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Since the age of 14 Stan knew that whatever he did in life it would involve working with his hands. At an early age, he loved to design and fabricate items. His work experience began with paint work on cars. As his art skills developed, he worked more intensely with metals. He has attended many different blacksmithing, metal working and auto painting courses. During the time he was taking metal working courses, he was introduced to the art of glass blowing. Almost immediately, he knew the time had come for him to expand his talents and add glasswork to his current array of skills. His latest work includes hand forged metal art flower stands that hold beautiful hand blown glass platters. All metal parts are hand forged with heat and hammering and the platters are custom blown at his glass studio in Sedro Woolley. The hardness and formability of the metal in combination with the forming of the glass really excites him. Combining two different art media formed from heat and fire has presented great possibilities for his work. The colors and forms are an endless challenge and offer great possibilities for future designs.
Stan has attended many glass blowing classes at Pratt Art Institue in Seattle Washington. He has also had many private lessons from some of the best glass artists in the country. He continues to attend classes to learn new and more advanced techniques in glass blowing. He hopes to attend Pilchuck glass school for the 2010 session.
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