Jackpot! but need input!

[Big Jay]

Just found out , my mom has been searching for a class as a present for me for the holidays. But since there isn't anything in the immediate vicinity I'll have to travel and need some recomendations on a good teacher or school. I am in Southwest Florida and want to take a class that will cover any of these topics or multiple if possible.. marbles, pipework, ornaments , and maybe even jewelry/bead making. A glory hole class would be cool but since its not the type of stuff I'll be doing at home I prefer it to be a torch class. She said she found a couple in the state but I need some rec's since I'll have to travel anyway distance isn't a huge factor but a Florida class would be a +. Thanks all and mom thank you too!

[garrick]

sinbad is in florida

[Udai Hussien]

Just found out , my mom has been searching for a class as a present for me for the holidays. But since there isn't anything in the immediate vicinity I'll have to travel and need some recomendations on a good teacher or school. I am in Southwest Florida and want to take a class that will cover any of these topics or multiple if possible.. marbles, pipework, ornaments , and maybe even jewelry/bead making. A glory hole class would be cool but since its not the type of stuff I'll be doing at home I prefer it to be a torch class. She said she found a couple in the state but I need some rec's since I'll have to travel anyway distance isn't a huge factor but a Florida class would be a +. Thanks all and mom thank you too!Brent Graber is in that general area, and he gives lessons.

[garrick]

wait, you said you wanted to learn. sinbad would be to busy patting himself on the back to teach his triple blown techniques.

on a serious note. if traveling is not out of the question i would go for the best. look at some galleries on glasspipes.org namely the top 100 artists find a style you like and see if you cant get in touch with the artist. id love to have some lessons myself but unfortunately traveling is not an option for me.

[Cosmo]

I'm in Virginia, but if you are willing to travel, I teach all of what you want to learn. I'm primarily a marble maker (www.cosmoglassworks.com) but I do teach the rest of those techniques as well...

[Big Jay]

wow looked at brent graber's web site he has some nice loooking implosions! Didn't see anything on his site about offering classes though.

I was kind of hoping someone who took a class or personally knows the instructors/school that could recomend them. I have found dozen's of schools on the web but I know from my passed hobbies not all schools/instructors are the same and there are some that are a total waste of time and others that will actually teach you something.

[Big Jay]

sent you a PM cosmo.

[sunray]

If you want to come to the West Coast Trev and Jared teach classes..
Check Trev's web site to see a little of his work and on glass pipes jared is jred

[Racer X]

You could look into Robert Mickelsen as well, he's there in Florida. You're not gonna be doing pipes and marbles though.

[Udai Hussien]

wow looked at brent graber's web site he has some nice loooking implosions! Didn't see anything on his site about offering classes though.

I was kind of hoping someone who took a class or personally knows the instructors/school that could recomend them. I have found dozen's of schools on the web but I know from my passed hobbies not all schools/instructors are the same and there are some that are a total waste of time and others that will actually teach you something.
Email Brent, tell him Dwaine Sent you. I know he was doing personal instruction, at one time. and thats pretty close to you, I think. But if you are going to travel, talk to matt and Misha, or other artists. there are tons of really good, really cool people teaching

[Slow]

Its a bit of a hike for you, but the classes at the Corning Studio in NY are excellent. They have a wide range of prices, terms, styles, and teachers. Eric Goldschmidt is a resident there and is also the shiznit. Another plus for you is that there are multiple classes going on simultaneously, so you could take a break from the torch room and sit in on a hot shop or cold work class down the hall. And if you take a week-long seminar, you can opt for a kickass meal plan that's good almost anywhere in town. Plus tons of galleries, glass-related bookstores, and the Rakow(?) Library are at your disposal for inspiration. I loved the time I spent there.
The website is http://www.cmog.org.

[Ben 'Spice' Crowley]

Jpatter hunt down and speak with dancingwithbears, he is in Satellite beach, which is in Central East Florida, near the melbourne area, he and I have been speakin about one on one time geared towards whatever I want it geared towards

[pacosaki]

I took a class at Revere Glass in Berkley, Ca. They have different teachers and it was an intense 4 day workshop. Great set up for teaching. Look up their web site and check out the upcoming classes. I think Dustin Revere also teaches as well. The teacher was Marble Slinger. All the teachers Revere has are top notch.

[Glacier_Arts_Studio]

there is way too many great answers to this question...


did anyone besides me, catch that...???:puzzled:

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[Udai Hussien]

there is way too many great answers to this question...


did anyone besides me, catch that...???:puzzled:

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i just ate a handful of wasabi peas, and farted.

think you can catch that?

[Wierdeer]

I took a class from matt from eugene rain and had alot of fun he pretty much catered to my needs. as far as techs are concerned he knows alot of stuff.
I also took class from jared from trevs glass and he too catered to my needs,
and knows alot himself. I've been blowing glass for like 6 years or more and could still learn alot from these guys.your choice but I would mos def recomend either one they did my skills some justice

[Natedizzle]

Dosher and i are teaching a 4 day class at Unbroken Glass in Peoria, IL From Feb 29th until March 3rd. I will be teaching 50% cold working (including electroforming) 50% torchwork and Dosh has an incredible amount of knowledge and his own style to teach.

Nathan

[steven p selchow]

I'll be in SW florida in 3 weeks for 2 weeks, but You have to have a place for me to teach since I'll be traveling, so, if you want to learn what I do, let me know, and maybe we can get it together for the time I'll be down there (Ft. Myers).

steve

[JANKYglass]

i disagree that you need to go see the best blower out there,you need to go see the best with beginers.and not a full structured class with techniques you dont even have the skills to do or tools to do them.but a one on one structured to your needs.i would say come see me but theres no reason to travel that far i'm sure you can find what you need in fl.call brett he does good work ands a cool guy maybe meastro?then after you play for a while and start seeing styles of dif peeps take a lesson from someone doing something that might be in a direction you want to explore.

if all else fails i'll take your cash and teach you well but i'm sure you can find lessons closer than mi.

[Big Jay]

,you need to go see the best with beginers.and not a full structured class with techniques you dont even have the skills to do or tools to do them.but a one on one structured to your needs.i.

that has been the discussion so far between the couple of instructors I have talked to so far. One of the biggest is where I need to be before seeing the instructor. From a total beginner not knowing anyone in the business it was completely overwhelming trying to weed through the search engine responses and figure out where to go. I now have some good leads and information to go on and am pretty sure I'll be able to make a more informed decision over the next couple days. Thanks everyone for the help!

[Cosmo]

About 90% of the classes I teach are to beginners or people who have less than a year's experience...

[colonel4bin]

If you have the money go to Corning! You get an intense education/Introduction to glass. Killer private tour of the Museum, access to the Rakow Library!!!, tons of History in Corning, nice facilities, and lots of good glassblowers around. It is a little pricey, but well worth it IMO as far as schools go, no pipes though, but they are easy enough to figure out with some basic skills under your belt. Take a class with a well established artist, someone who can not only show you skills on the torch, but will discuss marketing, profits, working with galleries....with you as well. Making glass is the easy part, making a living is the real challenge IMO!! Good luck!!

Garrett
www.leftcoastglassworks.com