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Ben Kappen
"Squid vs. Whale"
Blown glass
5.5 x 12 x 5 inches
2012
$350 |
Ben moved to Kansas in 1988, where he graduated high school in 1996, then spent three years
studying illustration at the University of Kansas before leaving to pursue a career in glass In
2000, Ben began to learn how to furnace-work soft glass with Darren Davis at Rainbow Fired Glass
in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Using what he had learned there with soft glass, he bought a small torch and
began to 'lampwork' glass in early 2003.
During this time Ben also began building his own
equipment in order to open a soft-glass studio in Lecompton, Kansas. Over a six-month period he
built an array of annealing ovens and reheating equipment, along with a 250-pound capacity hot-
glass furnace. The furnace was first fired in June 2004 and marked the grand opening of
Illuminated Glass. Ben's work can currently be seen at the Phoenix Gallery in Lawrence and at The
Hook in Kansas City.
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Ben Kappen
"Kansas Prairie Glass 2"
Blown glass
9 x 3 x 3 inches
2012
$200 |
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Ben Kappen
"The Choppercolator"
Blown glass
6.5 x 12 x 5 inches
2012
$450 |
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