Jeannine Hine and her husband, Drew, will be wearing hard hats for the next fews months.
The couple are the owners of Vessel Studio Glass, a glassblowing business that sells various handmade creations and offers classes.
The couple opened Vessel Studio in 2007 in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood, where they operated for years until recently announcing their move to Penn Hills.
“We need more space and wanted to be closer to our home,” Jeannine Hine said.
For a while, Jeannine Hine said, the couple lived above the South Side studio. She and her husband are both glassblowers. Their love story began when Hine met Drew while he was instructing a glassblowing class she was participating in.
After having two children, Drew and Lucy, the couple relocated to Edgewood.
The Hines currently are renovating the site of Vessel Studio’s new location at 164 Sandy Creek Road. The building previously housed Dodson Bros. Inc., a countertop and cabinetry business. They anticipate being fully open later this year.
“We’re excited to move to a new area,” Hine said.
She said they hope to introduce a niche shop. As a business offering handmade goods, Hine wants people to feel connected to the products they purchase. People also will be able to see glass products being produced when they visit the studio space.
The couple also plan to offer classes on how to blow glass and make glass beads, ornaments and pumpkins.
“They can experience the glassblowing,” Hine said. “We’re going to be this little niche business in the area. … Everything is made in that building.”
The Hines held a soft opening and spring sale March 21 at the new space. Visitors were able to purchase glass items from their inventory.
Select hours and occasional flameworking demonstrations will be offered while they continue to renovate the building. Follow Vessel Studio Glass on Facebook and Instagram for updates.