Libby Labino - Grand Rapids, Ohio
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LadyKarine
N 41° 24.796 W 083° 51.636
17T E 260915 N 4588585
You will find this tree next to the Ohio Marker of her husband Dominick Labino.
Waymark Code: WMPAX1
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2015
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In 1956, Labino and his wife, Libby, moved to Grand Rapids, Ohio, where he built a 6,000 square foot workshop on their 150 acre property along Beaver Creek. In this studio, Labino produced blown and hot-worked glass, formulated his own glass compositions and colors, and designed and built his own furnaces, annealing ovens, glassblowing tools, and finishing equipment. His introduction of a small, portable furnace capable of melting glass at low temperatures was crucial to the development of studio glass.
Labino was described as "a handsome man with thick white hair brushed back from his forehead, often peering over his glasses, and smoking a pipe". He was driven and a workaholic, a lover of "music, dogs, technology, history, traveling, and people". He always described himself as a craftsman, not an artist.
Location of the tree: Located at the corner of Highway 295 and Front street.
Type of tree: Not listed
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