Kliszewski Glass. The Art
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to
remain an artist once we grow up."
-Pablo Picasso
Kliszewski Glass Studio is owned and operated by my cousin Bob and his wife Laurie, and is located in the Central California town of Fresno. Bob is best known for his series entitled "Bobtanicals", a play on the words, Bob and botanicals. Bobtanicals are highly colorful and whimsical blown glass pieces resembling fantastical plants and flowers. Other studio creations are one of a kind vases, cartoonish teapots, and at one time, Kliszewski Glass fired beautiful multicolored glass paper weights, reminiscent of those handcrafted in Renaissance Italy.
For those of you living in and around Laguna Beach, California, Swenson Fine Art Galleries has Kliszewski Glass pieces for viewing and for sale. Unfortunately at the moment, Laurie Swenson, proprietor, has temporarily shuttered its doors due to a pressing family issue.
Bobtanicals
Several of Kliszewski Glass' creative teapots.
Looks like Bob is ready to give us an example on how he crafts one of his creations.
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