Who We Are
About our company and our goal ...
We are a growing yet young company located
in the Ozarks in Missouri. We have had our physical shop
at the Shepherd of the Hills in Branson, Missouri, in
2001. Currently we operate via our on-line shop, some
area collectible stores and shows.
The designs in our products reflect the beauty of the
surrounding area and the nature; humming birds, butterflies,
fish, animals and flowers. The quality in our products
represent who we are and what we aspire: Perfection in
our handiwork in humility. Though we are very proud of
our art work, we are and will always be open to our customers'
feedbacks so we can improve our products and ourselves.
Many of our glass products can be handcut with names,
dates or designs within the capacity of glass surface.
If you can not find your choice of glassware, we would
be glad to search our resource.
About Intaglio-cutting
and our business ...
The Glass Vine specializes in an engraving method called
intaglio-cutting and the designs and letters
are cut one line at a time using stone wheels. Intaglio
cut glass dates back about three hundred years. Early
craftsmen using copper wheels chose to also use stone
wheels to cut a design or picture onto glass. This
method of stone wheel engraving grew in popularity.
Once an apprentice learned his trade after 6-8 years
he was approved by a guild of artisans to begin his
own career as a master craftsman. Each item we present
to you, our Master Craftsman has literally hand-cut
designs and words into the glass. As a company, we
distribute variety of HANDCUT GLASS items using this
method of engraving. Although intaglio-cutting can
produce deeper cut and more textures onto the glassware,
it is limited to lesser variety of letting styles
and designs can be limited to only the artistic ability
of the cutter. In order to overcome these limitations,
we have recently expanded our line with traditional
sand etching method of glass cutting. We are not a
manufacture of our glassware. We welcome individual
retailers who would like to carry our products.
About our Artist and Master Craftsman ...
As a master craftsman and glass-designer artist, I strive to uphold the three-hundred-year old "art" of stone-wheel engraving. My experience as an artist is eight years working mostly in Missouri and Tokyo, Japan. Each of my products is genuinely unique and hand-cut. I hope to keep this tradition alive by bringing to you the finest gifts I can create. -- Michael Juchems
Please select from our repertoire of many beautiful designs.
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