Blenko x Urban - Color Study Series

24 Pieces Created July 2025 9 Bill Blenko Drive, Milton, WV 25541 Session ID: MU060925

This series produced during the week of June 9th, 2025 documents Matthew Urban's systematic investigation of glass manipulation and color combination techniques that are generally only possible at a historic place like Blenko Glass Company. Working within Blenko's world-famous factory, Urban gained unprecedented understanding of the factory's legendary color palette, enabling exploration impossible in typical studio settings. Each vessel in this series represents focused investigation into specific technical challenges - from interior color application and multi-color layering to surface texture effects, form manipulation, and various heat-application techniques. Urban's research-oriented approach treats each piece as both artistic achievement and technical expertise, building comprehensive knowledge that we're fortunate at Blenko to receive. The series showcases how traditional handmade glassmaking techniques combine with systematic experimentation to yield new artistic possibilities. Every piece is one-of-one and sold here in order produced to document Urban's progression from fundamental color studies through increasingly sophisticated technical explorations, preserving specific discoveries about glass behavior that took considerable experimentation to develop and master.