Anniversary Month Sale

2011 Gallery

Hi Everybody, it's now well into August and we thought it'd be good to mention here that this is our 37th year in business in Benicia. It's still fun to make new things in glass after all these years. Right now you can save 50% on old firsts in great styles like the Scarlet Nova® and Red Satin®. The rest of the glass is 20% off and you can click above for a recent picasa web album of what's in the gallery now.
Hope you can stop by soon. This week and next we are BLOWING glass. We are really excited to be able to do so, because, we CAN afford it thanks to our great collectors and supporters who have made a purchase these past two months.
The galleries who sell our Nourot Glass are reviving and planning on adding new pieces of ours in places like Aspen, Colorado (Pismo Glass) and Annapolis, Maryland (Applachian Spring). We are blowing pieces for these two place this week, Also working on a few corporate jobs. More on that later.
Next Tuesday we will be featured on Eye on the Bay KPIX TV CBS 5 when their crew comes to film. Their host Brian Hackney wants to take a lesson. Should be fun.

Holiday Decor

“There is something about Red Glass that can add warmth to a room, and at this time of year it can also be used for Holiday décor.” The Artful Home.

Wall Piece here is by Micheal Nourot, a "Rivergate" approximately 24" at widest point; 2" depth.

Red glasses are a specialty at Nourot Studio. Visit this weekend for our Holiday sale; hours are 10AM--5PM at 675 East H Street in Benicia, California. Located in the small town of Benicia, just 40 minutes from Napa or San Francisco on Freeway 780; 1 mile from the Benicia Bridge at Hwy 680. See our google places map link.

Glassmaking and refreshments will be served this Saturday and Sunday. Get a free ornament by buying two vessels made by Nourot at 20% off.

Guest Artists Craig and Anny Zweifel

Spring Sale at Nourot Studio is coming up in a month. This year's guest artists will be Craig and Anny Zweifel of Williams, Oregon.

Craig and Anny make a type of glass that is not often seen. The lustre effects they get always make them stand out at the art fairs and markets where we have seen them and their works.

Colors they work in are Amber, black and irredescence of many colors. No diachroic is ever used to achieve these effects.

The secret to making glass like the Zweiffel's will be revealed at the Nourot Spring Sale. Thursday through Sunday the last two days of April and the first two days of May there will be glassmaking by both the Zweiffels and the Nourots.

You may drop by the studio then to view their works. You can also sign up for email alerts on Benician Glass website which is the studio tourist site.

We hope next month this time we'll be welcoming you into our shop to see molten glass take form right before your eyes.

Location is 675 East H Street in Benicia, California about a half hour's drive from Napa and about an hour from San Francisco.

They will be refreshments as well and you won't want to miss Arts Benicia's Open Studios that weekend also. Many of the best artists in the area will be open to visitors. Look at the Arts Benicia website for information on who is participating. No charge for admission. At Nourot there is plenty of free parking and a great view of the straits! Vista Point bridge walk is now open too, for bicycles and pedestrians from here to Martinez. Google Vista point for location.

Best of the Bay Show Filming Today

TV crew from KRON's "Best of the Bay" show were filming at Nourot Glass this morning. The segment is set to air on April 19, 2009. Micheal Nourot was featured in a "how-to" like appearance. Here you can see a home movie of the crew following him around. What fun!