Island Art Glass

Island Art Glass is husband-and-wife-team Rob Adamson & Janis Swalwell. Rob has exhibited his handblown and carved glass all across the United States and is represented in numerous private and public collections, including the renowned Corning Museum in Corning, New York. Adamson has been pursuing his love of glass since 1969. Pilchuck Glass School hired him as the school’s first technical and assistant director in 1974. Four years later, he turned his vision of glassmaking into a highly successful studio and training ground for artists called Glass Eye Studio in Seattle. Having sold the business in 1990, Adamson continued to direct the design of over 120 products annually for the studio. In 2000, he left the Glass Eye entirely and established Island Art Glass with wife Janis Swalwell. From their studio on Whidbey Island, and with their team of artists, they produce art glass for the American craft market including giftware, custom art glass arrangements, and glass forms for the garden. Touring the Island Art Glass studios and garden is a feast for the eyes.