Posted 8 years ago
ho2cultcha
(5043 items)
I've been using this as a birdbath, but haven't found a base or holder for it which i trust yet. It has really grown on me over the year or so that i've owned it. Does anyone know anything about him?
Same bowl. Thomas Buechner. Google him. It's not hard.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SIGNED-1995-THOMAS-BUECHNER-III-VITRIX-STUDIO-LARGE-17-LAVENDER-ART-GLASS-BOWL-/381491533601?hash=item58d2aad721:g:w7oAAOSwcOFWbcED
Bio & Glass studio. He is the Thomas Buechner the III apparently.
http://www.vitrixhotglass.com/history.php#.Vn7znbYrJkg
The patriarch:
Buechner is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary, and his three children: Bohn Whitaker, Thomas Buechner, Jr., and Matthew Buechner. Matthew, a professional glassblower, owns and operates Thames Glass in Newport, Rhode Island.
https://www.urbanglass.org/glass/detail/in-memoriam-thomas-buechner-1926-2010-founding-director-of-the-corning-muse
Thomas S. Buechner III, of Corning, NY - son of Thomas S. Beuchner (II).
This is his father:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/arts/design/18buechner.html?_r=0
thank you Celiene. i had googled him before and read a lot about him, but it was a long time ago and i was interested in what others had to say about him and his work. but thank you very much for all the info!
SIGNED 1995 THOMAS BUECHNER III VITRIX STUDIO LARGE 17" LAVENDER ART GLASS BOWL
stunning!!!!
I love the flowing lines on this Ho2! It's a real beauty!