Quester Quarterly Article!

Caroline Jensen Receives Commission

In the fall of 2014, the Heisey Collectors of America began thinking about upgrading the main entrance doors for the Heisey Museum, the best museum of its kind,  in Newark Ohio with up to code doors featuring glass panel inserts.  The final dimensions were established – 2 upper panels at 25” x 34” and 2 lower panels at 25” x 20”.  These four panels are to have Heisey glass in them.   I met with the curator of the museum and the president of the club and received this commission the summer of 2015. The center piece of each of the upper panels is a diamond “H”, the Heisey Glass Company’s logo.  All the rest of the glass to be used will be pieces of Heisey glass.  Interestingly, Ohio Questers are having their Spring state meeting at the museum this coming April.

February Memo

Susan and Jack are getting another box of glass to send me next week - that's good because I just laid out the cartoon for the lower panels.  With the bigger size, I will need MORE GLASS.  I am collecting all the leftovers so far and will be sending anything unusable back to the museum.  Do you remember when we sorted through the glass in the warehouse and Roy took quite a bit back to Maryland?  One of the pieces he took back was a decanter with four square-ish sides. I have saved space in the panels for those sides.  If there might be another one around, I now have the capability to cut them myself.  I have also developed a satisfying technique for cleave off the bases of various stemware pieces. 

Progress On The Panel!

Here's a peek at the panel so far!  Making good strides.

NEW FRONT DOORS

WITH HEISEY GLASS

In the fall of 2014 Jack Burris wrote in his Curator’s column about several possible new projects for the museum.  One of those ideas was to replace the old front doors, adding glass panels.  I am an HCA member, avid collector, and a stained glass artist for over 40 years, and therefore very interested.  This past May I met with Jack and Michael Maher at the museum.  Our first decision was to have a large Diamond H featured in each of the two upper panels surrounded by Heisey glass pieces.   I brought back to Colorado the first box of Heisey glass. 

Over the summer and fall I created the master plans for the doors – two 25” by 34” panels above the break bar containing the Diamond H centerpieces, and two panels below the bar measuring 25” by 20” containing the Heisey dates and dedication.  As many patterns, etchings, and features as can be found/donated will be used. 

During the December 5^th Open House, I presented the final layouts of the panels and showed how this will all come together for the June 2017 annual meeting.  Already members of HCA are adding their parts to the work.  President Roy Eggert is also working with the glass. If you have bits and pieces of Heisey that you have not sent in for the museum’s projects, you can mail the glass to me directly.  All glass that is not used will be returned to the museum for additional “upcycling”.  There will be more details and pictures in February’s publication.

Starting Small

Nothing like some real Heisey to be the star of the show!