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250. Drew Ebelhare 1996
concentric millefiori weight containing a central signature
cane encircled by complex cog, star, rose and square-shaped canes,
in leaf green, lemon, pink, royal blue and white, set inside
a green and white stave basket. Signed and dated. "There
are three things Drew hopes a collector will look at in any of
his pieces. ‘First and foremost, I’d like them to enjoy
the combination of colors and the design. Then I’d like
them to take out a magnifying glass and study the intricacies
of the canes. As they become more acquainted with a piece, I’d
like them to find the tricks I used to create the colors.’
Ebelhare talks proudly about the illusory colors in his work,
a trick he learned through his careful observation of antique
weights. By applying small areas of pink and blue in a cane,
for example, he often creates a cane that has an overall purple
tonality. Sometimes the color play is more subtle, but every
bit as delightful."—Lawrence Selman, "Drew Ebelhare:
A New Heir to the Millefiori Throne" from the Annual
Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors Association, Inc.(1997).
Diameter 2 1/8". $250-350
251. Drew Ebelhare 1996
bull’s-eye carpet ground weight with a central complex
signature cane, encircled by a ring of blue and white star canes,
set inside a sea of white bull’s-eye canes studded with
green cogs and yellow and white pastry mold canes. The arrangement
is set in a red and white stave basket. Signed and dated. Diameter
2 3/16". $250-350
252. Drew Ebelhare 1996
close concentric millefiori rose weight with a central
green, yellow and white rose encircled by rows of cog, pastry
mold, star and quatrefoil canes, in ginger, leaf green, royal
blue, yellow and white, inside a blue and white stave basket.
Signature cane. Signed and dated. "Ebelhare’s next
inspiration came from a copy of American Glass Paperweights
and Their Makers.He was not impressed by the work of most
of the glassworkers featured in Jean Melvin’s historic work,
but the millefiori of Charles Kaziun caught his eye. At a meeting
of the Texas Bluebonnet Chapter of the PCA later that year, he
met former chapter President Harvey Jones who was to become instrumental
in his growth as an artist. ‘He wouldn’t leave me alone,
’ says Ebelhare. ‘He collected millefiori and wanted
me to make some, but I just couldn’t do it. In the following
year, I tried countless times. At the same time, I was successfully
producing torchwork floral pieces, but I had a lust for that
Kaziun millefiori rose. ’"—Lawrence Selman, "Drew
Ebelhare: A New Heir to the Millefiori Throne" from the
Annual Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors Association,
Inc.(1997). Diameter 2 3/16". $250-450
253. Drew Ebelhare
1996 close concentric millefiori weight with circlets
of rose, star, cog and quatrefoil canes, in cobalt blue, lemon,
pink, turquoise and white, arranged around a central signature
cane in a ginger and white stave basket. Signed and dated. Diameter
2 1/8". $200-300
254. Drew Ebelhare
1996 close concentric millefiori weight with a central
green and white rose surrounded by rose, star and cog canes,
in blue, pink, green, yellow and black, in a cobalt blue and
white stave basket. Signature cane. Signed and dated. Diameter
2 1/4". $250-450
255. Drew Ebelhare
1996 Pele miniature concentric millefiori weight with
a central signature cane encircled by complex cog, rose and star
canes, in leaf green, pistachio, lime, royal blue, cerulean blue,
and white, set inside a ginger and white stave basket. Signed
and dated. Diameter 1 3/4". $150-200
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