Karg Blown Glass Artists

Every piece of blown glass at Karg begins with an artist, someone who has spent years learning how heat, breath, and timing come together to create something that did not exist a moment before.

Meet the in-house glassblowers who shape Karg's collection, teach our Blow Your Own classes, and bring the hot shop to life every day.

Nic Dikin

Nic Dikin specializes in vibrant functional glass, using traditional Italian techniques such as cane and murrine. A Kansas native, he began studying glass at Emporia High School and went on to earn a BFA in Glass Forming from Emporia State University. His work explores bold patterns and colors across vases, decorative pieces, and more.

Glass Blower

Renny Lott

Renny Lott creates a wide range of blown glass art, from vases and sculptures to memorial and ceremonial pieces. He also offers customized pieces, allowing you to select the exact style and color palette to fit your space.

Glass Blower

Gavin McDonald

A second-generation glass artist, Gavin McDonald grew up around the craft through his family's studio, Meridian Street Art Glass, founded by his father in 1999. At Karg, he works in the hot shop, creating vessels and sculptures, and mentors the next generation of glassblowers.

Glass Blower & Metal Artist

Sam Bland

Sam Bland is a glass artist from Emporia, Kansas, with a BFA in glass forming from Emporia State University. His current work blends glass and wood into multimedia organic sculpture, and he teaches Blow Your Own classes and One-on-One Workshops at Karg.

Glass Blower

Dakota DeShazer

Dakota DeShazer creates vibrant, high-contrast glass and metal work inspired by natural form and texture. Trained as an apprentice under Rollin Karg, Dakota also works in the metal shop, crafting many of the gallery's sculptures and display stands, and takes on commission pieces for customers.

Glass Blower & Metal Artist

Skyler Miller

Skyler Miller is immersed in the art of cold work, shaping, carving, and finishing glass after it has cooled. His handcrafted snowmen and ghosts have become some of the gallery's most requested seasonal pieces.

Glass Blower

Kori Prevattev

Kori Prevatte is a glass-based jewelry artist based in Wichita, Kansas. As a child, she was always creating, with drawing and painting as her primary media. For the past three years, Kori has trained under Karen Karg in glass fusion and jewelry making, developing a uniquely detailed, modern style. She has since further expanded her craft, now apprenticing with Rollin as a glassblower at Karg as well.

Jewelry Artist & Glassblowing Apprentice

Ethan Swope

Ethan Swope blends abstract design with functional artistry across steel and glass. His work includes an 8-foot installation at Friends University and a commissioned piece for Ascension Via Christi St. Teresa Hospital. He also works in the metal shop and takes on commission pieces.

Currently unavailable for Blow Your Own.

Welder, Sculptor & Apprentice Glass Blower

Fabian Chain

Fabian Chain is a Wichita-area glassblower known for his heart paperweights, glass diamonds, and textured magnum pieces, often paired with LED light bases. He holds a degree from Wichita State University and has built a following for his detailed, contemporary style.