Happy Thanksgiving
A gravy bowl.
Happy Thanksgiving to the glass art fans out there. Blown Glass has always played a role at the table and I hope your Thanksgiving is filled with love, warm feelings and gratitude for the beauty that surrounds us all.
Everything Going
A goblet on the Punty.
As a follow up to my last post I am writing to express my gratitude for everything working out in favor of the glass. I was able to manage making the cups and had fun while doing it!
Glass blowing is something not a lot of people get exposed to on a regular basis. So when folks hear that I blow glass they react with an astonished expression like, oh wow do you get burnt a lot. I tell people that I’m very lucky. I was exposed to glass blowing at a time in life when I could be open enough to absorb years of knowledge from master craftsmen in the city where I lived. There is a secrecy to it that has intrigued people over the years. I know i’ve been intrigued for two decades. The magical alchemy of sand, minerals, and fire - has both mystified and charmed glass aficionados for centuries. It has never been easy. Years ago it took an intense apprenticeship to learn anything. Whats more is, if you are one of the lucky ones to study/work under a skilled glass artist - thats only half the battle. There is still a ton of social networking and self promotion that needs to happen in order to break into the consumer market. Glass artists are not easily accepted by galleries and artist boutiques. Knowing how to make a vase or a cup or even a goblet is not enough these days. Art glass has to live up to its name sake and be dazzling, creative, and be amazing.
I will definitely revisit this topic about the allure of glass blowing and the beautiful object that must be created out of sand and fire.
Tomorrow is only a day away.
Okay so tomorrow I am going into the studio with a few special orders to make. Last week in the studio it was about exploration and fun pushing my boundaries. Tomorrow is the opposite. I will have set parameters (within a creative way) because the cups i’m making are a reproduction of an earlier glass I made. The plan is to make these cups in ascending transparent red hues from light to dark with a ‘chain-link’ wrap for extra Roman style and flare. I also have a unique transparent green double tall shot glass to make.
Hopefully the glass g_ds are feeling generous tomorrow and favor me. Sometimes it can be a struggle to get the hands working in unison with my eyes. I mean, glass can be a very temper-mental material and act in surprising & unpredictable ways. The pressure is on when there is a desired outcome but the process needs figuring out in order to get the best results. So when doing custom orders like this I try not to get overly ambitious and keep a calm Zen like mind set.
one glassblowers journey
Welcome!
Hi Y’All,
This is officially my very first blog post ever. Its a really exciting time as i embark on this new adventure that is a web site solely dedicated to promoting and selling my blown glass work.
It has been a real roller coaster ride preparing and gathering (no pun intended) up all the courage and content to be published on the web. Now that i pulled the ‘trigger’ i’m ready to proudly spread the word about my site.
Well, thats it for my first blog post. I hope you find it intriguing and look forward to seeing it unfold before your very own eyes.
Ciao Bella!