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Aloha from the windward side of Oahu Hawaii! Name is Alan aka Hoku!
Been hot working glass for about 4 years, started with soft glass and now work boro also.
Burning on a Nortel Mega Red Max and a GTT Scorpion and a Smith mini.
Using 3 oxy cons and an O2 Tank back up.
Making jewelry and some pipes.
Name is Kyle. Raised in Alabama, grew up in Northern Cali, now in the Lehigh Valley in Pa... extreme newbie! ready to learn and learn some more
Kyle, if you goto buy anything you may want to look at Wale Apparatus for your things to buy.
You can drive there, they are in Hellertown.
http://www.waleapparatus.com/
I'm up in the poconos.
Good luck with your learning.
Yeah I cruised by there already! I am trying to get a house in Wind Gap. Stay in touchQuote:
Originally Posted by Ray
Howdy! I'm Chockarock. Southern Pennsylvania is where I call home, Just started blowing recently.
My name is Kaz. I was born in Texas, moved around a bit and back here now. I have been admiring everything glass related for several years, however I am a complete noob when it comes to working with glass. But hey, I'm going learn!
Jason aka jason :) Rookie on the torch but i can pull stringers!
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Newbie
Northeast ohio
SpaceSlug behind the torch since July '14 thanks for all of the info and support!
Hello everyone!
I started to look into the art of glass blowing by videos on YouTube. I'm very interested to learn to work on the torch.
I live in Brazil and here i didn't find many suppliers, probably i'll import almost everything.
Never made a single piece, never saw on live someone doing a piece.. the only torch i had and used is for my dabs. Still looking for a place in home to start and reading a lot to understand this world.
hey everybody, im Foster, living and lamping in anchorage alaska, been full time on the torch about 2 months, first got on the torch about 6 years ago and been obsessed since. Got a good teacher that I'm working with and just finished up my first case of chillums. thanks for all the help on here from everyone! PEACE.
Hey there ladies and gents. Smodmos here, better known as Rob. Michigan local! Detroit! Only a couple months on the torch, looking for a mentor! Studio space, lessons! Please contact me anytime 787-934-7014
Greetings
New to glass and new to this forum. I live and work in Northern California-live in the Central Valley but teach in the Bay Area. I teach middle school technology. We created a new program called "Maker Academy " where students are provided the opportunity to explore and work with all forms of technology-both new and old. I had a few students ask if we could incorporate glass blowing and my only response was "why not?" So I am here to learn, investigate and be able to turn around and teach my students the basics of working with glass. My only experience working with glass was on a glass lathe right after high school making glass ampules on a lathe that were filled with methane (they were used by customers for testing gas sniffers that the company made) It was hot, hard, unrewarding work and I had to make 2000 per day (that was quota).
Anyway I am here to research materials and equipment (like many teachers we have very little budget), processes and techniques. Any advice or suggestions you could offer would be welcomed
Stephan Willner
Sik here, born and raised in Ohio. Spent little time in Texas while in the Army but back to Ohio now. Lot of down time as a medically retired vet and I used to be an extremely artistic person. Took every art class my school offered and then continued with independent studies in art after that. Sadly fell away from it right after and have not touched a pencil, brush, camera or anything in 10 years. Been wanting to get back into something, and that is when admiring a glass piece of mine it hit me. So starting my journey to learn a new form of art and see where I can take it. Welcome any advice.
Hello,
After a life long love of glass art, my life finally is ready to take on this awesome hobby. Will be moving to Colorado within the next couple of months so gonna start ion a hothead and slowly but equipment to be ready for boro in the near future future. Been lurking for a few weeks so thought it time to say hi... HI!!! :)
Howdy y'all. I'm not a new member, I just haven't been around here is a while so....
Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Bob, been melting since 1999.
Hello glass community!
My name is Adam. My brother Aaron and I have started a company called Molten Aura Labs in Asheville, NC. We are making brand new colors for the boro world.
Over the past several years we've watched the borosilicate glass scene grow, and we've seen the palette grow along with it. More and more shops are opening up making rods and tubes of existing colors, layered tubing, and experimenting with mixing colors to make new hybrid hues. And we're even starting to see a few new color producers pop up here and there. Meanwhile, we've been quietly toiling away in our lab developing some formulas of our own.
These colors are completely custom made, not re-melted color from other manufacturers. Each batch is tested and carefully inspected before getting added to our stock.
We have a website/online store where you can find more information about us and our glass.
http://www.moltenaura.com
In addition to our website, we will be posting to instagram, pinterest, facebook, and on this forum, so you should be hearing more from us in the coming months as we gradually build our selection of colors.
Many of our colors are on sale right now.
Our first few colors are:
Dabsinthe:
Dabsinthe is a beautiful transparent emerald green color. Much more intense and slightly more blue-ish than other transparent greens on the market. We kept the color saturated so it will still look nice when blown thin. Layering over clear is recommended for thick applications, unless you want a very dark green look.
http://moltenaura.com/product/dabsinthe/
Deja Blue:
Yes, another cobalt blue… However, Deja Blue is a bit different. This translucent color resides somewhere between Brilliant Blue and Blue Cheese, both in color and in transparency. We wanted a cobalt blue that didn’t get too dark when used thick, but retained it’s saturation.
http://moltenaura.com/product/deja-blue/
Meta-Terrania
Meta-Terrania is a transparent turquoise colored glass. We added some haziness to this one to enhance its briny, sea water quality. Thicker areas tend to exhibit this hazy quality more.
http://moltenaura.com/product/meta-terrania/
Calypso:
Calypso is an entertaining, powder blue color that can produce a variety of effects such as whites, translucent reds and blues. We have found that thicker worked areas tend to exhibit more of the whites. The white can also be brought back if you flame strike in a neutral flame. The reds show up when marvering or using other sculpting tools to cool the surface. It is also possible to keep Calypso light blue, you just need to be careful not to reduce it.
This one takes some experimenting, but can produce a fantastic array of colors.
http://moltenaura.com/product/calypso/
we also have a batch of Meta-Terrania that we are calling "dense". It is basically the same turquoise color, just with more of the haziness. Similar to slime vs. dense slime. We are currently selling that as a one-off batch. Once it's gone, we probably won't be making it again (unless there is demand for it).
and we are selling a dense white. This is also a one-off batch. It's very similar to TAGs whiteout. Kind of "rough" surface on the rods, but they smooth out nicely in the flame.
Awesome. Welcome to the forum Molten Aura Labs. Loooking forward to trying out your colors and watching your company grow!
and a little about ourselves --
I have a background in fine arts as well as digital media. I've been a computer animator and worked in the video game industry. My painting/sculpture stuff has been done on the side for the past 15 years, But after spending years playing with casting glass and torchwork as a hobby, I decided it was time to delve into it full-time. I also play a lot of guitar and have hacked together a few of my own guitar pedals.
thanks Icarus! If you decide to try some out, let us know how it works for you. We have folks testing our colors for us, but are definitely always looking for feedback.
Aaron is an artist and glassblower. He was trained as a luthier and worked for acoustic guitar builder Dana Bourgeois in Maine. This led him to pursue his own flavor of fine art woodworking. Soon after that, he was sucked into the world of melting borosilicate at the bench as well as the lathe. He worked for several years at Stone Arch Studio in Minneapolis before jumping off the ledge with me into the crucible of color :)
is there a link to your catalogue or something so we can just look at the colors all at once?Quote:
Originally Posted by Molten Aura Labs
yes! sorry for spacing out those posts. I was trying to quickly get 10 posts for vendor status ;)
The website address is http://www.moltenaura.com
This link will go right to the colors page:
http://www.moltenaura.com/our-glass/
Welcome to TMP and nice to have even more glass people in Asheville.
Welcome, Molten. I'm quite curious to see what people make of your products.
However, I'm a cynic and a critic, so here goes:
1. Having each color page on your site say "Anneal at 1050°F for best results" strongly implies you don't understand what the word anneal means.
2. Don't use images you don't own the copyright or trademark to as promotional material. Mario and dark side of the moon, even blurred, is still mario and dark side - if they weren't, there'd be no point in your using those images.
3. Introducing yourself by gaming the system and inflating your post count? Seems you like to cut corners. I hope this isn't the case when you formulate your glass.
hey, thanks for taking a look at our site. We made some tweaks that should help it look a little more finished. Appreciate the feedback.
Well done on the quick turn around. Gotta say I also like how you're categorized your colors.
djslife (25) here, jumping into lampwork now, learning everything I can and loving it. I work in HR and it sucks, but getting to create something from my own two hands makes it worth it.
Michael Morgan aka Unknown
From N.Y.
Recently Started blowing glass back in February, Haven't left the torch yet.
Aside from glass blowing I also do wood working and a little bit of metal work too.
Hello Melting Pot People!!
I live a bit off the grid in PA and I'm quite a hermit. As such - looking to meet to some other glass people and this looks like a good place to start.
I've been twisting boro since 2007 and only love it more each day. I sell in local galleries, shows and online. I also do quite a bit of custom work - if you dream it, I will TRY to make it. I have no exceptions when it comes to glass - I will make anything from pipes to dildos to little drapions or turtles. I love bringing boro to places where people haven't been exposed and love having children draw me designs for their own "pieces". Glass for everyone.
I'm excited to be here. While I know lots of local artists (none are glass addicts) --- I would like to meet another glass blower and maybe even do collabs for anyone willing?
Thank you for the forum and your patience as I learn how forums and social media work.
EU-Glass here :shifty:, Only distributer of U.S. made Glass tubing and rods and much more. Our website is www.Eu-glass.com, check us out, we offer free shipping on your first ever order.
Hey there, EU-Glass. Question for ya: what's EU stand for? I find it interesting that your tag line is "only distributor of US made..." when your name starts with "EU", which in my mind screams European.
(I'd call it ironic, but that's a misuse of irony... comically coincidental? Guess that's the most I can say - I shortened that train of thought to "interesting", hah.)
Hello mattholimeau,
The owners name is Eugene Uritsky, =).