Rollcall - introduce yourself!

aloha!
here it is real quicklike--currently livin the simple life on the north shore of oahu, always knew i had to be an artist. grew up in upstate SC, got my BFA painting / printmaking in Philadelphia, graphic design to social work until i moved to hawaii. right after moving here, i got a job at an art gallery as a consultant, which developed into a 4 year formal apprenticeship sculpting sea life. paid my own way to study at pilchuck, made it to penland this past summer on work-study scholarship. studied with some amazing artists already, paul stankard, vittorio costantini. mostly boro but i love soft glass too. definitely am finding my own voice now that i have started working for myself...set up a studio in a decrepit shed (now renovated) near my house this past fall with my lynx, M15, and my good friend ben's borrowed kiln. please check my website, http://www.jessicalandau.com
i hope to update with new work within the next week...
i'm new to this site, but am already thankful for the laughs, advice, and sense of community!
http://jessicalandau.blogspot.com
http://myspace.com/glassica

wow, thats a hell of a resume. welcome to the board.

thanks!

Yes indeed Jessica welcome, you sound like a useful person to have amongst us.

haleiwa's a cool little town wish I could live there :)

you can! it's your life, you can do whatever you want. just make it up!;)
for reals though i hope i can become useful on a site like this.
i am definitely no expert, and right now i have way more questions than answers, but i'm sure i've picked up something along the way worth passing along...
in my opinion, this free exchange of knowledge and information furthers lampworking, which, thanks in part to the borosilicate revolution, is reaching its renaissance.
by the way, a few years ago, before i was all that internet savvy, i remember seeing some artist's website who had done all of these amazing things. there i was, working a job with no real potential for advancement and this person's amazingness just depressed me. i was intimidated by my own lack of experience and too afraid / unsure of how to proceed to really gain the equipment / space / education that i lacked.
so here's what anyone can do: take risks, get used to rejection, try out for everything (competitions, exhibitions, scholarships, residencies), get used to rejection, get used to debt (i spend a lot of time at the small business administration and have learned that so few businesses turn a profit in the first coupla years!), take one step at a time, and get used to rejection. don't put just one application out there, put out four. and did i mention the rejection? it's quite humbling actually. but one day, after they've seen your name on their desk like 400 times, some adminstrator somewhere will be like oh please just give her something already so she'll shut up! and then you'll have a resume.:confetti:

That is a shweet philosophy, you only got 5 posts Jessica but I have to rep you up for that.

Props to you young lady, that is a great thing read to start the week with.

thanks swampy! i have no idea what that means, but it certainly sounds like a good thing! rep on...

I agree! I added rep. *points to pretty boxes under post count so jessican can see what rep is*

Welcome to the GLDG girly!

ooh pretty! thanks so much!! i think i already like it around here...but reading through all of the old threads is uber addicting, will i ever make it out to my studio again???

Donavan 23, torchin it up for 4 months
stuck in the mix of so cal i hate these damn tv shows about laguna and the hills those people should be shot in public and their money given to someone who deserves it. otherwise peace love and chicken grease

hello,i have been lurking round here for what seems like years anyway i'm 38,&live in the uk,got my shed set up,got glass,gas,oxy etc,just waiting for my lynx to arrive from the u.s.

Where do you get your boro in UK? A friend was asking me, see.

welcome :)

i am a complete newb and have only ordered glass once.i got my boro from plowden & thompson ltd.they sent me some mixed rod and tubes to get me started.i dont know how to post links but they should be easy enough to find.

hi. my name is riley and i am recently new to thegldg. been on the torch the better part of 6 years. im 24, working out of tucson, arizona. i have been doing the prodo on and off. for the last 3 + years been working on nicer pieces and artwork. got a chance to open a studio/retail for glass art jewelry 7 months ago and thats been the latest challenge. ive been fortunate enough to have my friends nate "natey" biskind and eusheen "eush" goines contribute some amazing work. endless thanks to them. so that leaves me here now. glad to join this community to support and be supported. respect

blowing glass since 01. i started out just making the mouthpieces for 5$ pankers and passing it on. straight production style. since then i've done a murrine class at penland with dinah hulet(moretti) and an encalmo workshop with matt eskuche. i've worked in multiple shops across the country and had the opportunity to work with a lot of knowledgeable people, all of whom have influenced me in some way. glass is a huge part of my life and always will be. i am proud to be a part of the glassblowing community!!

Hey welcome all you newbies! Lotsa good info on here and some weird fun, too! :crazy:

8mths torching, 45 years old.

Professional Skydiver, b.a.s.e. jumper, cinamatographer, videographer, photographer, pilot.

Thanks for all the help so far, lovin the glass.

Peace

What's up all.. Just getting around to this. been snooping around for a couple days seeing how you all rock the tubes.
Name's Beau, 29 years old been torching glass since 97' (used to braze metal at age 10)..
Started with soft-glass beads, worked at a shop with a furnace for awhile, got into blown boro and whatnot...worked for a lampworker in Truckee Ca. making hummingbirds and other generic sculptural production for a while but went back to beads about 6 years ago and have since been doing that with my GF for a living. I taught her how to make soft-g beads about 6 years ago. I did the soft-glass mandrel thing for awhile with alot of periodic blown boro bead sessions but lately that's all I do is make blown beads, occassionally I bust out some perfume bottles or vessels but beads generally are my zen.
See you around!

Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum. I'm currently living in Appomattox, VA. Originally a D.C. native. I've been lampworking for about 9 years, and still loving it! I do mostly soft glass, but have played around with boro. I'm sure I'll get into that more one of these days. I have a Firebird torch, and and Oxybox. I'm sure I'll learn a lot on this site.

My name is Ben and I like to party
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Torching part/full time for 2 years
Duluth MN

Hello all, my name's Mike. I was actually attending Harley Davidson mechanics school in Florida, March 2007 when I met a lampworker. We hung out for a while and then I was invited to try working at the torch myself. 6 weeks later dude showed his true colors and that relationship ended. Now I'm back home in Wisconsin and working with a new friend nearby one day a week. My tax return is coming, and thus my own studio. I'm a newbie for sure, but glass has got me... My former dream of becoming a motorcycle mechanic was quickly dropped. Can anyone blame me? Mechanics are constant and predictable, glass is infinite.

(haha listen to the newbie ramble!!)

Mike

welcome!

Hi all,

Started working with glass when i was about 10 and stopped about 20, was side tracked by them females, school, and life in general. I used to do several fairs, festivals etc.. Just made it all seem like work, I realized I liked making the glass but not the hassels in selling it.

I started working glass again when I was about 26 then put it up again when my brother got divorced and needed a place to stay and I had to give up my studio space. He's been out for about 2 years (my wife is VERY happy) and I have my studio set up again. I am now 36 and I am trying to teach my son, I'd have better luck if the was a flameworking game for an X-Box, LOL! My wife has started making small pendants and beads for fun.

Never did much with tubing or color, always solid or spun clear boro, animals, ships, etc.. Trying to learn how to work with colors now and might start playing with some tube. I personally have no use for pipes or spoons but I think they are fascinating pieces of art and have no issues with those that want to make them or use them, it's all good.

I am definately no expert, and probabl never will be but it's a great hobby, and a lot of fun.

This is a great site, lots of good info.
Have a happy!
Bob - North East Ohio

Brian here in Iowa, sounds like fun huh?

des moines to be exact. I am a complete Newb, just bought a torch GTT phantom , learning from a few friends can't wait to make some heady stuff everyone on here seems way chill and cool met a few of ya already, any tips or pointers I am open thanks .

welcome guys, enjoy.

Hi everyone! Just came across this board, and realized it is the old ezboard. I'll have to lurk around.

Dave S

Whats up guys.

I'm entirely new to this... I'm in Ann Arbor, figure it's a good place to be for someone that's interested in this art. :tongue

I'll be around, this looks like a great place!

Hey everybody, Matt from cohasset MA, 20, started working soft glass with the mom/sisters and quickly realized the potential of boro. ive been screwing around on a nortel minor for a few months with a northstar color sample plus some momka and just bought that used knight bullet..... cant wait

Hi,
Jamie and Marc in Ann Arbor here, Marc has been working glass for many years and im a new guy at it, but have always loved glass. Were trying to heat the Michigan cold with new glass color.

Peace

Nice to have y'all here :)

Shadow here, 20 years old, dabbled a bit in bead making and soft glass, now i'm headed for bigger and better things.

Linwood-32 just starting but have been a glass piro since 7 when mom took me to Jamestown...have taken a beginners Glassblowing class...intend to teach self work w/flame.
I had to start selling stuff for folks to fund this addiction.....even though I get veteran disability....lol. But thats cool as I have had a decent amount of luck on ebay.
I love the fact there is a location such as this as it'll help me learn from others.

Hey all! Blowin for 6 yrs now. Got a nice shop with a few other glassblowers that r pretty good at what they do, and are standup guys. Wholesale-retail. My motto- Makin the world a happier place- one sale at a time!:chilling:

welcome!

Lee, 39, just outside Grand Rapids, MI. Just getting into it, waiting on a kiln to be delivered this week. Looking forward to seeing where all this takes me. Got hooked as a kid watchinga guy in the mall blow glass, but never did anything about it until now. Still trying to figure out how to afford/justify all the equipment. :)

Ben, age 32 , burlington vt, i've been making pipes full time since 8/95. i stopped doing prodo a few yrs ago to work on my own style. i just moved to b-town a cupple months ago to be around some other glass peeps. this place (the gldg) seems really cool i think i'll like it here.
peace

good to see you here, i really dig your work

Hello all,

I am new to the world of flameworking glass but looking forward to it. I have ordered a mirage (which will be in next week) and also in the process of setting up a studio.

I am glad I found this web site and have been looking it over for the past few weeks trying to learn all the basics about studio setup, safety, and tools. It has been full of great information.

I'm sure I will be asking alot more questions in the next few weeks...Thanks in advance for all the help..