Team Member Profile: James Martell

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James (aka “Jay”) is Glassworks’ professor in residence.  He knows about the composition of glass, compatibility and glass nuances.  Ask Jay about the melting or annealing points of glass or other aspects of glass and he will gladly share his knowledge in a very thorough and understandable manner.  He can take a production problem, break it into segments and methodically deal with each issue successfully.

He has many talents in addition to his skilled polishing and cold working abilities.  Jay has worked with glass since 1989 and is well versed in blown, cast and kiln formed glass. As a glass artist, his work has been featured nationally and internationally. He can weld, solve challenging installation situations and identify building maintenance priorities – he is truly a “Jack-of-all-trades”.  We are very fortunate to have him as a key Glassworks team member.

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Team Member Profile: Steve Shahbaghlian

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ el_class=”new-left-side”][vc_column_text]Steve Shahbaghlian: Founder of Glassworks, Inc.Glassworks has had a fantastic summer, which has allowed us to expand our ranks, hiring in both our production and administrative teams. To celebrate our growth and our talented team, we are adding a new section to our quarterly newsletter where we can feature our team members. We have chosen to begin with the man who started all, our founder and creative guide, Steve Shahbaghlian.

Steve Shahbaghlian founded Glassworks in 1968. A self-made artist and craftsman, Shahbaghlian’s innovative work immediately caught the attention of architects and designers. His first major commission was a leaded mural for Herzl-Ner Tamid Synagogue on Mercer Island and before long, his glass icons became the design centerpiece for buildings and interiors of all shapes and sizes. One of his first large commissions was the leaded windows for all the Black Angus restaurants that dot the American landscape. An auspicious beginning, from there, the company has grown into one of the most sought-after art glass fabricators in the country.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ el_class=”new-right-side”][vc_column_text]Over the years, Shahbaghlian has expanded the techniques used by the Glassworks team to include carving and etching, kiln-forming “hot” glass including slumping and casting, the use of colored glass, painting and mirroring, among countless other combinations. Today, Shahbaghlian guides our production team as they come up with creative solutions to produce stunning works of functional glass art for residential, commercial, hospitality, and health care projects.

 

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