For the second year in a row members of the San Jose Glass Artist Alliance will be planting their pumpkins in a glorious patch at the Danville Fall Crafts Festival, October 24th & 25th, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Downtown Danville. But this year, tucked amid the rows and rows of glorious hand blown glass orbs you will find a garden of glass flowers as well. Posies whose petals never droop or leaves that never wither, all in a rainbow of colors. And unlike many other gardens, here you will be invited to pick. As an added bonus Bay Area artist Lionel Chapital, a member of SJGAA, will be on hand all weekend demonstrating the art of glass blowing. Make sure to set aside time to see how it is done.
"The artists are excited about creating new work for the Danville Patch. Expanding the selection to include botanicals gives them the ability to showcase their amazing skills in creating glass art," says Janett Peace, President of the SJGAA.
There will be two dozen artists participating in the weekend event. They have created 1,800 blown glass pumpkins, some small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and some weighing up to five pounds in a range of colors as wide as the artists' imaginations. Deep reds and burnished golds, fiery oranges and sunset pinks, enhancing their charm as they shimmer in the sun. Each piece is unique and one-of-a-kind. A bounty of beauty just waiting to be picked.