Ron Hinkle

Ron Hinkle Glass

Buckhannon, WV

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Ron Hinkle ~ Glass Blower

Ron Hinkle is an accomplished master glass artist - an artist who embodies great passion and appreciation for glass and the history
of glass making.

Born and raised in Buckhannon, West Virginia, Ron Hinkle developed a love  of glass at the tender age of 12. Taking the glass tubing from his chemistry set, Ron learned to bend and stretch the glass over the burners of his gas stove. He became fascinated by the movement, the flow and the possibilities of glass.

Since it began, business at Hinkle's Dying Art Glassworks has grown by at least 30% every year. Ron's work is now available in more than 30 states and in select international locations. In December 2005, the business became known as Ron Hinkle Glass.

Ron's work has been featured numerous times on both the West Virginia Governor's Tree and the Christmas Pageant of Peace trees at the White House in Washington, D.C. For the 2000 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, Ron crafted hundreds of glass peaches for distribution to dignitaries and guests. He has regularly demonstrated his craft at the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Ripley, WV and has been featured in USA Today, Lifestyle Crafts Buyers Guide and All about Glass magazine.

The product line at Ron Hinkle Glass includes original designer vases, roundels, bowls and a series of novelty figurines including animals, fruit and flowers. He is currently developing a line of handcrafted custom lamp shades for both chandelier and sconce applications.

Ron is fulfilling a lifelong dream to create and sell his own works of glass art. Thanks to Ron and other artists like him across the country, glassblowing is no longer a dying art, but alive and well in the 21st century.