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| Glassworks- Roxanne Johnson, owner/artisan |
Glassworks began as a hobby for Roxanne Johnson.
Self taught, on the ranch she and her husband operate in
SW ND, it moved to town when their children started
school in Hettinger. What started out as renting a small
house to do her hobby while the children were in school,
has become a thriving main street business.
Roxanne stayed in that little house for almost two years
when she spied an empty building on the corner of Main
Street and Highway 12. After fixing it up she moved to
that location for the next two years. The additional room
allowed her to expand into more gift items. In the
summer of 2000, she purchased the abandoned building
next door. It was in dire need of repairs. After much hard
workshe moved in the fall of that year. With even more
room she was able to offer an expresso bar and coffee
beans. Hettinger appreciated having lattes, smoothies,
soft-serve ice cream and a comfortable place to sit and
visit.
Not being one to sit for long, she decided she needed to
buy the building she just left and again expand the gift
line. This purchase was made in October 2001 and a
large doorway was prepared between the two buildings.
An open house was held in November 2001! Glassworks
now had the space to offer a Year-Round Christmas
Room. Folks in the Hettinger area know that Glassworks
carries gifts for every occasion plus linens, frames,
candles, lamps, furniture, gourmet food, framed artwork
and a lot more.
Stained glass work has continued to be her main focus.
She deals with commissions for both residences and
churches. Roxanne now does sandblasting on glass.
She can incorporate the sandblasting in design work and
also personalizes weddinig glasses, Christmas
ornaments, trophies, etc. Glasswork builds many angels
that are personalized by the addition of birthstone hearts
representing your children and grandchildren.
This business employees up to 9 staff with 3 doing only
stained glass work. It is a busy place that thrives on
being an upbeat shop that everyone wants to visit.
Glassworks phone number is 567-2334if you want to give
her a call and visit about her products. A web page is in
the making.
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Bob Kudrna |
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701-567-2531 |
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adamscdc@ndsupernet.com |
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