Nebraska artists paint to designs glasses on canvas

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Spitsnogle Ashley paint anything he can put his hands. 27-year-old native Odell has worked in all abstract paintings charcoal drawings. Over the past year, he has changed his brush to the canvas and glass.

"I have put designs on wine glasses, margarita glasses, martini glasses, beer glasses, mixed drink glasses, shot glasses, regular drinking glasses," Spitsnogle said. "Pretty much any glass I can paint on."

The process of creating hand-painted glasses begins with Spitsnogle putting paint enamel or sharpie oil based makers on them. Then, she will put a clear sealant of enamel around the outside. She will let them dry for about a day, and then bake them at 325 degrees for 20 minutes in an oven.

Baking the glasses makes them able to be drank from and hand washed. Spitsnogle will also make special designs. She will be working on painting four bucks on glasses for her uncle, Ashley's aunt, Earleen Spitsnogle, said.

Prices depend on the price of the glasses and the detail on the glass. A pair of champagne glasses for example could cost $40, while a pair of red wine glasses could cost $70. "We figure if you are going to buy art, you should buy Nebraska art," Cindy Johnson, an owner of one of Spitsnogle's work said.

Johnson and her husband have been patrons of Spitsnogle's art for a few years now and are regulars at her openings. "Ashley is extremely talented," Johnson said. "She does everything from very realistic to extremely abstract." Spitsnogle, a 2004 graduate of Diller-Odell high school, has been able to make a career of creating art. From art on the wall to art in the hand, she does plan on stopping soon.

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She recently finished an 18-inches by 24-inches Marilyn Monroe charcoal/pastel drawing for a client. She currently is working on commissioned drawings and glasses to be painted for Christmas. Spitsnogle's works of art are on display for the rest of the month at the Turbine Flats Building in Lincoln. Anyone interested in her hand-painted glasses can contact her at Ashley.

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