Jeff Ballard

Jeff Ballard started working with glass at the University of Illinois in the fall of 1996. There he studied under glass artists Jose Chardiet, and Bill Carlson. After earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts in glass, Jeff spent the last five years working in private studios across the Southwest from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Austin, Texas.

Jeff was always striving to improve his skills as a glassblower and has taken classes at Pilchuck Glass School, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and the Pittsburgh Glass Center, with renowned artists such as Chris Taylor, Davide Salvadore, and Dante Marioni.

After spending the last four years as “Production Manager” and “Head Designer” for a successful art glass studio in Wimberley, Texas, Jeff re-located to Oregon in order to focus on his own work and share his passionate knowledge of glass with others.