MIDWEST PAPERWEIGHT COLLECTORS is dedicated to fostering the Art of the Paperweight.
We educate and enjoy learning more about paperweights.MPC has a mission to educate collectors of fine glass paperweights and to share the joy of collecting.
09/21/2021
Midwest Paperweight Collectors is planning an end of the year meeting and Holiday Party on Dec 4th. All the particulars will be in our November 1 Newsletter. The most exciting news is that Ted Trower will be the guest artist. Ted is a registered PCA artist and hales from the Ann Arbor, MI area. Many details on our web site and many more will be available as we get closer to the date.
www.midwestpaperweightcollectors.com
07/03/2021
Happy 4th of July !
Enjoy this long weekend with family and friends. Be safe and be healthy.
Take a look at the exciting events listed on our website.
www.midwestpaperweightcollectors.com
03/23/2021
Bidding Open
Absentee
Shipping Available
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
2177 Green Valley Lane
Mt. Crawford, VA 22841
Date(s) 4/22/2021
Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 9:30 am ET.
Session One: Important Single-Owner Auction
Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 9:30 am ET
Part one of the exceptional collection of Carl Carter of Austin, TX comprising over 400 contemporary and vintage paperweights featuring multiple examples by David Graeber, Paul Stankard, Rick and Melissa Ayotte, Ken Rosenfeld, Gordon Smith, Cathy and Colin Richardson, Delmo and Debbie Tarsitano, Paul Ysart, St. Louis, Parabelle, plus others. Also studio glass by artists such as David Patchen, the Lotton family, Jonathan Harris, Michael Waysmith, Kari Russell-Pool, Mike Hunter, and others. Also a fine Tiffany Studios table lamp with Linen Fold shade on a turtle-back base; pieces of Peking glass; &c.
A special printed catalogue for this auciton will be available April 5 for $20 plus shipping.
FOR BIDDING OPTIONS, go to the BUYING > Types of Bidding page at www.jeffreysevans.com
To consign to a future auction, call 540.434.3939, ext. 102 or email [email protected].
02/14/2021
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY.
Do something special for your Sweetheart.
Enjoy looking at the lovely hearts in a Michael Hunter Paperweight.
12/02/2020
SHOP SMALL FOR THE HOLIDAYS
11/27/2020
Lotton Art Glass in Crete, Illinois will be open Friday and Sat. from 9 - 5.
www.lottonartglass.com
11/20/2020
Sign up now for Wilbat Glass Studio Open House - Sale starts November 21!
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James Wilbat Glass Studio
JAMES WILBAT ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE
Shop the Studio or the Website: wilbatglass.com
This weekend kicks off my annual
Glass Studio Open House and Sale!
Come see live glassblowing in action!
There are plenty of free appointment time slots available. Only one person or family/friend group can register for each time slot to allow for social distancing.
Appointments will be required for each open house date between 10:00 to 2:00. From 2:00 p.m. until closing, you may arrive anytime.
To order your FREE tickets for timed entry, go to:
EVENTBRITE TICKETS LINK
Select the date and time, and select ONE for your ENTIRE group or family. Make your free appointment soon, as time slots may fill up!
Studio address:
854 Tower Road
Mundelein, IL 60060
in the Cairo Industrial Park
11/13/2020
Illinois Office of Tourism Announces 31 New Small Businesses Recognized as Makers in the Illinois Made Program
New Illinois Made class features the most women-owned businesses in a single class to date
Joliet Glass Artist, Sue Regis Glass Art, was recognized. Her web site is www.regisglassart.com. Its encouraging to see that glass was considered important. Sue Regis is having a special Small Sales date on November 28. Sue gives classes in her studio. Check it out.
Just added a new cover photo of a fabulous new paperweight by non other than Michael James Hunter.
Love the new cane.
08/21/2020
• Membership
• There are many benefits to joining the MIDWEST PAPERWEIGHT COLLECTORS. Meeting other collectors, showing off paperweights in
• Your collection and gazing upon other members paperweights is an opportunity that would never be available to you without joining.
• Sharing paperweight books with new found friend helps with education.
• Meeting contemporary artists is always a real pleasure. Join us at a meeting , come once and you will come again.
08/20/2020
Timely Cartoon
04/30/2020
A new Mission ORB from Kevin O'Grady, The Mission of San Diego.
This is the fourth in the mission series and I am so pleased to have it. To see more of his work:www.kevinogrady.com. I am also crazy about his glass jewelry