Episode 9: And Interview with Joel Glass and Thoughts on Collecting and Selling Your Work

An attorney in Manhattan, now retired, Joel Glass has had a passion for miniatures since he was young, and while he turned away from sculpting and painting himself, he has never stopped supporting the hobby, as a collector, and as an organizer of the Military Figure Collectors of American show in the Philadelphia are, in addition to World Expos around the globe. We thought Joel would be the perfect person to start a conversation about collecting miniatures, and to prompt our own chat about the idea of selling your work.

Here are some links to some of the artists Joel mentioned: Dennis Levy; Greg DiFranco; Doug Cohen, and Raul Latorre. The MFCA can be found on the Web here: https://www.mfcaclub.com/. And some additional images follow below.

Joel Glass in his element 1: At an MFCA Show.

Above: Chris Hall

The Michael Kontraros “cards” Joel considers the prize of his collection.

An extraordinary piece by Kostas Kariotelis, Best of Show winner at World Expo 2014

A John Rosengrant “Terminator”

Joel Glass in his Element 2: At dinner with friends during a show. That’s Barry and Joan Biediger and Greg DiFranco at left; half of Steve Malia, Dennis Levy, Joel and (if you start squinting) John Rosengrant and Lou Masses at right.