"These blown glass pieces incorporate a technique called overlay to get one color on the inside and another on the out. This specially designed series evolved from incorporating a clear glass base. The base serves to elevate the piece, which gives more lift and life to the vessel than if it were just a flat-bottomed traditional bowl. The shape lends to a sense of nobility; it's a little more elegant and has a raised stature."
--Brook Forrest White, Jr.
This year's awards are hand blown glass vessels from the "Noble Series", created by Kentucky artist Brook Forrest White, Jr. White is a Kentucky Arts Council 1998 Al Smith Fellowship recipient and a juried participant of the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program. His work will be featured at Kentucky Crafted:The Market March 5-6 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisvile or can be purchased at his Louisville studio gallery Flame Run.