Jeff Zimmerman

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Clearly I’m getting more and more into lighting. Jeff Zimmerman is a glassblower who makes some amazing works. As a former glassblower myself I can attest that what he does is not easy by any sense of the word. But the coolest thing about Jeff is his life story.

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Both of his parents were artists and he was raised at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center — I love Colorado and all things associated with it.

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He has studied and worked all over, California, Tennessee, Washington state, France, Africa, everywhere.

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The most unique part of his bio though has to be his time spent with a group called the B Team, a collaborative and experimental bunch.

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The B Team seems to self-define as a group doing “punk rock cutting edge happenings.”

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His bio explains that this B Team did performances where molten glass poured down on steel umbrellas around them — sounds amazing and beautiful. It also sounds like something that would have happened at my glassblowing camp, Snow Farm.

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  • Matt David

    I’d like your help contacting the artist directly to discuss a pro-bono piece for a showcase project.

    Do you have an email address??

    THANK YOU!
    Matt

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