Blenko's 2022 Piece:
'Cabin in the Woods' Decanter
Designed by acclaimed glass artist Kelsey Murphy, and blown from our Tangerine glass, our 2022 Birthday piece, known as ‘Cabin in the Woods’, was approximately 7” long by 6“ wide and 12” tall from the base to the chimney. Each piece was completed with a roughly 7" tall twisted Charcoal drop in stopper to resemble smoke billowing from the chimney.
The colorful creation was Inspired by the cabin Blenko once provided their resident designers/artists, giving them not only a place near the factory to live but a taste of the West Virginia experience. The cabin was coupled with the thrill of working with numerous tanks of beautiful molten color and the freedom to create wild and wonderful forms and objects. Artist/designer Hank Adams and others lived in that cabin during their residency at Blenko. The idea of a quiet retreat to escape to and from there to pursue one’s muse is time honored. Ralph Waldo Emerson had perhaps the most famous lakeside cabin in the woods, Walden Pond. It is a nod to that creative escape that inspires this year’s West Virginia Day piece.
Although the original Blenko artist cabin is now gone; Murphy said "it inspired me to commemorate the unique experience of the designers and artists who benefitted from a situation available in a few places in the world. As another year begins a new and exciting future will unfold. Happy birthday West Virginia."