We are excited to announce a new exhibition featuring celebrated Wisconsin father & son glass artists Wes & Wesley Hunting. With over 65 years combined experience, the Huntings are a powerhouse in the glass world. Vibrant and exciting blown, sculpted & cast glass, this show is not to be missed. Join us on Saturday, October 5 from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm as we officially open the exhibition. Artists will be present.
Exhibition will be on display through January 18, 2025
Wes Hunting
“Working in glass allows me to orchestrate a symphony of light and color. ”
Wes Hunting has been working with glass for forty years. He is known for his incredible skill with murrini as well as remarkably intricate, abstract patterns drawn on hot glass.
The vibrant colors and patterns are “drawn” onto the glass surface at temperatures exceeding 2000 degrees. Hunting combines various Italian techniques, such as zanfirico, with decorative techniques that he has personally developed and refined. While the forms of his work have changed over the years, they have always remained simple, with the intention that they never distract from the increasing complexities of the surface decoration.
Wes Hunting always had an interest in art, but it wasn’t until working at a historical village in college that he first tried glassblowing. After graduating from Kent State University in 1976, he studied glass at Penland School of Crafts and worked as an assistant to glass artist Richard Ritter for six months. He later traveled to Italy to take in the glass scene in Venice and Murano. Today, he works as a team with his son, Wesley, in his home studio in rural Wisconsin.
Wesley Hunting
“Growing up with my father, Wes Hunting Sr, I was exposed to the creative and technical aspects of being a professional artist at a very early age. I can remember being in the glass studio watching my father work as early as five years old. Though I didn’t start experimenting with the material until I was fifteen, I feel the time I spent observing my father attend shows,
conceptualize new work, and run a glass studio set me on a path of glass very early on. When I began attending Ripon college in 2005, I had already been working in the glass studio regularly, and I began a search for other influences to further my abilities. I started working for other glass artists, as well as attended Penland School of Craft in North Carolina. I attribute these experiences as a major accelerator to my skill set. From there, I started to create work and attend art shows in my home state of Wisconsin. It was then that I began having tremendous success with the “Remnant Vessel” series. The “Remnant Vessels” are created by making traditionally blown glass forms, making cold alterations to them, and assembling the new elements together to create a completely new form. By working the material both molten and cold, I am able to achieve forms that are truly original.”
