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Biography: Eric Meek

Eric Meek
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Eric Meek
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Senior Manager, Hot Glass Programs

Eric Meek has been a gaffer at the Museum since 2002, and now manages the Museum's hot glass programs. After graduating from Bowling Green State University, Meek worked at the production studio at the Henry Ford Museum. He went on to receive his MFA from Kent State University and taught at the Glasfachschule Kramsach in Austria for six years. When working with glass, Meek likes to draw upon tradition and fine craftsmanship to realize modern, elegant forms.

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Eric Meek: Museum Gaffer
Guest Artist Demonstration: Eric Meek
Creating the Watkins Glen International NASCAR Trophy
Eric Meek and Eric Goldschmidt at 2300°: Finger Lakes Finest (January 2013)
Gathering Glass from the Furnace

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Blog Posts by this Author

Making glass for Tiffany’s mosaics
One of the most exciting discoveries to be featured in the exhibition, Tiffany’s Glass Mosaics, is that Louis C. Tiffany’s glassblowers were instrumental in making a significant portion of the flat glass used to create the firm’s celebrated mosaics. Intriguing types of decoration typically seen in... more
#AskAMaker Day is Monday, March 6
How hot is the melting furnace? Why do you use newspaper in your demos? We’re gathering our glassmakers to answer all of your burning questions on March 6 for #AskAMaker. Send your questions to us on Twitter by tagging @corningmuseum and #AskAMakerDay. We’ll be accepting your questions from now... more
Expanded Space, Endless Possibilities: New Programming in the Amphitheater Hot Shop
The 500-seat Amphitheater Hot Shop will be the most capable space for glassmaking demonstrations anywhere in the world. The possibilities seem endless for sharing the excitement of hot glass with our visitors through special demos, themed shows, guest glass artists and live design sessions with... more