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James Alloway Art Glass Est.1987 Me and the cat hard at work One of my latest Wall Platters www.jamesallowayartglass.com My story begins in Portland, Oregon. I was born February 3, 1957, the oldest of three children. I have spent my entire life in the Portland area, my two children have attended the same schools that I went to growing up. On a couple of occasions they have even had teachers that were my classmates when I attended school. My first encounter with glass happened when I was in the fourth grade. My mother had enrolled me in a summer school science class, I remember bending glass tubing in an alcohol burner for a class project. In 1970, I visited Colonial Jamestown, where the very first glasshouse for our nation started operating in 1608. It is interesting to look at the postcards from this adventure to Jamestown and see that I am currently using the same kind of tools every day that they were using in 1608. My next encounter with glass would come in a high school ceramics class. Our class visited a stained glass studio where I first saw Tiffany style lampshades being made, I was very impressed with their beauty. At this time in my life, my father owned and operated a service station, which involved my other passion, working on cars. It seemed only natural that I would end up working as an auto mechanic, I did this for the next 10 years. I sustained a back injury and needed something to keep me busy while I recuperated, I started taking a class in stained glass windows. This is where my ideas about glass really started to take off, I started visiting art galleries to look at stained glass windows to get different ideas and see new styles. In exploring the galleries, I rediscovered another form of art glass, mouth blown glass. The art glass pieces that I was seeing weren't the same crude vessels that I was familiar with from Jamestown years ago. This glass was beautifully shaped and the colors were bright and bold. I knew at that time that I would not make any more stained glass windows, I was enthralled with the idea of making mouth blown glass. I investigated and soon found a glass blower in Portland that was giving classes, this was where I was introduced to glass blowing. By the time that my eight week long, two hours a week class was finished, I had constructed a studio in the garage of my home. I consider myself to be 90% self-taught, my style has been inventive to achieve the looks that I envision as nobody has ever told me what I "can't do". In doing this, it has eliminated restrictions, allowing me to be creative from inside of my mind. Glass blowing takes patience, timing and a passion to accomplish. Timing is imperative with blowing glass, you can do just the right thing at the wrong time and it will turn in to a complete disaster. My desire to be successful in this craft draws me to my studio, the pleasure that others receive from my work keeps me there.James Alloway combines superb craftsmanship and vivid imagination with an artistry not describable in words. His work speaks volumes. To fully understand this statement one must see his creations first hand. This Master glass artist is sought out by collectors as well as other craftsmen worldwide. Being primarily self taught his methods and techniques are inventive to say the least. Each piece is a unique creation that has made a magical journey from a mass of molten glass to a visual treasure. The many years perfecting his techniques has definitely been time well spent. The fluidity with which he works is analogous to a highly trained ballet dancer. Every step of the creation process seems to move effortlessly into the next. Within the privacy of his studio, James Alloway sheds his earthly facade and hears only the silent voice of his soul. Unencumbered by the outside world true creative genius flows as does liquid glass. This year marks 21 years of making glass. Each item that James crafts is a unique one of a kind design. Superior customer service is top priority with each transaction. The feedback file shows the level of dedication to the eBay clientele. Good luck with your bidding! Listings To protect bidder privacy, when the price or highest bid on an item reaches or exceeds a certain level, User IDs will be displayed as anonymous names. For auction items, a bold price means at least one bid has been received. Note: Anonymous names may appear more than once and may represent different bidders. Item Start End Price Title High Bidder/Status 110484763282 Jan-21-10 Feb-20-10 20:38:27 $200.00 Marbles: Handmade Art Glass Alloway "Quadmania" # 119 Available 110484995272 Jan-22-10 Feb-21-10 11:41:53 $175.00 Marbles: Handmade Art Glass Alloway Dichroic # 865 Available 120521605984 Jan-22-10 Feb-21-10 14:39:34 $250.00 Marbles: Handmade Art Glass Alloway Dichroic # 866 Available 110485054658 Jan-22-10 Feb-21-10 15:03:43 $300.00 Marbles: Handmade Art Glass Alloway Psychedelic # 43 Available 120528209338 Feb-07-10 Feb-14-10 18:00:55 $43.36 Paperweights: Handmade Glass Tw Latticino Filagrana #59 k***a 120528210209 Feb-07-10 Feb-14-10 18:10:56 $33.00 Marbles: Handmade Art Glass Alloway "Quadmania" # 121 i***g 110491779880 Feb-07-10 Feb-14-10 18:20:37 $55.90 Marbles: Handmade Art Glass Alloway Dichroic # 859 y***d 120528212239 Feb-07-10 Feb-14-10 18:30:05 $42.89 Paperweights: Handmade Art Glass Alloway Quadmania #140 k***a 110491782806 Feb-07-10 Feb-14-10 18:40:58 $9.99 Marbles: Handmade Art Glass Alloway Dichroic # 869 No Bids Yet 110491784025 Feb-07-10 Feb-14-10 18:50:29 $27.77 Marbles: Handmade Art Glass Alloway Dichroic # 862 y***d 110491785353 Feb-07-10 Feb-14-10 19:00:31 $10.50 Paperweights: Handmade Art Glass Twisted Latticino #117 y***d 110491786931 Feb-07-10 Feb-14-10 19:10:32 $10.60 Paperweights: Handmade Art Glass Twisted Latticino #119 k***a 110491789225 Feb-07-10 Feb-14-10 19:20:36 $77.55 Paperweights Art Glass Alloway Portland Psychedelic#145 t***r 120528221727 Feb-07-10 Feb-14-10 19:30:46 $45.44 Marbles: Handmade Art Glass Alloway New Design # 864 y***d 110491807767 Feb-07-10 Feb-14-10 19:40:34 $88.50 Paperweights Art Glass Alloway Portland Psychedelic#146 t***r Go see all current items for sale by this member. FeedBacks User:c0c00n2( 226)  Date:Feb-06-10 08:17:38 PST Praise: WOW! Can't say enough about this fantastic marble! Sparkling cane glows in Sun. User:gretasue1937( 609)  Date:Feb-04-10 12:08:36 PST Praise: GREAT PAPERWEIGHT AND SUPER PACKAGING. THANKS User:gretasue1937( 609)  Date:Feb-04-10 12:07:09 PST Praise: super craftsman, great packaging, and fast AAA+++++ User:gretasue1937( 609)  Date:Feb-04-10 12:06:14 PST Praise: super artist. THANKS AAAAA++++ User:gretasue1937( 609)  Date:Feb-04-10 12:05:01 PST Praise: ALWAYS ANOTHER SUPER PAPERWEIGHT. THANKS User:ttmillert( 219)  Date:Feb-04-10 07:19:45 PST Praise: nice User:5713blake( 483)  Date:Feb-03-10 17:51:19 PST Praise: Very nice. User:dbrinton77( 107)  Date:Feb-03-10 16:47:17 PST Praise: Beautiful paperweight! Nice packaging. User:dianeamethyst( 844)  Date:Feb-03-10 16:16:59 PST Praise: Vibrant& captivating! Rapid shipment; excellent communication&packaging. User:kristin4justice( 1011)  Date:Feb-03-10 12:26:23 PST Praise: Gorgeous! Thanks for the speedy delivery. A+++++++ User:cardufo( 160)  Date:Feb-01-10 11:00:45 PST Praise: Item received. Excellent seller * * * * *. Nice transaction. Thanks. User:kitty-southwestern-echoes( 612)  Date:Jan-31-10 21:37:38 PST Praise: A FANTASTIC MARBLE! Unsurpassed beauty! I'll be back for more! A+++ User:dianeamethyst( 844)  Date:Jan-27-10 16:37:25 PST Praise: Fast, attentive service& creations are exceptional. .Artist is so gifted. User:gretasue1937( 609)  Date:Jan-27-10 15:59:53 PST Praise: super packaging, super fast & one heck of an artist. AAAAA++++++ User:gretasue1937( 609)  Date:Jan-27-10 15:58:39 PST Praise: super artist. THANKS AAAAA++++ User:kiwicatlover( 2236)  Date:Jan-26-10 23:38:05 PST Praise: Another beautiful paperweight from an eBay seller it is a pleasure to deal with. User:pete0502-2007( 114)  Date:Jan-26-10 05:52:32 PST Praise: I very much appreciate your craftmanship and artistic quality. User:ru4dawgs( 171)  Date:Jan-21-10 18:40:06 PST Praise: Unusual colors to add to my collection. Shipped quickly and safely as always! User:ru4dawgs( 171)  Date:Jan-21-10 18:40:06 PST Praise: Another fantastic marble from James! Highly recommend this artist/eBay seller! User:ru4dawgs( 171)  Date:Jan-21-10 18:38:24 PST Praise: Beautiful paperweight from great artist!! Highly recommend! User:dianeamethyst( 844)  Date:Jan-21-10 17:53:48 PST Praise: Outstanding work& fast, friendly, attentive service. Packaged extremely well. User:dco09( 66)  Date:Jan-19-10 19:21:09 PST Praise: Beaujtiful paperweight. Well packed. No problems. User:gretasue1937( 609)  Date:Jan-18-10 16:54:13 PST Praise: GREAT MARBLE. THANKS User:gretasue1937( 609)  Date:Jan-18-10 16:53:28 PST Praise: SUPER THANKS User:gretasue1937( 609)  Date:Jan-18-10 16:52:38 PST Praise: SUPER PAPERWEIGHT THANKS AAAA++++ To see all feedback for this member, go to the Member Profile page.

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