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Dayton at Work and Play: Abiona Venee Pleasant

November 27, 2021 By Bill Franz

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I heard that my friend Abi, of Art Glass by Abiona had a new studio, so I paid her a visit.
“I’ve wanted my own glass shop for quite a while” she told me. “I had planned to buy a building in the city with a partner who is a great glass artist. But when the pandemic hit we decided against it. I started renting space all over – in Springfield, Cincinnati, even up to Toledo.”
“Then I decided to build my own glass shop here in the garage of my home. I put in new electrical service and got the ovens set up and everything was operational in September. It’s been great.”
“Lately I’ve been doing a lot of blown glass ornaments. I’ll be selling them at Front Street Saturday 4 to 9 and Sunday 11 to 4 with my friends at Yahweh & Sons Art Studio: (Building 100 Door A: first floor suite 1160). It’s part of Front Street’s Christkindl Market on Small Business Saturday.”

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About Bill Franz

In retirement Bill Franz bought a camera, learned how to use it, and became a volunteer photographer. He has done photo projects for the Humane Society of Greater Dayton and for almost two dozen other local organizations.

In 2013 Bill started a project of his own – photographing people at work. Since then he has photographed hundreds of workers, from butchers and bakers and candy makers to clowns and sculptors and fire eaters. The photos have appeared in solo and group art exhibitions and also in less traditional venues such as hospitals, retail stores, nature centers and breweries. They have been seen by hundreds of thousands of people. Profits from photo sales go to Dayton area nonprofits.


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