bentbottle in Stylish Home Catalog 2012
One of my bottle bowls was selected to be featured in Issue 2 of the Stylish Home Catalog which showcases Etsy sellers for home decor aficionados! Please download their catalog [pdf] and look through the many great items they offer!
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More of the same!
Happy New Year! 2011 has been a banner year for me as an artist. I said “Yes!” to some big opportunities and worked to make them successful.
In 2011 I launched my new blog website, which I love, started a fan page on facebook and had sustained sales through the year in my bentbottle etsy shop.
The last half of the year especially was very exciting with the release of the book 
Sculpture and Design with Recycled Glass, which I was fortunate enough to be included in. I was juried into the Etsy Pavilion at the 11th Annual One of a Kind Show and had a very successful weekend with many new contacts for the coming year, great sales and stellar press. The third big opportunity that came my way was the 
ongoing project with the Garfield Park Conservatory and the creation of the Catching Hail Bowl. I have been fortunate to get some great press coverage for this unique fundraising effort and look forward to working on this well into 2012.
The business side of being an artist has been at times a challenge but I do enjoy parts of it like organizing and marketing. I updated and improved many of my business practices for the One of a Kind show and will carry forward the organization and improved procedures for next year. As part of that effort I have my first intern working with me, starting the first of the year. I am excited to have a fresh perspective, and extra hands on board to help with marketing and production.
A toast to ring in the new year, to more of the same!
See you next year!
Bryan
Happy Holidays!
In this episode of Feed the Meter, an OakPark.com video series, host Patty Keyuranggul meets Oak Park artist Bryan Northup of bentbottle to discuss his latest glasswork project “Catching Hail.” Northup utilizes glass salvaged from the Garfield Park Conservatory which was badly damaged during a summer hail storm in 2011. Northup transforms the glass shards into one-of-a-kind art bowls, available for purchase to help restore the conservatory.
Holiday Gift List
You must have seen the buy local, handmade signs on Facebook especially because of the occupy movement. Being an independent artist I appreciate the efforts to awaken fellow Americans to the importance of keeping small businesses in business and keeping US dollars in the USA.
With the holiday season comes even more awareness and encouragement to support local business and bypass the “made in China”, big box stores.
With that in mind I have a been creating a very unique gift item that you may want to consider. The “Catching Hail Bowl” is not only locally made but supports the rebuilding efforts of a famous Chicago landmark, the Garfield Park Conservatory.
The bowls have been featured in the Chicago Reader’s 2011 Holiday Gift Guide and are available for purchase at the Garfield Park Conservatory gift shop. You can own a piece of history and the funds raised by the sale of these bowls will benefit the rebuilding efforts and keep an artist in business. Thank you for your support!
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Post Show Studio Tour
So, you want to see where I work?
Take a look at the chaos of my studio space after the One of a Kind Show!
I’m making bowls non-stop, take a peek into the kiln.
Hopefully after today I can get this a bit more organized and primed for the next set of projects.
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Catching Hail
A new partnership with the Garfield Park Conservatory has landed Oak Park glass artist Bryan Northup some of the shards left in the wake of the devastating June 30 hail storm.
The damaged glass panes will be transformed into one-of-a-kind art bowls featuring the white wash that was on the panes when the storm hit. Supporters and patrons who purchase a bowl will not only own a historic piece of the conservatory and be supporting a local artist, but also make a valuable contribution to the reconstruction efforts of the famous Chicago landmark.
Northup, who was already working extensively with recycled bottle glass jumped at the chance to work on a project that so seamlessly fit into what he was already making in the studio and for a cause dear to the artist’s heart.
“If I wasn’t in the studio creating with glass you would find me in the garden tending plants. Anything I can do to help restore one of my favorite places.” said Northup.
The partnership was facilitated by “Special E” – a unique ‘green’ business that recycles items that would otherwise end up in a local landfill and repurposes them into products that help the environment and people in need.
A limited edition of bowls entitled ”Catching Hail” will be released in the coming weeks to benefit the rebuilding efforts at the Conservatory.
Available for sale at the Garfield Park Conservatory gift shop.
New Works Debut – Sneak Peek
New work to debut at One of a Kind Chicago! Here is a teaser!
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One of a Kind Chicago
I am excited that I will be showing bentbottle: “Everyday glass re-imagined” as part of the Etsy Pavilion at this years One of a Kind Show at the Merchandise Mart. My Booth 8-22EP. I am making lots of new items to debut there; lamps, bowls and unique and quirky tableware all from bottle glass. I am working up a really cool “in the round” booth display that is in keeping with my “green” line. The show is open to the public and free to attend. More updates to come but plan to stop by and see all the amazing one of a kind work!
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