachurik
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Winter Meeting Announcement
Saturday, January 26, 2013
LUNCHEON RESERVATIONS
January 26, 2013
At Williamson Restaurant, 200 Blair Mill Road (Route
611/Easton Road at Blair Mill Road) Horsham, PA.
Located two traffic lights north of PA. Turnpike Exit
343 (Doylestown/Willow Grove).
Telephone (215) 675-5454
Luncheon Choices @ $20 per person
(#) of Persons Attending
(#) Chicken Marsala, sautéed
mushrooms, Marsala Wine
(#) Baked Tilapia, Julienne Vegetables
9:00 AM Dealers and Artists setup
10:00 AMPaperweight Fair with Guest Dealer Leo
Kaplan from New York City, NY. Guest
Artist Ed Poore from Sagamore, MA and
club member’s items for sale.
11:00 AMPresentation by Phil Edelman on the
upcoming PCA National Convention in
New Orleans, LA.
Thor Walker, a new artist, will speak about
his new Herakles Dragon Paperweight.
12 Noon Lunch – Sale of raffle tickets.
1:00 PM Business Meeting: Announcements,
reports from floor, raffle, etc.
$
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 January 21, 2013
1:30 PM Guest Speaker Ed Poore will give a
presentation about his work.
2:30 PM Paperweight Fair Continues
DVPCA
DVPCA
Ed Kachurik showing his paperweights
Guest Dealer Roger Jacobsen
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