Whats up TMP. Happily starting my progression thread here. Been interested in glass art my whole life. Even the cheap janky stuff in tourist shops would always catch my attention for whatever reason (still does). Learning how to blow glass was always a desire, but guess I always had too much other stuff going on to put it into motion. And for better/worse I chose science over art in college. I finally circled back around a few months ago and signed up for a class. I actually signed up for a hot-shop class, but fortuitously ended up in the flameworking class. Fast forward another 45min and I was hooked. The class turned out to be a 4 day/20 hour workshop on intro to boro. Not having a place to practice yet and obviously having not mastered any skills, I decided to take it again. Definitely expensive, but an invaluable opportunity in building some muscle memory on the basics. I have since finished setting up a studio in my garage.

Without a doubt I’m still humbled by the degree of difficulty with what it’ll take to learn this medium. I may have some understanding on a few techniques now (in theory), but a lot still seems almost like magic. Which is rad and why I love it so. No delusions about getting rich or quitting my job. I’ve just been searching for an artistic outlet, so here’s hoping this is the start to an endless journey

I’ll do my best to keep this a pic heavy thread. Thanks in advance for looking.

Cheers-