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How's it goin to everyone? I'm chris, friends call me oges or o.g. for short. i'm 27 and in mad-town, wisco. i've been lurking in the shadows around here for quite a bit but just never had much to say or add. plus my old account wouldn't let me post for some reason, so here i am now. been blowin for around 5 or 6 years on and off, mostly on except when i was robbed a couple years ago (stole my phantom & minor along with some finished prodo by kicking in 2 doors). nice to meet you all finally.
Hey Im shiny. Im new. Im buyin a torch as I speak. I hate being a newby at anything and hope to work up some talent sooner than later. Apprenticeship starts soon. :jump:
Samantha here.
Gallery and Registrations manager at Eugene Glass School.
Workin' the torch for 2 years.
Nice to see such a tight knit glass community.
Glad I joined.
Zak. . It's been awhile. . .
Anywho, 5 years? flameworking, 3 furnace work, having a blast. Good to post here again. Goodbye!
Courtney aka Lasair here. 5 years part time working soft glass. Mostly beads. Starting to dabble a bit in Boro. I'm a bench jeweler 40 hours a week, where I am more of a mechanic for jewelry than the artist I hear inside, dreaming of glass instead of gold... go figure...
I have had some of my lampwork jewelry in a few very nice jewelry stores. Wellings and Co. Fine Jewelry in Cincinnati, OH and Gold Line Jewelry in Marietta, OH. (I moved like a gypsy until I bought my house.) Now I'm in Baltimore, MD and I am setting up my workshop. Just need the final ventilation and I'm ready to rock and roll! Working on a National 8m for now and looking into something GTT or Carlisle I dunno.
Thanks for this great forum. I'm very impressed!
Happy melting. :combustio
Court
Dan Coyle aka DC
Sci-fi Blower by day
Artist by night
Im 22 been doing art and scientific for 3 1/2 yrs, and currently living in Milwaukee, WI making labware for the man!
Hi Guys
Ive Been a fan of U.s style lampworking/glassblowing for a while now!
And have recently taken the plunge and decided to teach myself using softglass and a hothead torch (i know they aint the shizness) and am currently awaiting my torch and rods to arrive whilst finishing building my workspace.. Keen Aint the Word LOL I wake up in the middle of the night with Ideas and techniques running around my head hahahaha..
Good To meet ya all
Chris :)
Sup everybody...
well a little about myself... i have absolutely NO flameowrking exp... i blow glass, whenever i can at my local art college... and obviously i love the medium of glass... so i figured i should try this... tryin to get started right now...
thanks guys!
Bdmn
whats up guys, Im dave, From rochester ny.....i go by the name dirty....been blowin glass for 5 years and lampin for about a year and a half.
Anatoly is my name, and glass engineering is my game.
I am 21.
I earned a degree in scientific glass technology from Salem Community College. I graduated in May '06. Currently I am a sophmore transfer student at Alfred University for glass engineering.
I have been blowing glass for 4 years and love it.
Hey guys,
Thought I would say hello and introduce myself around here. I'm very new to this site so please if you could bare with me until I get the hang of it. If this thread belongs somewhere else please move it. I've had a fascination with glass for about 6-7 years now, since around '99. I wanted to get on this site and check out all the work and read teh teks and such.
Peace,
LleSSuR
Hey, yall. Names Jon "The Glass Fish" Fischbach. Been checking out the site for a few weeks, but this is my first post. Been working boro for a decade. Different from most of you all, I usually work clear boro and use stains. I sell a ton of it retail in my store. (Day Job) I love to make pipes, marbles, pendants, oil lamps, sculpture or whatever. I cant say I have a favorite thing I like to make, I've made thousands of animals. Good at it but a little burnt on it. Prodo pipes been paying the bills recently, at least till x-mas, then its back to figurines. Live here in North Texas, Arizona origionally. I love the open forum here. I've met artists in the past who wouldn't share anything, other want to make money off of me. Lookin' foward to becoming part of the "Community". Flame on!
welcome Jon, please make yourself at home! I am new here also, I have been here a few months and everyone is wonderful and helpful.
Hello,
My name is Jess, everyone around here (Eastern Wa.) calls me Waxy.
I started lampworking in 97'. After a five year absence I am now getting back into it. It's insane how far it has come. IMHO Glassblowing is like Technology, it stayed realtively unchanged for thousands of years then explodes into madness once the knowlege is unleashed and shared.
I love all of the new techniques and knowlege. It's fun again.
I guess I should chime in.. My name is Matt Baker, and I have been here a long time lurking, finially started activly participating recently (while bored at the day job). Been working since the spring of '01. Started with a buddy in the UP of MI, and now near Grand Rapids. Living in a very remote area (the UP) I have learned 98% of what I know from this wonderful site! Thanks t othose who keep it up and constantly improve it!!
who u learn from sharp???
im in mi and know people in gr
Hello! Female in so.cal, haven't gotten to torch much since it's so damn hot here, but just bought my second torch, barracuda, should be here next week:D Been glassworkin for less than a year, but pretty much addicted to boro now. I've been lurking for a while, so thanks for all the useful and nice posts folks, keep up the awesome glasswork. Thanks!
hi all this is jonathan perez aka jp thanks for having me here:D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Welcome to all the new arrivals.
Don't be shy.
Just got internet excess at my pad! My name is Steve Bates. I live in Portland maine and work for the time being at royal river art glass in yarmouth with Mr. Gray. Me and Zig are suppose to be working a local store in town but that hasn't happened yet.