NEPCA
NEWS
Worcester Magazine - Paperweight Article
Dec. 2019 ARTS & CULTURE - From Prosaic to exquisite: Paperweights find purpose as dazzling works of art
Click here to read article by Nancy Sheehan
Interview with Melissa Ayotte
The Secret Garden of Glass Paperweights can be found in the Nov. 2019 issue of womanscape.com
Click here to read article by Alex Hilton
Clinton Smith Wins NICHE Award
Congratulations to NEPCA and PCA paperweight artist, Clinton Smith, winner of a NICHE magazine 2013 Award for excellence in lampworked glass for his paperweight, "Yellow and Orange Late Berkshire Summer".
The PWHNTR* Makes a Paperweight
By Diane Warning
In the spring of 2010 Diane Warning, NEPCA secretary, had the marvelous experience of making a paperweight with Peter McDougall at his studio in Crieff, Scotland. Click here to read about her adventure..
Follow the Glass–road to Toledo…
By Diane Warning
In very interesting and informative essay Diane Warning, NEPCA secretary, gives us some pointers on interesting glass related places to visit on the way to and from the 2009 PCA convention in Toledo. Click here for Diane's essay.
Rare beauty under glass: A look at fine antique paperweights
By Art Elder
PCA TX member and newsletter editor, Art Elder's article on antique paperweights was published in the magazine Antique Trader and is reprinted here by permission of the author. Click here for Mr. Elder's essay.
VIDEOS ON PAPERWEIGHT MAKING
There are many videos on glass and glass–blowing (of a variety of interest and quality). This list is but a very small sample of videos on glass topics that can be found on You Tube and the selection appears to grow daily.
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Fear No ART Chicago - Sharon Gilbert ⁄ Melissa Ayotte.
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Paperweight Collectors Association convention May 22, 2009.
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New England Cable News - Josh Simpson making a megaplanet.
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Excerpts from a presentation by Paul Stankard at the West Deptford Free Public Library in Thorofare, NJ.
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Debbie Tarsitano - Introduction to The Zen of Flameworking, Part One of Five Videos
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Discovery and Science Channel's How It's Made Millefiori Glass Paperweights..
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Corning Museum of Glass - Studio Demonstrations: Paul Stankard and Lucio Bubacco.
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Corning Museum of Glass - flameworking with museum experts.
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Corning Museum of Glass - how to make colored glass.
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Corning Museum of Glass - making a paperweight with Paul Stankard.
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Corning Museum of Glass - making glass cane with Lino Tagliapietra and experts from the museum.