VETRO Glassblowing

The Vetro artists, every now and then, are determined to find a home for certain pieces. And they believe that if somebody is not willing to buy the piece, it doesn't deserve to live! What?! Here's how out it works:

Everybody puts their name in for a drawing. If your name is chosen, you are asked a question. If you get the question correct, you get the piece...for free, no questions asked! However...

If you get the question wrong, it is immediately held for ransom for exactly 30 seconds. The piece goes up for auction and is awarded to the highest bidder, IF the secret reserve price is met. What happens if the reserve price is not met? The piece crashes to the floor and dies...

That's right...dies. It's intense, it's wild and it's even a bit overwhelming for some. Come see if you "can take the heat"!

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Featuring Vetro's
"Truth or Consequences" Auction
at 7:30pm

$5 per person

Raffles and Giveaways
Furnace Glassblowing Demos
Flamework Demos by Matt Marchand
Live Music by
Terry Landry & Ryan Schoenberg
plus the
"Truth or Consequences"
Live Auction

The combination of flaming torches, roaring furnaces and molten glass will all be fashioned into final beauty and power through the hands of skilled artisans this fall. Vetro Glassblowing Studio is launching its 10-Year Anniversary event in Grapevine, Texas. The open house event will take place on a particular November evening (actual date to be announced) beginning at 6pm. Titled “Glass on the Tracks”, it will take place near Grapevine’s Vintage Railroad Depot complete with a boxcar art glass gallery, courtesy of Fort Worth Railroad.

Vetro’s owner, David Gappa, began his bold initiative ten years ago. First he built his machines, then he opened Vetro’s doors to the public in May 1999. Since then, the studio along with its adjacent gallery has raised awareness and educated residents and visitors of North Texas about hot glass art with its continuous live demonstrations and workshops. It has become a popular attraction for the city of Grapevine, and Gappa’s works have become a part of corporate and private collections worldwide.

Gappa had also envisioned a hub where glass artisans from all over the Metroplex can gather, work and create together. During special events and large city festivals, it is now common to find a slew of artists in and around his studio demonstrating his/her particular skills with glass. In keeping with this mission, the 10-year anniversary event will showcase glassblowers creating large art glass décor from the furnace and flameworkers creating art glass jewelry and sculptures on the torch.

Beginning around 7:30pm, Vetro will host its well-known "Truth or Consequences Auction” where the artwork either takes the highest bid or else shatters into pieces. This particular auction is yet another of Vetro’s imprints within the world of art throughout North Texas. Alongside the auction will be an opportunity for customers to drink complimentary wine from their very own handblown goblet purchased from Vetro’s “Goblet Grab”. In addition, a raffle will provide customers with a chance to win art glass jewelry, a workshop or a handblown bowl filled with handblown ornaments.

Vetro’s "Glass on the Tracks" event will be open to the public with an entry fee of $5 per person.

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