Blenko GLass

These items were blown by Milton, WV Glass worker SHORTY FINLEY.

If you've heard me speak - or you read this blog - you know I am enamoured with Winslow Anderson, Wayne Husted*, Joel Myers,* John Nickerson*, and the craftsmen who worked with them Les Womack*, Shorty Finley, Charlie Chapman, and the list goes on.....but today I want to share a set of photos from the Wheaton Museum of pieces my dear friend Shorty Finley who still lives in Milton made in 1983. Shorty worked very close with Don Shepperd. Don SHepperd was a designer at BLENKO. Shorty is always very quick to say " I ain't No Designer but I could and still can make what ever they draw." Shorty reports he and the men he worked with had 'great respect and a wonderful relationship ' with the designers. Blenko folks have always worked together to make great products. hjh

Note: * denotes age much lower than 80.