Rollcall - introduce yourself!

[gacannon]

Hi, My name is Gacannon, I am again new to glass. I have allot of hand-me-down equipment that I am retraining myself on. Nortel Minor, Chili-Pepper kiln. The kiln has no markings and I am assuming is at least 10 years old. It's been a daily fix another thing on the kiln project.. But, I'm addicted to glass so I'll be doing whatever it takes to Melt the Elements.

[Bo Diddles]

Welcome newcomers, you've come to the right place.
I would recommend you spend a couple hundred hours reading through the forum threads, the amount of info here is amazingly extensive.
Good luck!

[Stable]

Hello to the most helpful forum on the net,
I am hailing from ontario, canada
Just finished constructing my studio a little less than a month ago
not sure what my glass-name will be, so i threw a temp one up for now.
I've been loving boro, as I started out doing a softglass beads course(10 classes!, damn do I have respect for muretti, that stuff is STRESSFUL)
I'm learning on my own right now, trying to develop some fundemental skills.
I love constructive criticism.
Really glad a place like this exists, I don't always post, but I want to say a huge thanks to everyone who posts on this forum. thanks
anyone around the toronto area, please msg me! I'd love to meet up and work together.

[Glasscutter]

I live near Olympia, Washington. I am part of a new glass studio opening up on Steamboat Island. My part in the new studio is glass cutting and blasting/etching. I have always loved glass as an art and a tool.....and anything from heady glass to scientific pieces.

[Jedeli173]

i do not know how to put up a flash picture, but i've been working glass for 17 years starting with an education from fred tschida and steve edwards at alfred university. i do torchwork currently but spent a few years in a wholesale neon shop, built my own and taught for a couple years, as well as being proficient and knowledgable in off-hand(soft) glass. my identity in inexplicably wrapped into my passion for glass working and am always open to answer any questions or work with anyone who knows what's up. i'll work on a flash picture...

[space]

Hey there...its stacey, aka space from jersey and ive just started workin with glass with help of a few fellow artists ...and im lookin forward to learning more :-P

[P-Rico]

hey im new on here...i need to set up ventilation....i need cheap and funtional ideas....

[Jonezie]

Whaaaaat up?! I'm Chris J., aka Jonezie, I'm a total newb and need all the help I can get. haha

[HJCourt]

Josh 26. I've been working glass on and off for 4 years. I live in the akron area of ohio. I currently have a national 8m but I'm ready to move up and thanks to the help of people on this site I've decided I'm going to get a gtt phantom as soon as I get my income tax return. I'm here to learn and hopefully meet some lampworkers in my area.

[Burningsnowstudios]

Hey all! New to the sight and to blogging in general.. Please have patients with me. I've sat behind a torch for thirteen years. I've helped build a few studios in that time. High Country Glass in Bozeman, MT, Albuquerque Glass Alliance in NM, Spinning sand Creations in Bozeman, MT, and currently Burning Snow studios in Olympia, WA. I've attended a few Flame offs.. Lewis Wilsons Bead off in Albuquerque, And the 1st Northwest Flame off in Olympia this last month. I have also had the amazing opportunity to attend 2001 GAS conference in Corning, New York. I love this industry and am excited to see the future and innovation that makes Glass working so dynamic!

[Natsprat]

G'day everyone,

I'm Nat, and generally only known as Natalie when I am in trouble! I have worked at the flame since 2007 and whilst not a newbie anymore, still have so much to learn feel a bit "begginerish" if you get my drift.

I started by making beads on a minor and have somewhat graduated to boro on my phantom. I am really into murrini (complex ones) and tend to stick to the soft glass for that endeavour and also make a few soft glass vaccum encased paperweights - unfortunately still pretty bad ones for now!

I am keen to contribute what I can and learn from everyone else of course :-)

Nat

[Torrez]

Hello everyone. I once went by the name of beerbabooey, and I had over 1,100 posts! Oh well. It's good to be back in the glass game.

[mandoziller]

Welcome back, Perpetual Glass.

[dakota glass]

Hello all, just getting on this site now, and I have been into glass my whole life and first sat behind my own torch 9 years ago. Still loving it everyday!! Name is Jon Taylor, aka Dakota glass, aka Taylor made glass. Glad to finally check out this site and maybe meet some new people. Much love and respect to everyone in our industry. I love it!!

[SOCK]

I am a new comer from Austin TX and I cant stop reading new threads!!! This is my new favorite place on the WHOLE INTERNETZ! So glad to have this forum available to me!!! Thanks to everybody that contributes!! SOCK

[mandoziller]

Welcome SOCK and dakota glass!

[Zap1218]

Hey everyone! I just spent absolutely all my money on a torch and kiln, still in the process of setting it up. Never blown glass before. I'm completely in over my head, and I can't friggin waaaait!!
This forum has already been immensely helpful, and I thank you all.

[bowvalley]

wooot i can post thank you! i just picked up a bethlehem model A cant wit to try it out its my first torch

[sbliven]

Hi, I'm Sheila from Woonsocket, RI. I'm an absolute newbie - waiting for my beginner's kit to arrive by UPS. Can't wait to get started, but I know I've got scads to learn - a little intimidating, but I'm looking forward to the process. I'm going to start out with beadmaking on a hot head torch with COE104 glass. Just hoping I can make some beautiful beads without setting myself (or anything else!) on fire.

[RedToroBoro]

^^ Welcome and enjoy the glass. If you are going to start with a hothead and 104, this is also a good site to look to for help.

http://lampworketc.com/forums/index.php

Enjoy