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Hello everyone. I joined this group a few years ago when I first became interested in working with glass but unfortunately went no where with that desire. My interest in this art has recently been resparked and I am looking for ways to get started. Is anyone on this forum from the New Orleans area that could help me out with getting started?
I'm Julie, mom to Josh, my wannabe flame boy son, age 13.
Sorry this is such a long intro! but, my... what a long, strange trip it's been...
I personally work with fused/warm glass and play around a lot with recycled glass but I enjoy ALL forms of glass art.
I'm a homeschooling, stay at home mom with three kids currently 11, 13, and 15 years old.
The journey that led me here started last Spring. My husband had a sabbatical and we planned a ten week family road trip from TX to FL, then up to Nova Scotia and back down through the mid west. We camped and stayed with friends and family along the way hitting more museums, galleries and parks then I can recall. It was great to teach the kids history, art and science as we traveled as a family.
Of course I wanted to check out local glass artists while we traveled and I was kind of surprised that the kids were as interested in looking at glass as I was. As I've been lurking around here, I've also been surprised at just how many members we met along our trip!
The trip turned "hands on" with glass while we were in St. Pete, FL. We all had our first experience with a torch at Zen Glass. I was really surprised at how much my son (then 12) was into working with the torch! Seriously, this kid was so into games that I never thought anything without a video screen would interest him but boy, did that flame get his attention!
We stopped for brunch and to visit an old friend in Jekyll Island, GA and he introduced me Gypsea at the Jekyll Island Glass Blowing Center. (Gypsea say Hi to Walter, Nettie and the twins for me!) Outside of Boston (Waltham) we stopped at a Steam Punk festival and spent a few hours watching some folks blow glass and they very patiently answered our many questions. In Maine I visited, Atlantic Art Glass by myself and picked up my favorite pair of earnings. After five weeks with my husband and three kids in a mini van, a day to myself was a welcome birthday present! While we were in Cape Breton, we stopped at the Glass Artisan Studio and Gallery, unfortunately the furnace wasn't running for the season yet but wow! what great pieces they had on display! and the gallery owner showed us her torch and set up.
On our way back south we spent several days in Corning and met Josh at World Glass and did several hand's on glass projects at the CMOG. This is the point my son decided that he *really* wanted to get a torch and learn flameworking. We bought a bunch of books (Contemporary Lampworking Volumes 1-3 and others) and ordered a torch that we thought would arrive by late Sept.
We took a bead class at The Genuine Article outside Chicago. Even though it was a fantastic experience and he learned some good basic skills, my son decided that soft glass and beads weren't for him and he really wanted to work with boro. Our last glass experience on the trip was with Mark Payton in Louisville, KY. I'm still blown away by both his art work and his endless patience.
We've been waiting for a torch, GTT Mirage, since May, (a topic for another thread), but if it doesn't get here by the end of the month I'm giving up and looking into a different torch. For now we are planning to attend the Armadillo Art Glass Initiative and hope to meet more of you there. My son will be attending Snow Farm art camp for teens this summer (www.snowfarm.org) and will be doing both furnace work and flamework. I met a glass artist, Sam Cornman, in Pensacola, FL on a trip with my Girl Scouts this Spring Break and was so impressed with his teaching style that I hope to arrange some flamework lessons for my son before he heads to glass camp in MA.
- gee, didn't think I could drop that many names in one thread! and I probably left out some!-
Hopefully we'll have a torch soon and start on the next step of our glass journey... In the mean time I hope it's ok for me to join this community on my son's behalf. Please note that my son has no plans to make pipes (though I had no idea it was illegal for someone under 18 to make glass pipes!) so I hope my posts won't violate TOS #10 by posting on his behalf. I couldn't find an age limit on this site but as a mom I think I might have too much explaining to do if I turned him lose here - heck, some of the stuff I've found here I don't even get! So for now I'll just act as a relay person. Please forgive me if at times I don't know what I'm talking about as I'm a bit out of my element here.
-juliew
Hey Julie! Welcome to the forum!! It's exciting that your son is getting into glass, and both of you are welcome here. Your whole trip sounds like it was awesome.
Btw, I have a cat named FlameBoy. Lol.
Welcome!
Hey Julie, there's plenty of us around your neck of the woods. Keep posting, you'll find them. ;)
Names Garret I am 17. I am out in wixom Michigan. Just finished school and am looking to spend my days on the torch now. Just got all the equipment for my bench now just need some glass!!:bouncy:
I'm Brian. I make beer for a living, and smoosh glass as a hobby. I'm in grants pass Oregon. Just started up with boro, lots of pendants so far having fun with it
Howdy....I'm a med patient and a caregiver for my 83 year old Mother from Michigan....HJ
Im nick aka gonzo wisco based artist i been around lampworking since i was bout 14 started in t heflame when i was 19 20 ish and been very at it since
U also been tattooing since 08 and still do. I have learned through apprenticeing both mediums but have to say glass takes the cake
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Hi all! My names Russell, and I live in Riverside, IA. I'm getting into glass-blowing for the first time, but it's something I've wanted to do for almost as long as I can remember. But 30 odd years ago when I first looked into it what little info I could find seemed to indicate that it was an extremely costly venture (this was of course way before the Internets, lol). But now that I'm much older and wiser, and have a lot more XP/skills under my belt, I'm jumping in with both feet and can't wait to get started. Just need to study, which means read, read, read... ;?D
Also, I've been doing some searching, but haven't had much luck finding anyone near me who teaches glass blowing, so if anyone knows (or is) someone who does, I'd sure appreciate a heads up, thanks ;?D
Hello everybody! Names Cal been.blowing glass 3 years now in Toronto, planning on hitch hiking west across canada to BC with my torch, Always looking for a shop to set up in for a few.days, hit me up if your in central to western canada and lets light it up.
Dino 25, delaware .......little ghetto above dover ,...smyrna.. any other blowers near me . i kno rockstar glass is in dover.
Hello everyone jus wanted to re introduce myself . I'm Phatsol aka Patrick . I live in San Antonio. Started meltin glass in November of 2010 it's been off and on but getting back into it . Anyways I hope to meet some of y'all Sunday in Austin .
Peace Phatsol :chilling:
"Trillium"...tattoo artist of almost 20yrs. "Trillium Studios of Orange Beach,Alabama".....Over 20 yrs in lapidary....about 15 minutes in glass. Did the "tandem" hot shop experience..watched tons of Youtube lampwork videos and am stuck with the realization that I still dont know diddly. COE 33..COE104....Didyium or Level5? Acetylene or Propane?
Woefully ignorant....dangerously hungry.
I have been lurking, and have a teacher lined up. I don't plan on posting much except for a progress thread. The reason for that being is it takes me half as long to figure out something as it does for me to read all the "flaming" going on LOL. Anyways just continuing to search random stuff on the forum till my first lesson.
Whats up everyone Khaos here from just outside of Seattle, Wa. Ive always loved watching glassworking be done and that just grew in the current obsession that I have which is I must learn to work glass lol. Recently attended the Night of Boro in Seattle, had the chance to watch Cameron Tower, Bob Snoodgrass, J-Red, Hugh Glass, TRUE and more all work on a super collab piece.
Anyways yea im Khaos and im hear to learn as much as I can about glassblowing.
Another Matt. Been lurking for a while, starting to play with glass more and more lately. No timesponge Internet at home but I get on when I can. Vancouver islander, lots of glassblowers around, but I don't know anyone. Been playing with clear/fuming for now, and i've been reading a lot. I need to get my hands on some color and a kiln. Expensive hobby.
Hey everyone, the name's Kyle! I just started getting into lampwork earlier this year and in fact my first torch (GTT Lynx) should be arriving sometime this week. To date I've only had ~4 hours on a torch which was during a Beginner's Class to Pendants down at the Carlisle School of Glass Art in south jersey, hehe yes it's that Carlisle. I currently work as a Production Assistant in NYC and I spend every morning reading on different glass techniques, watching tutorials, and studying the Contemporary Lampworking Volumes 1 & 2 while I make my commute on the train. I have to be honest, I was drawn the glass scene because I originally wanted to make pipes, bowls, etc. but I've since become so obsessed with marbles and pendants that its all I can think about. I'm very excited to have my first studio up and running in the next coming weeks. I'm ready for the challenge of mastering glass, but I'm certainly not going to rush it, I know it's going to be a long journey and that sounds just great to me. I look forward to learning from all of you and sharing my creations. Cheers!