Our art glass is made in the northern mountains of Pittsburgh, PA by Jason Amstutz and Dalenne Sauers.  We make everything from fused glass and metal jewelry from recycled materials to signs, tea lights, magnets, installation sculptures and elegantly blown works, such as; lamps, vases, bowls, goblets and solid sculptures. 

Jason's Artist Statement

My work is inspired by the fluid curves of the Art Nouveau movement with an emphasis on color relation and form.  The ornate organicness of the work created during this period plays an influential force in my designs. The liquid state of hot glass lends itself to creating art of this flowing and graceful nature. The image of the molten movement of glass, its very nature, can be captured as it cools and freezing that moment in time.

Jason Amstutz was born in Blufton, Ohio in 1975, he moved to Dublin, Ohio where he enjoyed a high school with a strong art program.  Jason won awards for both painting and drawing.  He then attended the Cleveland Institute of Art, and graduated in 1999 with a bachelor of fine art in glass. After school, he focused on selling his artwork at art festivals and teaching glass blowing at a non-profit studio in Columbus, Ohio. Glass Axis offers various classes in glass and rents studio time to artists. While doing shows Jason meet Dalenne Sauers, an arts administrations director, and had instant chemistry.  She agreed to do their first show together at Ann Arbor, Michigan after he created her a fine sculpture in 2001.  In 2002 he moved to Pennsylvania and assisted glass artist Edward Kachurik in expanding his line while building glassblowing studios in both Fombell, PA and Athens, OH.  To gain personal and artistic freedom the couple has developed their own mobile studio together and are active members in their community.  In April of 2007 Jason and Dalenne were engaged to be married.   

My art is inspired by the constant exploration of glass with metals and art with the world.  I am always learning new things. . . . . . . in the studio, at shows, with other artists, the audience, gallery owners.  When you work with such an independent yet expressive medium as glass you never know where a piece may go.  You just gotta be open.  I try to plan but often the glass has a another direction for me.  Glass is such a fluid medium that it really encourages free spirited exploration.  I often make my art outside in the sunlight of the forest with the sounds of nature around me.  I love the way glass completely absorbs the natural sunlight and energy around it.   In turn, I can then pass that onto someone else. . . trapped in glass.  Inspiration, art and love is meant be shared.  Its this constant communication with the medium, the world and energy that inspires and fuels more exploration and the next project.

Dalenne Sauers was born in Muncy, PA in 1972.  In 1991 she moved to York, PA to enjoy college soccer and a strong art community.  After graduating with a degree in media communications, studio art and a minor in philosophy/religion she moved to Cleveland and worked at the Sherwin Williams' Headquarters.  In 1997 Dale accepted an assistantship at the Emily Davis Gallery to attend Akron University's graduate school for arts administration.  After working on several art administration projects in the area, she took a job as a gallery assistant at The Reinberger Gallery in The Cleveland Institute of Art where there was access to figure models and the glass studio.  She painted murals and faux finishes while assisting other artists in their studios and art dealers in their galleries in the Columbus and Cleveland, OH area while she taught herself glass techniques which developed into an obsession and eventually a love.  She meet Jason Amstutz when she installed his glass gun sculptures and they have been inseparable ever since. 

Dalenne then moved back to Pennsylvania in 2002 to assist Jason Amstutz in building his studio and home.  Recycled glass and metals from local businesses and artists are used as often as possible.  They enjoy working with other artists on collaboration projects and doing demonstrations to encourage children as often as possible.  Dale was first represented in Pittsburgh by Monica Phillips, owner of Diva's on Carson St.  Diva's closed in August 2006 but various works can be found at Metamorphosis at 4922 Penn Avenue, The Blue Heron Art Gallery & Cultural Center in Volant, PA, Luxx on Carson St, Fresh Heirlooms on Butler St or by appointment with the artist.

Jason's work can be found at Planet Art Gallery in Mt Lebanon.  We look forward to seeing you at The 3 Rivers Arts Festival.

                                                       Where we are on display.