Winter 2004

Vanities and Vanitas
Fred DiFrenzi helped pioneer the concept of elegant, weightless, free-standing art bowls rather than the conventional, clunky porcelain basins when he was serving as chief designer of VitraMax Group. He also produced an eye-opening, one-piece, vast-glass bathroom vanity top with integrated sink, an upscale bar counter made of cast glass, eccentric cast-glass shower doors, and liturgical items. Today, DiFrenzi has opted out of the corporate world that put many of his designs in far-flung markets and has returned to the life of a studio artist.
by Diane Heilenman

Also look for Glass Talk with Dale Smeltzer to find out how Ellie Burke, flameworking artist, makes earrings from tiny flameworked peppers that are formed into a cluster known as a ristra. Clusters of the actual peppers hang outside the homes in New Mexico as good luck charms. Ellie shares instructions, tips, and tricks for how she shapes these peppers over the flame.

You can find the rest of these articles in the Winter 2004 issue of Profitable Glass Quarterly.

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