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Spring may have just arrived, but one local farmers market is already peddling a bumper crop of produce that rivals the most abundant of autumn harvests. And what's more, though these fruits and vegetables might be as delicate as the spring blossoms, they will never spoil—in fact, they will last for years to come.
This unique cornucopia of veggies and fruits is hand-blown, rather than grown, by the artists of the Bay Area Glass Institute, for its second annual Great Glass Farmers Market, presented April 3 at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara.
The Bay Area Glass Institute offers a number of classes for both glass artists and newcomers to the art form and seeks to educate the public about glass art and support local artists who work in the medium. With the farmers market, the nonprofit glass arts organization has taken a page—make that a leaf—from its extremely popular Great Glass Pumpkin Patch, held each fall in Palo Alto, which features an exhibit and sale of hundreds of blown-glass pumpkins of all colors and sizes.
At the Great Glass Farmers Market, the bounty of scrumptious sculptures will include grocery staples such as strawberries, bell peppers, tomatoes and eggs, as well as Northern California specialties, such as artichokes and garlic, all re-created in glass.
Flowers and other farmers market items, also made of glass, will be offered. The delicious objets d'art will be displayed in stands much like those at a farmers market.
Though they're not exactly suitable for a healthy snack or dinner, these fruits and veggies are full of goodness in another way: Proceeds from the Great Glass Farmers Market benefit exhibition, development and outreach programs at the Triton Museum and program development for the Bay Area Glass Institute.
The Great Glass Farmers Market will be held at April 3, 10 a.m.5 p.m. at the Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. Admission is free; average item prices range $25$80. For more information, call 408.993.BAGI or see www.bagi.org.
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