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<big><big>In addition to this being a <b><font color="#ff6600"><u>reminder
about the Saturday January 12th grand opening of New Fislerville
Glassworks in Clayton NJ</u></font></b>, this newest hot shop has been
the subject of not one but <b>TWO Google Alerts</b>, both of which
I've copied at the bottom of this email...</big></big><br>
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Tony Patti<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.glassblower.info">www.glassblower.info</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gaffer@glassblower.info">gaffer@glassblower.info</a><br>
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Tony Patti wrote:
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<div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="4"> On Saturday January
12th, please join my wife and I and other members of the glass
community for the opening of my new teaching studio, The New
Fislerville Glassworks. I have worked over 3 years to go from bare
ground to a state of the art hot shop. This will be the very first
event to be held. I am looking forward to meeting other members of the
glass fraternity to introduce myself and my facility to everyone. Many
of you I know from my long association with Wheaton Arts, others I
haven't met yet. I approach glass differently than most, I view it as a
traditional trade of the area. I approach it from a historical aspect
rather than artistic. I have no illusions about my artistic abilities,
there aren't any. This has been just as passionate a project for us
even though traditional in nature. We now have to get the word out and
make this enterprise self sufficient. </font></div>
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<big><font face="Bookman Old Style">Jeff Vanaman<br>
Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:j-vanaman@comcast.net">j-vanaman@comcast.net</a></font></big><br>
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<div><u><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="4">Details:</font></u></div>
<div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="4">Place ------ New
Fislerville Glassworks</font></div>
<div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="4">Address--- 792 W.
Clayton
Ave. Clayton N.J. ( formerly Fislerville)</font></div>
<div><b><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="4">Date ------- Sat. Jan
12th</font></b></div>
<div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="4">Time ------- 1:00 PM till</font></div>
<div> </div>
<div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="4">Light refreshments as
long as they last.</font></div>
<div><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="4">Hot glass for those
experienced gaffers who would like to indulge. </font></div>
<br>
p.s. Tony Patti has more information, including a google map and
construction photos at<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.glassblower.info/one.php?id=newfislervilleglassworks">http://www.glassblower.info/one.php?id=newfislervilleglassworks</a><br>
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<h1 class="red">Delicate operation</h1>
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<div class="byln">Monday, January 07,
2008
<div>By Stephanie Brown</div>
<b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sbrown@sjnewsco.com">sbrown@sjnewsco.com</a></b>
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<p> Jeff Vanaman pulled a long metal pipe from the furnace to
reveal a glowing bulb of glass the size of a fist. </p>
<p>The glass bent and stretched like taffy as he twirled the
pipe around and around. </p>
<p>Slowly it began to take the shape of a sphere. </p>
<p>This is what's known as a witch's ball, Vanaman
said. In Colonial times people would hang them in their home
for good luck. </p>
<p> "It was a common item glassblowers would make in their
spare time," he said. "It's what they call a
whimsical' item." </p>
<p>Vanaman recently opened a state-of-the art glassblowing
studio called New Fislerville Glassworks on West Clayton
Avenue. </p>
<p>The studio allows him to indulge his passion for the craft.
In his spare time, Vanaman, a retired biology teacher,
creates beautiful jeweled-toned bowls, pitchers and whatever
tickles his fancy. </p>
<p>He also rents the studio out and offers lessons to those
interested in learning how to blow glass. </p>
<p> "It's something not everyone gets a chance to
do," he said. </p>
<p>New Fislerville Glassworks continues the long-held tradition
of glassblowing in Clayton and South Jersey. </p>
<p>The availability and quality of the area's natural
resources, such as wood and sand, gave way to a thriving
glassworks industry at the turn of the 20th century, Vanaman
said. </p>
<p>The studio's name reflects the town's glassblowing
heritage. Before being named Clayton, it was called
Fislerville after the Fisler family who founded the town and
started a glass factory. </p>
<p>Since then, a glasswork company has always existed in
Clayton, Vanaman said, until about 10 years ago when
Clevenger Brothers closed its doors. </p>
<p> "It makes me feel good to know it's back,"
he said. "Glassblowing is back." </p>
<p>Vanaman's passion for glassblowing began about 25 years
ago when he began volunteering with the Wheaton Arts and
Cultural Center, in Millville. </p>
<p>An avid bottle collector, Vanaman said he kept going to the
center with the intention of watching the Wheaton Arts
glassblowers make bottles. But every time he went there,
they would only make paperweights. </p>
<p> "After the third paperweight I went to the
administrative offices and said, "When are you going
to make bottles?'' he said. </p>
<p>Vanaman was told that was a five-man job, and they only had
two. </p>
<p>So he promptly volunteered himself and some friends and has
been blowing glass ever since. </p>
<p>Throughout his travels as a volunteer glassblower, Vanaman
said he met many people who were interested in learning the
craft, but didn't know where they could go to try it. </p>
<p> "I didn't have a good answer for them," he
said. "There was nothing in South Jersey and this was
where glass started." </p>
<p>Vanaman's studio is a place where those who are
interested in the craft can come and try their hand at
something new. </p>
<p>He's already found one person to share in his passion
for glassblowing his 19-year-old son, Ryan. </p>
<p>While home from college for the holidays, Ryan said he was
spending a lot of time at the studio practicing his skills. </p>
<p> "It gives me a chance to get away from things and make
something," he said. </p>
<p>Plus, opening the space up to the public also helps to
offset the cost of running the operation. Aside from
investing about $300,000 to get the studio open, it costs
$2,500 in gas bills a month to keep the furnaces blazing at
a perfect 2,100 degrees, Vanaman said. </p>
<p> "This is what I wanted to do when I retired. I hope I
don't regret it," he said with a chuckle. </p>
<p>For more information or to schedule a lesson, contact Jeff
Vanaman at (856) 881-6431. </p>
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2008
Gloucester County Times</center>
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<div class="entry-body">• <strong>Glass classes</strong> -- The public
now has the chance to experience what it is like to form objects from
molten glass with the opening of <strong>Fislerville Glassworks</strong>
in Clayton.
<p>"It's not something everybody gets a chance to do. It's a very
extreme art," said Jeff Vanaman, owner. "South Jersey's heritage is
glass. I taught in Glassboro ... the reason they called it Glassboro is
because they made glass there. The first successful glass factory was
in Alloway, N.J. The interest comes from a historical perspective
rather than an artistic perspective."</p>
<p>Vanaman spent three and a half years building the hot glass shop,
which is located at 792 W. Clayton Ave. He learned the craft from
volunteering at Wheaton Village in Millville 1,000 to 1,500 hours a
year for the last 25 years.</p>
<p>"There are not many places to do glassblowing," Vanaman said. "As
far as I know this is the only glassblowing place in South Jersey."</p>
<p>Vanaman, a Clayton resident, previously spent 35 years teaching
biology in the Glassboro School District.</p>
<p>"Instead of retiring, I now have this thing going," he said.</p>
<p>Fislerville Glassworks offers classes for all levels of experience.
Studio rental is also available to experienced glassblowers. Novice
glassblowers can take the "first experience" classes where they will
see the furnace and dip pipes in. </p>
<p>"It's a skill that has a very long learn time," Vanaman said. "The
first experience class will help you decide if you want to take the
four week, eight week or advanced classes."</p>
<p>Vanaman plans to have a grand opening celebration in January and
invite glass artist Paul Stankard and people from Wheaton Village. For
more information, to sign up for a class or rent space, call <strong>(856)
881-6431</strong>.</p>
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