{"id":9549,"date":"2024-07-08T17:05:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T21:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/?p=9549"},"modified":"2024-07-08T17:05:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T21:05:28","slug":"bruce-st-john-maher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/?p=9549","title":{"rendered":"Bruce St. John Maher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164709013-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164709013-1024x879.jpg\" alt=\"All-glass necklace with spun side pieces and a prismatic center bead.\" class=\"wp-image-9550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164709013-1024x879.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164709013-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164709013-768x659.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164709013-1536x1319.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164709013-2048x1758.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just figured out why I&#8217;m seeing a lot of Bruce St. John Maher pieces on eBay. Turns out he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebar.com\/story.php?ch=obituaries&amp;id=326119\">died about a year ago<\/a>.  He was 70, so not terrible innings, but living forever would have been better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maher was a pioneer in glass making, inventing the kiln techniques he used to create his work. He was also a gay rights activist in the SF Bay area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you search for him now on eBay, you&#8217;ll find a bunch of very under-priced necklaces.  They even have a bit of stained glass!  <a href=\"https:\/\/tiger-tiger.com\/product-category\/bruce-st-john-maher\/\">Tiger-Tiger<\/a> also has a bunch of pieces, at more usual prices.  I am glad to have the two pieces pictured here. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll buy any more, as I would just be collecting it, and his work deserves to be <em>seen<\/em> by the masses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164936340-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"995\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164936340-1024x995.jpg\" alt=\"Glittering prismatic glass bead with an orange band on the rim.\" class=\"wp-image-9551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164936340-1024x995.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164936340-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164936340-768x746.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164936340-1536x1492.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/InShot_20240708_164936340-2048x1989.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just figured out why I&#8217;m seeing a lot of Bruce St. John Maher pieces on eBay. Turns out he died about a year ago. He was 70, so not terrible innings, but living forever would have been better. Maher was a pioneer in glass making, inventing the kiln techniques he used to create his work. 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