amoretta hoeber

Phone: 301-469-3707

I create glass objects – primarily vases and bowls. I love the fluidity of the medium. I’ve been glassblowing for about fifteen years now, and I enjoy honing my skills to make larger and more beautiful pieces. I love colors of glass under light. It’s like rainbows in the middle of the room to me.

I blow glass to make beautiful containers that people can either use or just enjoy as decoration. I also blow glass to clear my mind – the concentration the process takes results in a relief of the fog of everyday life issues in a way that nothing else has ever done for me. This is a reward all in itself.

One of the joys of my life is that my grandson, when he was about seven, watched me blow glass and asked me if I would teach him. After much warning about the dangers and getting his total commitment to follow every possible safety precaution, we began to blow glass together and we’ve now been doing that for more than a decade and it’s been such a pleasure to see him become confident in what he’s doing and to share my joy in the beauty of creation.

I donate some of my glasswork to charity auctions, and I’m also happy to sell it and/or to develop commissioned pieces.