about the artists
Venetian glass (Italian: vetro veneziano) has been handmade for over 1,500 years. Venetian glassmakers developed secret recipes and methods for making glass but in 1291 the practice was outlawed in Venice, Italy.
Ernest Miranda’s Venice Glassworks has brought this ancient tradition home to Venice Beach, California with over twenty four years of experience in crafting hand blown glassworks in the secret traditions of the ancient Medieval Venetian master craftsmen.
He has created large installation art pieces for homes, businesses, and movie sets. His work has been displayed worldwide, including trophies created for the Friendship Cups, won by team Russia and currently on display at the Kremlin. He regularly performs live glass blowing demonstrations at events, including a performance on the Carson Daly Show and has been featured in other public broadcasting programs.
“Ernie Glass” has called Venice Beach, California home for over 15 years and truly loves this artistic community. He is passionate about teaching the art of glass blowing to positively influence the direction of young lives, and regularly volunteers at the local Oakwood Park Recreation Center.
He can often be found in the window of his shop near the beachfront boardwalk, creating art pieces right before your eyes, carving raw silicate with a solar blade into beautifully functional artistic glassworks.
Ernest Miranda’s Venice Glassworks has brought this ancient tradition home to Venice Beach, California with over twenty four years of experience in crafting hand blown glassworks in the secret traditions of the ancient Medieval Venetian master craftsmen.
He has created large installation art pieces for homes, businesses, and movie sets. His work has been displayed worldwide, including trophies created for the Friendship Cups, won by team Russia and currently on display at the Kremlin. He regularly performs live glass blowing demonstrations at events, including a performance on the Carson Daly Show and has been featured in other public broadcasting programs.
“Ernie Glass” has called Venice Beach, California home for over 15 years and truly loves this artistic community. He is passionate about teaching the art of glass blowing to positively influence the direction of young lives, and regularly volunteers at the local Oakwood Park Recreation Center.
He can often be found in the window of his shop near the beachfront boardwalk, creating art pieces right before your eyes, carving raw silicate with a solar blade into beautifully functional artistic glassworks.
Saskia Schat has been blowing glass for over five years and enjoys making glassworks that are delicate, wearable, and beautiful, specializing in hand blown glass jewelry. Formerly a classically trained ballet dancer, Saskia found her next artistic passion in glass blowing. She is inspired by the congruence between two seemingly different art forms, and is committed to bringing the fluidity and beauty of ballet into her glass art.
