Jim Wilbat is an award-winning glass artist based in Illinois.

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I am in the final stages of blowing this wavy bowl, so I need to get the glass super hot in order to spin it open using centrifugal force. I then turn it downward. and pause briefly while spinning the glass, so that gravity and timing cause the waves to form. Thanks to my assistant Audrey Penny.

Upcoming Shows

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Art Birmingham, Birmingham, MI | SHAIN PARK IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN

ART FAIR ON THE SQUARE | BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS

Deerfield Art Festival | Downtown Deerfield, IL

Art by the Falls- Valley Art Center | Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Lakefront Festival of Art | Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI

Talbot Street Art Fair | Indianapolis, IN in the historic Herron Morton Neighborhood