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Wes Hunting
Wes Hunting has been working with glass for over thirty years. He is known for his incredible skill with cane and murrini as well as remarkably intricate, abstract patterns drawn on hot glass.
The vibrant colors and patterns are "drawn" onto the glass surface at temperatures exceeding 2000 degrees. Hunting combines various Italian techniques, such as millefiore and zanfirico, with decorative techniques that he has personally developed and refined. While the forms of his work have changed over the years, they have always remained simple, with the intention that they never distract from the increasing complexities of the surface decoration.
Wes Hunting always had an interest in art, but it wasn't until working at a historical village in college that he first tried glassblowing. After graduating from Kent State University in 1976, he studied glass at Penland School of Crafts and worked as an assistant to glass artist Richard Ritter for six months. He later traveled to Italy to take in the glass scene in Venice and Murano. Today, he works as a team with his son, Wesley, in his home studio in rural Wisconsin.
Customer Reviews
This art piece is beyond beautiful. It has depth and movement with beautiful colors. Wes Hunting, I can't thank you enough for sharing your skill and talent in creating this work of art for us. It helped make our beach house a home.
We love this piece of art. It's fun to look at and adds an interesting piece to our collection. We love the colors in it.
This is our 2nd Wes Hunting glass piece, and it is beautiful! The colors are as vibrant as shown, although the pattern is different which is to be expected with hand-made pieces. Each piece is unique, and overall our piece is about 90% to what is shown. He does stunning work!
It sits on a prominent display shelf in our family room.
This has added pleasure to my living room. Every color I like is in this beautiful piece. Thank you to the artists for bringing me such pleasure. Jan
