Christian James
With 15 years of experience, Christian is our head gaffer and studio manager. He makes beautiful blown glass vases, bowls, sculptures and pendant lamps. Christian also shares his expertise teaching our glassblowing workshops. Christian is the star of most of our Tik Tok videos!
David Mummey aka Jonzie
David is from Hudson, Ohio and graduated from Kent State University in 2020 with a BFA in Crafts and a concentration in glass. He teaches our glassblowing workshops and assists in production of gallery items.
Zac Miller
Zac graduated from Kent State University with his MFA and now works with the AGW team. Zac makes glass items for the gallery and teaches our glassblowing and flameworking workshops. He also does flame working in his home studio.
Crystal Palka
Crystal is from Buffalo, NY and is a 2023 graduate from the Cleveland Institute of Art. After receiving her BFA in glass, she fulfilled a scholarship for a workshop at the Penland School of Craft learning more about hot glass sculpting before being hired at AGW. She teaches our glassblowing workshops and assists in the production of gallery items.
Mary Nemeth
Mary Nemeth is an artist with her BFA from Columbus College of Art & Design and a Master’s from The University of Glasgow. She returned to AGW after a three-year apprenticeship in stained glass restoration and creation. Mary is a member of the Stained Glass Artists Association and American Glass Guild and she teaches our stained glass workshops.
Sandy Holata Diehl
Sandy has been with AGW since it opened. She has many titles: artist, photographer, marketing director, and fusing instructor. You’ll find her fused glass platters and dichroic glass jewelry for sale in the gallery.
Chas & Polly Gilmore
Polly, primarily a fiber artist, enjoys exploring surface color and texture in her glass. Keeping the glass thicker allows her to indulge her need for a more sculptural sense in the work.
Chas has an engineering background and began glassblowing because of a fascination with the creative technology. He particularly enjoys exploring mold-blown techniques, constantly striving for the perfect "square cylinder".