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Beauty and the Best and Creative Art Glass by Laila Asgari
Special show and sale
GENERAL INFO
Date / Time:
Saturday, Feb 6, 2010, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday, Feb 7, 2010, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location:
Autry Store
Appropriate For:
Everyone
The Autry Store welcomes back David Marrold, owner and CEO of the Bohlin Company, historic creators of fine Western-style silverwork, and Gene Waddell from Waddell Trading Company, with Native American jewelry by past and present masters. Special guest artist Laila Asgari will have her beautiful designs in fused glass for sale. Members will receive their 10% discount.
Bohlin silver defined the identities of many of our Western movie and television heroes with their spectacular silver gun belts, spurs, saddles, buckles, and other gear. The Autry exhibits Bohlin silver made for Hopalong Cassidy, the Lone Ranger, Gene Autry, and more. Don’t miss the famed “Big Saddle” by Bohlin in our Imagination Gallery. Owner David Marrold owns many of the silver dies and designs from the master Edward Bohlin and, employing only the best silversmiths, continues in the Bohlin tradition of fine workmanship and creativity.
Gene Waddell continues a trading tradition started by his parents. In the early years, his family focused mostly on turquoise and turquoise mining. Gene still owns interest in the famed Lone Mountain Mine in Nevada. Gene Waddell represents fine Native American jewelers as Charles Loloma, Alice Quam, Don Supplee, Carl and Irene Clark, and Vernon Haskie. Author Jerry Jacka says of Gene, “Over the years, Waddell Trading Company has established a reputation for representing the finest Hopi and Navajo artists. Their meticulous attention to detail is evident with each artist, and I can always rely on them to provide the best in Native American art.”
Local glass artist Laila Asgari became interested in the Western lifestyle as a small child, learning to ride at age five. She coupled her love of horses with her love of art and channeled her passions into creating one-of-a-kind, fused-glass works of art. Many of the pieces are created from personal experiences, which led Laila to market her fused glass art under the name "Serendipity Blue-Designs in Glass."
