Fireart’s five kilns provide over 130 square feet of capacity and allow us to match each project to a kiln of appropriate size and configuration. Our mold shop specializes in making large designs and finely detailed surface textures. The cold shop can saw, grind, edge, drill, or surface anything that comes out of the kilns.
Ray Ahlgren has been working with glass for over 40 years. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Ceramics from the University of Wisconsin and a Master's Degree in Fine Art in glass at the Art Institute of Chicago. Prior to starting Fireart Glass in 1980, he co- founded Bullseye Glass Company.
Jeff Wallin has been with Fireart Glass since 1999. Jeff earned a Bachelor's Degree in Studio Art from Whitman College in 1995. His figurative studies in glass have been exhibited internationally. He is represented by Patrajdas Contemporary in Chicago and Bullseye Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
Jim Lodwick studied engineering at Iowa State University and joined Fireart Glass in 1995. He currently manages general administration and marketing for the company.
John Hahn received his BFA at Michigan State University and a MA and MFA in printmaking at the University of Iowa. A former member of Inkling Studio and a carpenter, he is now pursuing glass art with his own aesthic.
