Fenton Art Glass Figurines

A skilled glassworker, Dave Fetty spent more than forty years in the glassmaking industry, retiring in 1999.

Dave began with Fenton in 1964, after spending time learning the trade of glass making in Milton West Virginia, working with he Blenko Glass Company, were he began his trade as a carrying boy.

While with Blenko Dave found a mentor, Shortly Finley, who taught him many of the skills he would require to make glass without molds.

He then went on to work with artisan Robert Barber at Fenton, and helped to design some of the first limited edition pieces that Fenton offered.

In 1998, Dave taught a “pulled feather” technique to other glassworkers, and he supervised them as they produced vases for a conniseur collection.

Officially retired, Dave continued to work with and contribute to Fentons collections.

He contributes pieces for the Collectors Room at the Fenton Collectors Convention held each year in August.

It seems this remarkable designer is never at a loss for ideas and continues to make limited edition pieces and inspire the creativity of others.

Under his leadership, in 2007, Fenton artists have begun to revive some hot glass methods that were steeped in antiquity and to produce and develop all new techniques that have resulted in some incredible glass vases and figurines.

“An inner layer of light green glass is covered with Milk Glass and rolled through different colors of finely crushed glass. When the vase is reheated, gold ruby glass develops into random pink “flowers” that are sure to delight.”

A Fentonware art glass collectible is a gift that is sure to please any glass collector.