Minnesota glass

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Al’s Showroom: holiday shopping tips

❄️ Stop in! Even if you don’t aim to purchase, we love to show off Al’s glass. All are welcome to explore.

❄️ Questions are welcome: please ask.

❄️ Feel free to pick things up or to ask us to do so. The “feel” of a piece, or a view in different light, helps to find the one that’s right.

❄️ Quality of material, degree of difficulty, and general sweetness impact pricing. Al’s work is priced consistently at the showroom and at galleries. If you love a piece, but not the price, we will consider a negotiation.

✌️ Best time to make a deal with Susan: Fridays 12-6.

♥️ Best time to catch Al in the showroom: Saturdays 12-6.

🍔 Al’s Center Saloon, across the street, 11-midnight.

Prices start at $10 for one-of-a-kind magnets.
Suncatcher/ornaments are $20.
Signature clear basket tumblers are $40.
MANY options under $100.

Al makes heirloom quality glass for everyday use and enjoyment!

Alan Honn Glass Showroom, across from Al’s Saloon, 320 Summit Avenue in Center City MN

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where to shop, Al’s glass + more

This season, find Al’s work at

Alan Honn Glass
across from Al’s Center Saloon
320 Summit Avenue, Center City MN
OCT-DEC 2021 HOURS: WED 4-8, FRI & SAT noon-6

and at

FOCI – Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis MN

W2, The Grand Hand Gallery, St. Paul MN

Glädje (Gustaf’s Up North), Lindstrom MN

Franconia Sculpture Park Commons, Shafer MN

Austin ArtWorks, Austin MN


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Erin’s art at Al’s

Since we first saw Erin Goedtel’s elegant and mighty canvases a few years back, we’ve hoped to someday show them with Al’s sculptural glass. Erin’s paintings and Al’s glass share a sense of generous scale and brave style.

When time came to fit out the biggest white wall at Al’s new Center City showroom, Erin was the first call. Over summer, we’ve been getting to know two large canvases from this art professor, caricaturist and all around art adventurer.

Both are works in oil and acrylic from Erin’s High Horse series. They are rich in detail, with complex imagery that evokes ceremony, competition, memory, but also offers pure enjoyment in color and movement.

Barrel Racers is on loan, while Full Rein is ready and waiting to be installed in the right venue.

Through August, a visit with these paintings is another great reason to stop in at

Alan Honn Glass.
320 Summit Avenue, Center City MN

FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS, noon-6pm; by appointment, alanhonnglass@gmail.com

Erin on the High Horse Series:

“I play with and exploit American female cultural stereotypes in my work, such as the Midwestern cowgirl, and the pageant queen. One seems more natural or “authentic”, while the other artificial and manufactured. The tension that is created from overlaying these types of characters mimics an inner struggle for feminine identity.”

Read more at eringoedtel.com

About the artist:

Erin Goedtel is a multidisciplinary artist and educator. She has a 
BFA in Painting in from the University of Wisconsin Stout (2003)
and an MFA from Indiana University (2011).  After college she has 
continued to work as a creative professional in the arts, music, and
feature film industry, creating work for clients that include Prince, 
Elton John, The Coen Brothers, and Miranda Lambert.  In the
past ten years she has served as Gallery Director at Gallery 120 at
Inver Hills Community College, and taught art and design courses
at Inver Hills, the Perpich Center for Arts Education, and Winona
State University. Currently, she teaches painting and drawing at
the University of Wisconsin Stout.  

Find more information about Erin’s work at eringoedtel.com

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get by water

A true water sign, Al heads for rivers, lakes and oceans to find rest and refreshment.
This lifelong practice shows up in his glass work, especially in recent large forms.
A trio of River Pools, for example, formed the centerpiece of a solo exhibition.
Splash and Sound Wave garnered top awards in group shows.

It’s poetic that Al was commissioned to help create a baptismal font for use at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.

To realize their vision of a simple basin evoking water, Al crafted a glass model for approval. The scale of the liturgical space determined that the finished basin should be an expansive two feet across.

Minnesota sculptor John Sterner is commissioned to create a metal base to complete the work.

Although he typically works solo to realize his designs, the challenging size of this piece offered Al the opportunity to assemble a team of skilled and trusted glass artists for the task.

Big thanks are due to Todd Cameron, Derek Hostetler and Ty Pratumwon, along with Emily McBride, Tom Maras and Isaac Theobald, who gathered one summer evening at Minnesota Center for Glass Arts to get the job done! Finished size: 24″ wide and 10″ deep. Mackenzie Serwa took the fantastic in-studio images.

The finished basin: