09/29/2017
What a night! Thank you to everyone for coming out and celebrating our 15th anniversary. And congratulations to our lucky raffle winner!
Come watch us blow beautiful hot glass in the beautiful Hostess City. Demos daily and classes on Fr
Founded in 2001, Drayton Glassworks is owned and operated by master glassblower Jonathan Poirier. After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Poirier studied glassblowing at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and was awarded a three-year apprenticeship under Master Jan Erik Ritzman at Transjo Hyatta in Sweden. Poirier has held teaching positions at Pilchuck Glass School, Penland School of Cr
09/29/2017
What a night! Thank you to everyone for coming out and celebrating our 15th anniversary. And congratulations to our lucky raffle winner!
09/28/2017
Counting down and packing up to take things to the exhibition! See you tonight! 🔥🔥🔥
REMINDER: Last chance to enter the raffle. See post on our page for info!
Good morning! Grab some ☕ and turn on the TV! We'll be on WTOC's Mid-Morning Live at 10:00 and WSAV's The Bridge at 11:00 to talk about the exhibition!
Master glassblower Jon Poirier + live TV = anything can happen 🤣 Be sure to tune in or stream at http://www.wtoc.com/category/292555/watch-wtoc-11-now starting at 10:00, then check us out at http://wsav.com/live-stream/ at 11:00! Must see TV!
WATCH WTOC 11 NOW Live video from WTOC 11 News is available on your computer, tablet and smartphone during all local newscasts. When WTOC 11 News is not airing a live newscast, you will see replays of the most recent newscasts. Internet Explorer users please note compatibility mode may disable display of the live pla...
09/27/2017
Great news! Even if you can't make it to the exhibition, you can still enter to win the collaboration piece! Head on over to our Square store to purchase a raffle ticket (or a bunch 😍)!
The lucky winner will receive the Scandinavian style vase pictured here-- a collaboration of Jonathan Poirier (Drayton Glass Works), Lars Skulberg and Dan Clausen (Magma Art Glass, Kosta, Sweden), Peter Kuchler III (Kuchlerhaus, Austria), Ronald Martinez (Drayton Glass Works), and Jeremy Ballard (Jeremy Ballard Glass, New Orleans). Winner will be announced at the event and posted on Friday!
ENTER TO WIN! One (1) Raffle Ticket Can't make it to our anniversary exhibition? Great news! You can still enter the raffle to win the beautiful glass vase collaboration piece! We'll announce the winner at the event, and on our page on Friday. If you're the lucky winner, you can pick up here in Savannah, or contact us with sh...
09/26/2017
What goes into making a single vase? See Bob Jones's "A Single Vase" video of Drayton Glass Works to find out!
And be sure to join us on Thursday at 7:00 at 2601 Seaboard Coastline Drive to see the vases we've been working on for the exhibition!
Drayton Glassworks - "A Single Vase" Jon Poirier at Drayton Glassworks, Savannah, Georgia, 2016 https://www.facebook.com/DraytonGlassworks
09/20/2017
Today in the studio. Working hard for the exhibition!
09/18/2017
The Vikings are coming! Lars and Dan of Transjo Hytta (Sweden) arrived in Savannah last night.
See Lars and Dan hard at work in the clip below, and be sure to check out their work at the 09/28 exhibition!
Transjö Dan & Lars Kopia Transjö hyttan, Dan & Lars
09/17/2017
🔥 🔥 🔥 One of Peter Kuchler III's chandeliers. Meet Peter and see his work at our 09/28 anniversary exhibition!
09/16/2017
Get ready! Our first special guest, Peter Kuchler, arrived last night from Austria. Check out Peter's work below and get excited to see it in person at our 15th anniversary celebration on September 28!
09/03/2017
09/01/2017
Jonathan Poirier and Drayton Glassworks invite you to the studio's upcoming 15th anniversary celebration on September 28. Stay tuned for more details!