{"id":30795,"date":"2018-04-12T13:57:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T17:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=30795"},"modified":"2018-04-13T11:52:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T15:52:55","slug":"man-leaves-desk-job-career-making-gifts-decorated-ornate-custom-etchings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2018\/04\/man-leaves-desk-job-career-making-gifts-decorated-ornate-custom-etchings\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Leaves Desk Job For A Career Making Gifts Decorated With Ornate, Custom Etchings"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_30796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30796\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2018\/04\/adirondack-etching-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2018\/04\/adirondack-etching-hc.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2018\/04\/adirondack-etching-hc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2018\/04\/adirondack-etching-hc-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry Gonyea is the owner of Adirondack Etching, located at The Shirt Factory in Glens Falls, does custom etching on all kinds of glassware with all kinds of regional themes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>by Susan E. Campbell<\/p>\n<p>Larry Gonyea traded in a desk job for selling etched glass gifts at his new shop, Adirondack Etching, located at The Shirt Factory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was at Nielsen Media for 17 years, most recently as a systems analyst,\u201d Gonyea said of his former career. \u201cBut I always liked working with my hands and making gifts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most gifts were hand-made wood items. Gonyea is a self-described \u201csecond generation wood turner,\u201d learning the craft from his father. Woodturning is the art and craft of creating shaped objects on a lathe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father is very good, and I picked up skills from him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>He made such items as clocks, pens and jewelry, which often require sand-blasting. That process introduced Gonyea to etching glass, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Gonyea felt there was a strong market for the kinds of items he was creating in his garage. He sold them at craft shows and online through his website, www.adirondacketching.com.<\/p>\n<p>He purchased a machine to create his items faster, and promised himself that as soon as he could support a retail space, he would set up shop and leave the corporate world behind.<\/p>\n<p>With a signed lease in January, Gonyea held<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>a grand opening March 29-31.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a three-year plan,\u201d Gonyea said. \u201cBut I met my goal in 11 months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Business has continued to grow quickly, due in part to collaborations with \u201clike-minded\u201d fellow crafters at The Shirt Factory, he said.\u00a0For example, he is currently making a \u201cman candle\u201d\u2014a glass with a man\u2019s beard etched on it, containing a whiskey-scented candle\u2014provided by another resident artisan, Cooper Street Candle Co.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the candle is gone, you have a useable whiskey glass,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Adirondack Etching does custom etches for all kinds of glasses\u2014pint, wine, rocks, mugs\u2014in all kinds of themes, including regional lakes and activities.<\/p>\n<p>It sells wood items and etched items in aluminum, as well as stainless steel tumblers. While he has inventory at Suite 3G01 at 21 Cooper St., garden level, he also does custom pieces in quantities from one to 200, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy joy is in doing custom pieces,\u201d Gonyea said. \u201cIt could be a single anniversary or retirement gift, or large quantities for school teams and fundraisers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe school gets tired of doing the same chocolate bars and popcorn, and those are not locally sourced,\u201d he said. \u201cThis way the money stays local.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He has etched water bottles for the local Girl Scouts and wine glasses for Lake George Land Conservancy, to which he donates 30 percent of the purchase price. As an individual who enjoys giving back to the community where he lives and works, Gonyea sponsors hike-a-thons and other fundraisers.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the project or the cause, Gonyea said he enjoys \u201cthe personal connection with clients\u201d and \u201cloves being creative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what I was born to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Susan E. Campbell Larry Gonyea traded in a desk job for selling etched glass gifts at his new shop, Adirondack Etching, located at The Shirt Factory. \u201cI was at Nielsen Media for 17 years, most recently as a systems analyst,\u201d Gonyea said of his former career. \u201cBut I always liked working with my hands [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Man Leaves Desk Job For A Career Making Gifts Decorated With Ornate, Custom Etchings - Glens Falls Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2018\/04\/man-leaves-desk-job-career-making-gifts-decorated-ornate-custom-etchings\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man Leaves Desk Job For A Career Making Gifts Decorated With Ornate, Custom Etchings - Glens Falls Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"by Susan E. 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