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American sculptor and glassblower

Born1956 (age 68–69)

OccupationGlassblowing

Yearsactive1976–2022

Glenn Ziemke
Born	1956 (age 68–69)
Alma mater	Pennsylvania State University
Occupation	Glassblowing
Years active	1976–2022

Glenn Ziemke (born 1956) is an American former sculptor and glassblower. He began glassblowing in 1976 and continued in the business for 46 years. He retired in 2022.

Ziemke began glassblowing while a student at Pennsylvania State University in 1976.^[1] After graduating in 1978, he served a one-year apprenticeship. The following year, he opened his first studio in Accord, New York.^[2] After two years at that location, followed by fourteen more in Freeport, Maine,^[2] in 1995 he built a new property, Ziemke Glassblowing Studio, on Route 100, the Waterbury-Stowe Road, in Waterbury Center, Vermont.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

In September 2010, he organized the inaugural Route 100 Glassblowers Open Studio Weekend.^[7]

Ziemke appeared in a season-four episode of HGTV's That's Clever!^[8]

He retired in May 2022, citing physical exhaustion from almost three decades beside a furnace.^[1]

Ziemke is also a musician, and has been songwriting for much of his life.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 "Ziemke Glassblowing Studio". Archived from the original on 2022-05-29. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
1 2 "About – Ziemke Glassblowing Studio". Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
↑ McKinley, Sandra. "Dog power: Vt. trip includes dog-sledding and more". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
↑ Bair, Diane; Wright, Pamela (July 22, 2014). "Fun to be had in Waterbury, Vt". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
↑ Gaiss, Kevin (6 November 2020). "Waterbury glass blowing studio sees steady business during the pandemic". WCAX. Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
↑ "Glass Blowing Classes in Vermont 2022 [Updated]". Working the Flame. 2022-03-04. Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
↑ McCormack, Lisa (16 September 2010). "Route 100 glassblowers hold open studio this weekend". Vermont Community Newspaper Group. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
↑ "Jewelry Boxes Using Clay and Beads, Glass Lampshade, Sacred Heart Art". www.hgtv.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-05-31.

External links

"At the Head of his Glass" - Barre Montpelier Times Argus, October 27, 2018
Ziemke Glassblowing Studio Archived 2022-05-31 at the Wayback Machine - YouTube

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