Turtle Glass Progression

Hi Every One, Im new to this board and lampworking. But all ready love it alot more than other one I had been visiting. I like the idea of tracking my progression alot! Ive had my torch up and running for almost 2 months now :) Im so addicted to glass at this point, lol. Its usually the first and last thing I think about each day, as well as all day long at my real job. My friends are tired of me talking about glass all the time, I think. Although I get some good compliments from them on my work, which feeds my desire to learn and make more. I live in a place where there is very few glass artists. Which is good and bad! Well lets take a step back in time and start with pics of my shop then from my first couple weeks. Ill get caught up to present day asap.


IM *Turtley Awesome Glass* out of central IL

And now Week three! This is when Turtley Awesome Glass was Born. My gf and my love for everything turtles has worked its way into my glass!

week three cont.

week 3 cont.

thanks for looking and comments would be greatly appriciated :)
Im here to learn! newer stuff coming soon

Very nice start!!!! I really like those straight clear jars, just very simple. Sometimes simple is good.

I agree, I made that for me ;)

Looks like you're having fun already. Welcome. Keep posting and watch yourself improve as you put more hours in.

sweet shop! and nice glass so far

your shop reminds me of hoth in starwars

Hell y a you ice fish while you blo or what , that would rock,, kiln fried pan fish

Off topic, but how do you like your kiln. I was thinking about getting one from them. I don't remember the name off the top of my head but is that a regular guy?

Turtley Awesome Glass- sick name. We share the same love for turtles ;)
really dig the globe and transparent turtle, awesome work
/dig the jars too

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Off topic, but how do you like your kiln. I was thinking about getting one from them. I don't remember the name off the top of my head but is that a regular guy?

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I really dig it, not that I have much to compare to, lol. It was from mike at the glasshive. Its a custom made one thats nine inch tall and is 18 in across, A tall boy I call it! It came pre programmed which was awesome. Mike has awesome customer service as well.

Thanks alot everyone for the compliments, yall made my day, after gettin turned down at a shop cuz i can t make seven dollar inside out peices of crap, goin to get more recent stuff up soon!

regis not sure what hoth is?


and cripskillz no ice fishin for me, lol

looks like fun, thnkz 4 showing! Turtles are important to me!!!

So Just realized Ive sold most of things I made during week four :) I was making mostly pipes cuz We were goin on a week of Furthur tour(was week 5 and I actually sold some stuff on lot even with all the other glass around, I was so so pumped) and I had just started to get the hang of them. Didnt even think to take pics :(

But here is some stuff from week 6 mostly a few things may be from week 4


some pics I took an some gf took and edited


Yellow flower w/ vase first try from week 4 and blue vase and purple flower second try from week 6

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more week 6 Finally my fav more turtles *few turtles from week 4


Ive made about twice as many as in pics but, Like my pipes they dont stick around long



I goin to start taking pics very first thing when I bring In from kiln


My case alomost got wiped out last night at local music spot :) But again didnt get pics of much before hand :(

current work will be up soon ! almost there

****recent stuff******Here are a few dif tobacco pipes I been tryin last couple weeks. Made about 15 of the style of the blue tube one from the pics, with blue and green tube and they been sellin real good out of my case. I use ns butterscotch on those cuz I like it, lol. The green one and the clear omes have silver fume on the outside but you cant see it in pics at all :( Sometimes My fumes goes away on font of pipes? And sometimes all together???? I try to keep flame slighty reducing? But ya those ones more impressive in person then in these pics I guess. I like to use just fume and clear sometimes. I been trying to do cool fronts on pipes with twists. I been tryin to put not all the way melted in spirals on the side as a grip and to try to have somethin be same that stands for me on em all but not sure how I like it. Not all turn out good but most do and those sell first seems like. I got a question about w&r , alot of my color wants to break off after I wrap it and go to melt it in. I been avoiding these for this reason. Do I just need to got tube hotter before wrapping color? Also been tryin chillys the small green one more of a pinch bat made for that reason but others standard size in my eyes, lol These are just a few of the 25 pipes and 1o chillys I made in last couple weeks. These are the ones that are still in case after a few sales outings and clear wit green and clear wit blue I made the other night. Im workin wit my mega minor right now and have been for last couple of week as my CC at carlisle gettin cleaned and evaluated. Im so ready to have it back and make more complex things, faster and thicker, lol . Thanks for lookin :) let me know what ya think of the new stuff *And Im goin to start taking pics of things right out of kiln before they make it to the case and out the door so I have a better record of progression and more pics :)

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I really dig it, not that I have much to compare to, lol. It was from mike at the glasshive. Its a custom made one thats nine inch tall and is 18 in across, A tall boy I call it! It came pre programmed which was awesome. Mike has awesome customer service as well.

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Well I guess that makes up my mind. Thanks for the info. Now to get the money saved to buy one.

I"m loving the turtles by the way. I'm not much of a turtle person myself, though I do like them. It is cool that you can do a honeycomb for their back.

Thanks mouseclone!

How many weeks? wow!

damn dude have you been ragin that torch or what! the lil turtles are cool...the pipes are dope to..awesome progression! i gotta start making pipes.. im stuck on making honeycomb pendants lol there fun to make... keep it up dude!

peace hippi

hi i lokked at your cute turtles and i had to try one out, ill post a pic later when im back from the DENTIST aarrg

Just came in from long night at torch tryin to get case full again! cant wait to show some new pics :) Off to chi town to jump back on the furthur tour and then hit slopes At Keystone. So will be M.I.A. for a bit. But Thanks Hippi, Steak, and constant flow for the comments :) Hippi- I try to spend four or five hours in shop five days a week, sometimes less or sometimes more. Been holed up in there for 12 hours before, lol. Cant wait to see your turtle Steak! And constant I got right at 2 months under my belt on torch, took one four hour hollow class and one four hour solid class a week before i got my torch goin and lots of practice since then.

look in my thread i posted it after the evil dentist has drilled around in my mouth haha :D

So here is my work from monday night! Finally Did A good w&r that I twisted on mouth piece. Also tried a new Idea for putting signature/personal marking non carb side its a kinda spiral thing with dots. I like it alot more then spirals on first ones, wha do u think?

pop the bowl hole back a little further and push with that as the center, and your shape will be better. you want the front end to be the highest point, and this will help that.

Other than that your color work looks great. For the time you have in, you are rockin it, nice work!

great thread :D always like seeing how people progress. i've been thinking about getting a kiln from the glass hive as well. just a regular one though, i like the tall one, i donno that i need the height yet? good to have room to grow though...

man those are cool, did you make them out of coloured tubing?

where do u live brother?

next to mr Hogan .

nice pipes dude...im no expert but those mouth pieces looks a lil big or wide...you gonna inhale a nug thru there lol keep up the good work!

Constant- tryin to pop hole farther back to get the shspe u talkin bout.


Yes there made wit color tubes

And. I like big holes. Other then the hole in bowl.



Thanks for suggestions and comments. Sold all but two of. The pipes. Sat night after show. :)

sorry double post

Awesome work! I really like your pipes :) Are you figuring this out on your own or have you had any classes or instruction?

big carb and big mouth piece are my cup o tea, i like stuff that hits like a tank, the bowl hole is the important thing.

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Awesome work! I really like your pipes :) Are you figuring this out on your own or have you had any classes or instruction?

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I think I said this above - but Yes, I took one four hour hollow class and one four hour solid class. One each weekend the two weekends before I openened my shop.

Also took a two day weekend bead making class As well couple months before boro classses


I learn much better seeing somethin done firsdt hand and having someone to ask questions when I try it for first time. So the classes really helped me. I would love to travel and learn from lots of people through out the next couple years. This forum and others also have helped alot.

youtube is the shit, you can find anything from pullin stringers, to tube pulls, blow ins, even making r balls and assembly of them.