Joseph L. Schoenberger
Joe�s artistic background began as a youth playing around with heating and shaping glass in his basement. As a
young teen he took up his grandfather�s trade and began making woodcarvings, which he continues to incorporate
in some of his glass pieces today. It was Joe�s training in welding after high school, where he learned heat
transfer, flame adjustment and other skills needed to begin using the torch as a tool to create works of art
in glass. In the last six years, Joe has studied under such masters as Karl Ittig, Roger Parramore, and
Milton Townsend, and currently works as a full-time lamp worker. Joe specializes in goblets and various
types of vessels, many of which contain his trademark amphibian or reptilian sculptures.
