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Vetro Glass Blowing Studio and Gallery Vibrantly colored glass artwork lines the inside walls of the VETRO Glass Blowing Studio and Gallery.  Most of the pieces look as though they should be kept in a high-end gallery in Dallas or sold at Macy’s. “All of our pieces are one-of-a-kind,”  Gary Hayes, Vetro artist, said. “We Read more »

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Glass Artists Create Unique Goblets For Grapefest Festival

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtBm2veb3QE By Patsy Miller – Special to the Star-Telegram The lucky bidders at GrapeFest’s Vintner’s Auction will come home with unique hand-blown goblets that symbolize the city of Grapevine’s bond with nearby wineries and grape growers.  The goblets are featured on the GrapeFest posters and will be used during the toasts at the black-tie Texas Read more »

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Local Artists Refine the Ancient Art of Glass Blowing

Published in Colleyville Buzzz! By Candace Jones The process of blowing glass is extremely tricky.  One false move in a series of sophisticated steps can render imperfections in the final piece of glass.  These graceful pieces are created from a procedure that requires an artistic flair and a technical understanding of metals, tools, and machinery. Read more »

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David Gappa Interviewed by Southlake Style Magazine

Starving artists? Not here in Northeast Tarrant County. Surprisingly, the area known as home to corporate executives, professional athletes and soccer moms also has a thriving arts scene, most recently exemplified by the 11th Annual Art in the Square in Southlake and 2010 Bear Creek Art Gala in Keller. Nurtured by organizations such as Arts Read more »

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Newlywed Couple at Vetro Glassblowing

Vetro had the opportunity to be a part of a Newlywed couple sharing their first day of marriage. They custom designed a handblown glass ornament together, and watched as the molten glass took shape into a memory of a lifetime. Please feel free to visit the link below to see this very touching slideshow. The Read more »

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The Charles Branch BrainHealth Award

David Gappa’s most recent honor was creating the handblown glass awards for Dr. Charles Branch and Michael S. Gazzaniga, Ph.D. for Unparalleled Breakthroughs in Brain Research.  Dr. Branch grew up in West Tennessee and graduated from Vanderbilt University Medical School in 1953.  After a rotating internship at the University of Chicago, he completed his neurosurgical residency a the Read more »

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Mothers Day Glassblowers

MOTHERS DAY GLASSBLOWERS May 6th and May 7th only 10a.m.-5p.m. Come out and actually help make a glass flower or flared bowl directly from 2000-degree molten glass! Men, women and children love the excitment of working with molten glass because it’s a unique opportunity and it results in such beauty. We do not take any Read more »

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