The Work of Everett "Shorty" Finley
Retired Glassblower
The work of "Shorty" Finley can be seen at many museums: The Wheaton
Museum, The Huntington Museum, and the Blenko Museum (upstairs at the
Visitors Center in Milton). Shorty made the chess set located in the
Visitors Center - Don Shepherd designed and Shorty blew it during his
lunch hours. At one time it was offered by Shorty for sale while on
display at the Huntington Museum for the sum of $3,500. When it wasn't
sold, Shorty asked Mr. Blenko if he could display it at BLENKO as he
had no room for such a big piece of "art." Shorty Finley, age 70+, still
lives in Milton. Shorty worked with designers Anderson, Myers, Nickerson,
Shepherd, Husted and Carter.
Shorty Finley remains very loyal to Blenko and grateful for the skills he learned while at Blenko.
These photos represent a small portion of the glass "Shorty" Finley
created during his lunch hour and after work. |
Click on images to enlarge!