Throughout
his ten year Navy, and twenty year engineering career
Jim has always looked for ways to give free rein to
his artistic side.From watercolors to furniture making,
metal engraving to wood carving, he has relentlessly
persued a medium that allowed him to be creative and
to make a personal statement.
In the mid-nineties, what began as a casual hobby of
paperweight collecting
soon became an obsession. As his appreciation of finer
paperweights grew, and his budget did not, he began
to believe that perhaps he could actually make these
jewels himself. In 1999 he enrolled at Tennessee Technological
University, in the glass program, under the tutelage
of Curtiss Brock. Since then, he has progressed rapidly,
learning the various techniques used in the paperweight
field.
He
will be the first to admit that he has a long way to
go to reach the goals he set for himself. Being inspired
by the classical English, French and Italian masters,
he will not be content to make mediocre paperweights.
Jim creates millifiori paperweights with a multitude
of varied and interesting Canes. Most of his paperweights
have strong vivid colors. Even though the influence
is marked from his love of the Old English, Jim is quickly
creating his own style.
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He
will be the first to admit that he has a long way to
go to reach the goals he set for himself. Being inspired
by the classical English, French and Italian masters,
he will not be content to make mediocre paperweights.
Jim creates millifiori paperweights with a multitude
of varied and interesting Canes. Most of his paperweights
have strong vivid colors. Even though the influence
is marked from his love of the Old English, Jim is quickly
creating his own style.
