Linda & Ken Perrin Share Their Love Of Glass Blowing In The Heart Of Ellsworth

Linda and Ken Perrin have quite the story of how they established their Atlantic Art Glass studio. Their relationship started while attending a class at San Francisco City College and their love for one another grown further through the many creative endeavors they took on. Their journey took them to Maine as they were driving around Ellsworth and stumbled upon a beautiful brick building which is now their studio that houses their beautiful glass blown art and other art materials including lots of yarn donated by a fellow community member for their non-profit Artsworth.

The process behind glass blowing is quite lengthy as there many steps yet the pace is super fast when you see it done in person. From the high temperatures of the furnace to the gathering of the molten glass to blowing into a steel pipe to give the glass its shape, it is a great sight to see.

When visiting their studio, Linda and her team of artisans were putting together glass blown pumpkins for their Maine Craft Weekend event. They used unique tools to form the indents of the pumpkin and they used a spiraling technique to form the stem of the pumpkin and used a blow torch to give the piece of art a final touch.

To learn more about Atlantic Art Glass' Maine Craft Weekend event click here. 

Please visit Atlantic Art Glass to view their products. Feel free to follow them on Facebook and Instagram to get updates on new products and events happening at their studio including what they will be doing for Maine Craft Weekend.

Also, please check out the featured musician of this episode, Caroline Cotter. She came from a musical family and always loved to sing. She watched her older siblings play instruments and wanted to play too. Her track Eternal Light is about her first time being in Alaska and it was around the summer solstice. Eternal Light is inspired by her experience of the midnight sun, the art and stories of Alaskan natives, and the amazing wildlife of Alaska. You can check out her Facebook and Instagram to keep tabs on her new music planned to launch in 2021 and where she will be playing locally.

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