cool, bringing the kiln, and a controller would be awesome, this kiln jumps around a lot and needs some help.

maybe if your kiln is big enough rig out some steel wire and fire the thing to a high temp with the tube being supported by the wire at the top hanging vertically if all else fails, but I do like the...

are analogues okay? haha I'll bring mine down

I'll be going, and I'm in Pittsburgh at the time if anyone needs a ride from the airport I think I might be able to help out. Looking forward!

Hey guys,

I'm writing a paper on glass pipes for History of Modern Crafts class. I figured you guys could point me in the right direction as to some places i could get some sources from. Books or...

hahaha, sorry guys I'll use the search function next time.

I guess the question is, what legitimizes an art form? There are flameworkers out there making glass elements for landmines, making flasks that can be used to make hazardous materials etc... Even...

I've been around studio glass workers and they seem to have a problem with flameworkers making glass pipes. Other than some legal issues, why do people within the glass community hate on pipe makers?...

If anyone needs a ride to AGI I'm in Pittsburgh at that time and the airport is only about 30 minutes away, let me know!
Glassqueen, we could probably work something out, i dont mind coming in a...

I have an A ticket, but I am more or less a new comer so if anyone wants to use my torch area in exchange for a quick lesson on whatever it is you're doing thats what I need. Thanks fellas.

I figure I'll bring it with me to AGI and set up a photography area so we can all get nice photos of the work made during the event. The lighting kit is really nice, it diffuses the light with three...

I was there in 2010 and I wasn't part of this site at the time. I'd like one. I will also post more haha

glass elements for land mines mwahaha

Thanks guys! Merry Christmas to you as well! Hope all is going well with you, Tom, can't wait for AGI!

Hope everyone has a nice holiday and has a nice dinner with some good people tonight. It's...

Damn! That gas mask piece is incredible. For something like that I'm sure it required a hand-torch right?

Say I wanted to blow some boro straight into a hollow copper pipe fitting with threads in...

I'm confirmed going as well, for those of you I didn't mean in 2010 I look forward to meeting in 2012, and I'm going by myself it looks like. Whiskey or Rum?

ah yes, i love it when an artist breaks their bubbler or pipe and seamlessly corrects the problem by adding warm grey glossy duct tape to the piece. It adds a really hand made aspect to the work.

In terms of combining glass with other media what are pieces that have stood out to you? I'm really interested in how glass can be combined with wood, wire, metal (specifically copper), ceramics etc....

currently I'm enrolled at the tyler school of art in philly, and for the first time I have access to free glass and gas on the torch. They dont have any boro tubes, but I wanted to experiment with...