DFO pics 2012- post 'em up.

[Black Fire]

OK fine! I'll post a few of the pics I have of the DFO 2012, which aren't many, so surely others will add on. I also had circumstance stop me from going by on sunday so I don't have pics of the finished pieces, sorry. Please someone post those ASAP.

In general I didn't snap anywhere near as many pics this year as usual, not sure why.....probably had something to do with the overflowing abundance of fantastic conversation to be had. All of the glass is so great, but to me still the best aspect of all is the people factor; it's so fun seeing all of the degenerates come out of the woodwork, and I tell you the glass knowledge courses through the whole group like a silver thread that ties together a thousand brilliant beads.

OK lets see....this is early friday when it's still pretty mellow; here we have demos with marble master Mike Gong (front), Eusheen (in purple), and Josh and Eli Mazet (Josh with hair tower):
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4377.jpg

A shot of the side alley area where TAG, Blast Shield, and more were set up (again, early friday,this area got quite jammed later):
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4379.jpg

Once again Cornerstone shows that they know what the hell they're doing with these events- street signs, nearby lots rented for parking, lots of other great organization- TOP RESPECT CORNERSTONE!!!!
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4382.jpg

More friday demos, Eusheen obviously feeling some power:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4388.jpg

Sorry I didn't catch the names:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4384.jpg

Jason Lee:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4385.jpg

People packing in:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4389.jpg

Lots of stunning glass art on display, this is Buck:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4392.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4391.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4395.jpg

Crucibles locked and loaded:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4396.jpg

Stage area outside, those who have been before will notice that C-stone managed to borrow some land space behind the building to HUGELY expand the back area into a full-on food court, this is how you do it in civilization:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4397.jpg

Hcir Gnif (sp?) playing friday night, a FANTASTIC jam band that was the perfect accompaniment to Marcel and crew's flame show- a band of mostly glass cats including Stan Skipper (bass) and Josh Bonazza (git):
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4399.jpg

A tiny sampling of the numerous photography displays that were posted on any open surface, a great touch; I should have snapped some shots of the loads of fascinating Carlson shots that were up, but alas.....
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4402s.jpg

Onward into the night with Marcel and crew's amazing boro gloryhole demo; these are just so much fun to watch, it's fire and sweat and cameras everywhere:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4410.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4411.jpg

Mad filming as always:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4417.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4430.jpg

Check this: these guys were flaming this stuff madly for hours, and then about midnight there was an onslought of rain! I had been inside reasoning and came out about 12:30 to find everybody sitting looking baffled and stunned, all surrounded by fire-spitting ovens and in the wild downpour! Apparently the rain shocked the glass too much and it shattered into a million bits, along with the minds of the audience. Fire, water, a billion bits.......no worries lads, that was great performance art!
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4433.jpg

Onto the saturday flameoff where I really started to slack off on the pics, that's Joe Peters and Chris Carlson.....
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4435.jpg

Jake C, Hoobs:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4437.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4443.jpg

Matty White in front with green laces.....
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4444.jpg

Nate Dizzle putting together his piece:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4445.jpg

Hamm, mad genius, lots of fun guessing what that piece was going to be:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4438.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4446.jpg

Pieces on the floor of what Matty White's piece was going to be:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4449.jpg

Snic:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4452.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4453.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4455.jpg

Hoobs, Jake C:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4458.jpg

Later, onto the Marcel demo again saturday night, and they were successful this time:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4507.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4492.jpg

That's where I'll have to end it folks....I know, not enough- add more, you out there! You know who you are!

Once again TOP VIBES to all the great people who remind me of why I look forward to this show every year; there's nothing like it.....it's the best glass party on earth IMO.

PEACE
JB

[BlueLilyStudio]

Marcel's Baby:

http://i.imgur.com/GD96Xh.jpg

A pre WWII bike

http://i.imgur.com/SCgmfh.jpg

the wife at Blairalley:

http://i.imgur.com/HVNGch.jpg

I got to sign Bob's shop

http://i.imgur.com/fLrsUh.jpg

Bob Blowing glass in his camper out front:

http://i.imgur.com/9khwqh.jpg

[vetropod]

Nice!!! Thanks for sharing! :bouncy:

[Julian]

Great pics! I can't really see them since I'm out in the sun in Nevada or something (okay, there's a little porch thing - I'm emphasizing the hardship).

Here's my addition to the bandwidth bomb of this thread. More to come!

Pretty sure in the 2nd or 3rd Dune novel there was a weapon that burnt out people's eyes. Yeah, that was what Leto had his eyes burnt out with - a stone burner. So, here's Marcel's version.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/7344075738_1978a68fa0_z.jpg

Carlson et. al at work:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7075/7158870341_2e9bcae75a_z.jpg

Robin Hood and Craig Lewis
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7158877639_6069814f7c_z.jpg

JAG and Tristan
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7223/7158871623_207f718292_z.jpg

Craig Lewis and Bates
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8010/7158863109_04019c1976_z.jpg

Glassblowers striving for mer's mercy
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/7344068190_6f2de0b586_z.jpg

The Friday Demo schedule! I managed to miss 95% of this, which is a sad story because they were all surely awesome.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7102/7158836267_548d1ef8dd_z.jpg

[Julian]

I have oodles more to sift through, too so more are coming later from the Julian direction. Might as well add this tube of Penumbra odds that was gracing the TAG booth with it's unusual existance. Apparently, this is what happens when the new guy hits the tube pull with a torch...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/7158833549_0dd825c98d_z.jpg

[Mecha]

Great pics guys. Looks like a good time.

That penumbra tube piece is amazing. What a beautiful surface.

[Free]

OK fine! I'll post a few of the pics I have of the DFO
Hcir Gnif (sp?) playing friday night, a FANTASTIC jam band that was the perfect accompaniment to Marcel and crew's flame show- a band of mostly glass cats including Stan Skipper (bass) and Josh Bonazza (git):
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g59/JMLIB/IMG_4399.jpg

JB
John LoL! Hcir gnilf is our percussionist( its his name spelled backwards)
Our band is called "Behind The Mind"
It was really great talking glass with ya over the weekend....

[Black Fire]

:lol Sorry Free! That's great actually, I thought Hcir Gnilf was a lousy band name, haha!

Likewise brother!!

[sasch74]

Thanks everybody, great great pics!

Wanna be there at one point!

[Chris Carlson]

http://chrisacarlson.blogspot.com/2012/06/dfo-degenerate-flame-off-2012.html

[sasch74]

Holy Christ...!

Fantastic shots, thanks!

[Black Fire]

Truly gorgeous pics Chris.

[Robert Mickelsen]

Great shots, Chris. My favorite pieces: Robin Hoods bow and arrows, and Hamm's painted(?) masterpiece.

- RAM

[sasch74]

^^^ yes, that Hamm beyond words!!!

How/where does it function?

Edit: what a seriously genius approach to color on glass! I know it's been done before (took a de la Torre class long ago), truly like it!

[Julian]

Hamm's piece was way cool. Love the 50s 'atomic age' feel of the star. Yes, the pieces were painted - spray paint.

[star]

One of the blue ball (hehe) pieces, I'm pretty sure it's the one on the bottom shelf, is a functioning piece. Think it was a water/oil piece, and you can kinda see the yellow dome on it in chris' pic of it.

I'm glad my slinger back made it into the pictures, and Thank You! everyone who did take pictures. I was too lazy and left my camera in the car the whole time. We (wieseatron & I) had a great time and DFO made for an awesome first west coast road trip. Our biggest highlight was probably being invited out to Bob's place and chilling with him for a while, boy howdy does he crack me up!

[Jayadeva]

5th pic down is Turtle in the foreground, and Josh in the backround.

[AdamCotter]

http://i.imgur.com/9khwqh.jpg


Who owns the rights to this photo? I want to use it for something, that right there is the start of all of this.