Cut and polished veiled glass sculptures by Ed Kachurik. fine
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Cut & Beveled Glass Paperweights by Edward Kachurik


Click to view sculptural vases by Ed Kachurik
Sculptural vases
Click to view faceted egg paperweights by Ed Kachurik
Faceted Eggs
Click to view 3-sided sculptures by Ed Kachurik
3-sided sculptures
Click to view faceted ovoid sculptures by Ed Kachurik
Faceted Ovoids
Click to view round paperweights by Ed Kachurik
Round paperweights

Artist Info:

Glass artist Edward KachurikEd Kachurik was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 2, 1957. Ed began working with hot glass in 1978. He attended Penland School in North Carolina and Pennsylvania State University. Kachurik is an independent glass artist who experiments with precious metals and chemicals to create his own colors, which are unique to his line today.

Ed uses a technique of coloring the hot glass surface, which is called veiling. A veil is a metallic coating that is applied to the hot glass, and then covered with clear glass, thus trapping the color inside the sculpture. These transparent sculptures maximize the extraordinary inherent qualities of glass.

Every design is handcrafted using wooden blocks and newspaper to work with the molten glass. After the sculptures have been annealed, they are hand ground and polished. Each flat surface of the sculpture must go through six different steps of polishing to achieve the optical polished finish. The facets are added to give visual enhancement to the interior glass veiling. Each piece is personally signed. Ed’s work can be seen in museums and galleries throughout the country.

COMMISSIONS:

  • American Trap Association, Grand American, Awards, shooting competition
  • Atlanta Retriever Club, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Betty Ford Foundation
  • Brides Magazine
  • Tom Forrester, Former County Commissioner, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Fort Pitt Retriever Club, Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Awards
  • Girl Scouts of America, Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Awards
  • HealthSouth Rehab Hospital Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Awards
  • PPG Industries, Awards for retiring board members
  • Pennsylvania State Trap Association, Awards, shooting competition
  • Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Association, Awards
  • Pittsburgh International Airport, Outdoor Sculpture, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Queens College, Annual Awards, Charlotte, NC
  • Sprint Cellular, Chicago, IL
  • University of Pittsburgh, College of General Studies Alumni Society
  • YWCA, New York, NY, Award for the National President
  • YWCA, Pittsburgh, PA, Annual Awards
Entire contents © Copyright Ed Kachurik and/or NJM Gallery, Portsmouth NH (603) 433-4120.

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Paul HarrieGary BeechamBuzz Blodgett.

Last modified July 10, 2011.
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