Paul Stankard Glass at the Akron Art Museum 

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get a phone nomber from him ... get a adrees fligh to there to learn to that .... sorry im a losser ... im no one to say it ... but ....notting i just have feling to say this..

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Nipha Fake artist? You are disrespectful. A regular pipeblower doesn't create such delicate work, and IF they would, they would charge the same. And there is no shame in charging this amount, it is not even much for this kind of work.

A regular pipe-blower? I hope to god you aren't a glassworker. If so, I'm guessing flame-work. This kind of attitude is disgusting and I'm tired of seeing it in the glass community. For the past 13 years or so, too many shaky glassblowers with their heads up their asses stealing other people's work, have been diluting the glass market with garbage and making consumers skeptical. Thank god, people like you help drive up the price of the PROFESSIONAL work, as the half-assed, just-for-a-buck ,"artists" throw some imitation together that has bubbles, boils, skuzz, and chased back cracks all over it. Luckily you asshats sell your stuff to cheap smoke shops or on etsy. The consumers spending their hard-earned dollars on quality work know what they're looking at and pass up on the sloppy stuff and refuse to buy stuff online that they can't trust. Either way, you need to get your attitude in check. I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing you're something akin to a dread-headed, Sphongle fan, who pretends he's some kind of hippy, but has the demeanor and attitude of some snobby rich kid from Ann Arbor, Austin, Seattle, or Portland.

@Militant Pacifist These artist work incredibly hard on these pieces and have to make a living doing it. You're not considering the amount of time and effort that actually goes into this stuff, not to mention the costs of materials, equipment, electricity, propane and oxygen, and upkeep to their kilns. All of these costs falling back onto the artist as he/she has no employer covering these costs. You want something cheaper, by all means by from Mr. Nipha Ahtlantashah up there. I'm sure his work is well worth the $20 bucks he'll charge you for the sloppy thing he threw together in an hour or so.

I guarantee you he makes WAAAAYY more money making his artwork than he would making spoons, bubbers, hammers, etc.

he's really not an artist either, since his work requires little imagination, has no message, and simply mimics nature. he's an extremely talented craftsman though. that is for sure.

You, sir Nipha, need to get your head out of your ass. He is definitely not the best, but I sure wouldn't put my money on you or your buddy's (whom I've surely never heard of.)

Paul Stankard singly changed the aesthetic of paperweight creation from a decorative art to a naturalistic artistic microcosm. Everyone of his compound weights conveys a mystery and a dynamic celebration of the fecundity of life. Every other paperweight artist copied his style and a few are as technically good but he pushed the envelope more than anyone else. Any serious glass collector has a Stankard piece the same way they have a Harvey Littleton sculpture.

Who would you say is not an amateur? You do know he's clearly working soft glass as well, so he can't very well be compared to someone like Goines or kobuki.