Glassblowing is expensive, no way around it. Utility bills can be staggering plus tools and materials are expensive, especially if you are particular about the quality of your glass. To get into a studio, to learn how to blow glass or practice the craft, there are really only two options, own your own studio or […]
Glass Porron Wine Pitcher
Why in the world would I want to publish a post on my website about a Spanish glass porron wine pitcher? Because if you have the skills they are so much fun, both to use and to make! And I do, I have the skills, but barely, on both accounts. A porron is (was, not […]
Merletto Glass Vase Demo
This past summer (2019) I was fortunate enough to advance my glassblowing hobbyist skills by attending a class at the Corning Museum of Glass in NY. Each summer they offer loads and loads of classes, each tackling glass from a different angle, such as torch work, flat glass, sculpture, beginning glassblowing as well as a […]
10 Steps To Making Glass Optic Cup
In my late 20’s and 30’s I pursued a glassblowing career, creating, marketing, selling and shipping hand made glass vases and bowls to shops and galleries across the country. But there was a lot that I never learned, even skills and techniques that I probably should have picked up in college and definitely when I […]
My Glassblowing Experience
My glassblowing rebirth has been many years in the making, with it now being over 30 years since I was first introduced to glassblowing way back in my college years. That is when I saw a professor creating his huge colorful signature pieces on the roof of the art house at Centre College in 1988. […]
