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looking for studio in southern cal.

thykingdomcome — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:23:15 GMT

8 years experience looking for studio in San Diego, Riverside County area that i could buy time or trade for services. my e-mail is grnlighting@yahoo.com or you can call me at (951) 345 0188. thanks, david

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IM lazy and need help??

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:40:42 GMT

so i have been blowing glass for 2 years. i have done it in a space rented and did not work out. I have a bedroom set up right now. unsure how to set the fan up? I have an bad ass hood but its so tall and big. do i need a hood or will a fan right in the window work with sheet metal above the fan as some kind of hood?

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San Francsico State Glass Blowing Class

David — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:36:46 GMT

If you are a glass artist or admirer in the Bay area and you need to get your fix consider SFSU. With 2 classes and 2 blowslots a week the access is fantastic. The class is available through the College of Extended Learning so anyone can take it, and the price is right.

http://www.cel.sfsu.edu/courses/degreecredit.cfm?selection=classes&ID=935759&period=20074&ps=ART

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Anyone out there?

Mickey — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:38:18 GMT

This really blows! I joined this tribe to get involved with other glassblowers to exchange information and ideas, but I see all the posts are over a year old! I thought it would be nice to discuss technique, colors, equipment, or just personal experience. Is anyone interested?

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Are there any hot shops in the SF bay area?

Aly Kat — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 02:19:28 GMT

I just moved to the Bay Area from Philadelphia PA. While I was in Philly I took an intro to glass blowing class and really loved it and now that I have a little extra time, I was wondering if there was a hot shop in the area where I could take classes or maybe even apprentice?

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Glass schools

Chrissy — Sun, 29 May 2005 16:55:46 GMT

Hello everyone!

After my experience working with metalcasting and sculpture, some demos I have seen with glass, seeing friends who work in glass, and of course, my belief that glass is among the most beautiful sculptural media, I have been looking to glass blowing/molding as the next step in my career. So I was wondering if there are any really good schools out there that would have quality instruction and small classes...kind of like an old-time school... It would be best if they had metalworking too, since I would like to further that as well. Any advice would help, thanks!

--Chrissy--

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looking for an an internship... please?

Debbie Capelle — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:03:19 GMT

Im 23 years old and just graduated from Salisbury University with a Bachelors in Fine Arts with a concentration in hot glass. Looking for someone who will let me continue to learn from them. Started studying glass way late in my college career and often worked alone so I feel that i'm not as learned as I feel I should be with a degree. I'm currently living in Salisbury, well Fruitland, but I am willing to go pretty much anywhere.

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Books

birdoffire3 — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 02:04:02 GMT

I'm going to take an intro to glass blowing, Any suggestions on books to get me started?
Thx Kathryn

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looking to take classes near l.a. or inland empire

Fil — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:37:20 GMT

thanks.

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##!?^^^^&8@??.....New bie Tech? Point

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:37:25 GMT

1) Hi,i want to blow recycled glass as large blocks(custom molded construction/ walls).Is possible?? Suggestions,points /links?

2)Mold,.... cement,With refractory(liner),i've made something like this before X 40,000 lbs. so i figure

block molds not to difficult.
Any good words appreciated...

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renting torch time? santa cruz? SF?

Ericardo — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:35:08 GMT

aloha
Ive been travelin from hawaii the big island for about 3 months......festivals and more.....im broke and need to keep trekin on...
I have tools, color and tube to make some small time pieces......does anybody have where abouts on shop/torch? maybe rent some hours.
chillin in San fran and Santa Cruz.......much love

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withdrawls =(

leah — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 04:36:22 GMT

i haven't been able to blow glass for over 2 months =( this really isn't cool.

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a place to begin...

aviva — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:00:21 GMT

Hi
can anyone recommend a place to be learning and training at the art of glass blowing
in new York city?

thanks

Aviva

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oil less compessers?

elfintom — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:01:35 GMT

Hi all, Has anyone out there have experience compressing oxygen from medical concentraters. Can I use any oil less compresser? Do I need special tanks? If anyone has tried this please let me know how it worked for you. We live on an island and our tanks of oxygen here are very expensive. We are flame workers with a couple of GTTs.
Help us afford to glass blow.

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glass tech training?

Laurie — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:05:27 GMT

So...

i've been blowing for six years now and in the name of laying down some skills for the future when I open my shop, I want to pick up some skills in furnace building, kiln building etc...i know a little (welding, laying brick) but we're not talking nearly enough to have any degree of self-sufficiency with my own (future) equipment. Especially - electrical wiring, gas and oxygen assemblies, ventilation, refractory materials, comparitive advantages - Nada. Zilch.

...i know a lot of people pick up these skills through working in shops, but the guys i work with here in Seattle (three or four different studios) tend to need to get those repairs done as soon as possible when something goes down (can't blame em!) but in reality this translates into an unwillingness to waste time showing me how to do this stuff. You can make the argument that over the long run it would help them out if I knew more, but try telling that to someone who's panicking because the furnace just blew a rod and there are orders piling up!...in any case, I've brought it up and been gently rebuffed.

I own and have read Halem's "Glass Notes", but there is an assumption that the reader has a basic set of knowledge and skills which I don't possess. I'd be pretty ill-advised to follow the easy assembly instructions without a more comprehensive understanding of WHAT and WHY.

Any advice? How have other people here picked up their glass tech skills? Are there any existing programs geared towards this, or any university programs that include this as a major component? I know Pratt here in Seattle did a furnace-building workshop, but $1500 for a three or four-day workshop seemed a little too steep for me, and besides, I need more than just a few days.

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hey

Dreadheadedpunken — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 23:47:52 GMT

im new just wanting to meet some peeps hit me up

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hi new here

leah — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 04:41:56 GMT

hi i'm new here. I just got into glass blowing in Nov. I've been lucky enough to have become a shopbitch for a local artist, i earn time at the bench and get to keep my work. what are other's experiences with working with artists and trying to learn how to tolerate the heat and frustrations? Thanks.
*leah*

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where is everyone from??

Ricki — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 02:11:18 GMT

Lake Tahoe CA

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Ebay seller looking to expand my business

Victoria — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:12:27 GMT

Hi there,
I've been selling my boyfriend's glass beads/pendants on ebay for the past 4 yrs. I'm looking to find more beautiful creations to list. Any artists not wanting to have to deal with the whole selling aspect of things? I have lots of experience and great feedback.
Victoria
toria8@yahoo.com

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glass artist BJ Katz - Meltdown Glass Art (Chandler, AZ)

gianna — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 16:29:39 GMT

I saw an article in the newspaper today about a local Chandler, Arizona glass artist:

Artist to design glass mural for police, fire substation

http://www.azcentral.com/php-bin/clicktrack/print.php?referer=http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/0802cr-artist02Z6.html

Out of 64 artist proposals that were reviewed recently by residents, police and fire staff, and local artists, Chandler artist BJ Katz, owner of Meltdown Glass Art & Design, was selected to produce a glass mural that will decorate the ceremonial flag court at the new Desert Breeze Police and Fire Community Facility.

Katz, a celebrated artist who has done projects around the nation ... she will travel to Germany to work with Derek's Glass Studio to fabricate the mural. She expects to be finished by late spring.
Katz studied glass art for six months at Pilchuk, a glass school in Washington state founded by renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly.
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I liked the different textures and treatments of glass shown in her online product catalog

hand made textures
http://www.meltdownglass.com/internal_main.asp?p=11

machine made textures
http://www.meltdownglass.com/images/product/textures/machined/machine_textured2.html

fused glass treatment
http://www.meltdownglass.com/internal_main.asp?p=13&sp=5
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Meltdown Glass Art & Design
http://www.meltdownglass.com/index.asp

Kiln-cast glass:
Meltdown Glass specializes in the art and science of kiln-fired glass. Compared to other forms of glass art, kiln-cast glass is a relatively new medium that developed only recently with the advent of kiln technology. The process involves placing raw plates of glass over one-off molds and heating the glass to approximately 1500 degrees. The result is a deeply textured glass surface with amazing optical and tactile qualities. All steps of this process are performed by hand. Kiln-cast glass can be tempered to meet or exceed safety codes and is easily maintained. for more information on our process, see kiln-cast glass under about meltdown on our website.

Products:
Meltdown Glass offers an extensive product line for art and architectural glass applications. This includes 32 standard textures that can be cast in any glass thickness, over 50 cataloged color options, and numerous treatment options. Some options include sand-blasing, fused metals, and over 20 different colors of iridescent dichroic glass. Besides these products, Meltdown Glass has endless capabilities for custom works of art and architectural glass.

General facts:
Meltdown Glass Art & Design was started in 1993 by glass artist BJ Katz. Since it's inception, Meltdown Glass has been in a state of constant growth and expansion, and has recently moved into a new state-of-the-art facility located in Chandler, Arizona. Currently Meltdown Glass employs seven full-time staff and serves the art, architecture and design communities all over North America.

Visit our Studio: 3225 N. Washington St. Chandler, AZ 85225
(by appointment only)
email: staff@meltdownglass.com
phone: 480-633-3366 or 800-845-6221

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artist needed

raswpynuggets — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 03:12:57 GMT

i need a new bubbler, something unique and totally thick and unbreakable. my last one was too slender and broke 3 times before i laid it to rest in the fire. doesnt have to be beautiful or huge but looking for an affordable alternitive, if you can help me i would be very happy, have cash but no skill. let me know, rick

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Mesa Arts Center - Beginning Glass Blowing (Sep 7 - Oct 26)

gianna — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 00:32:05 GMT

thanks to Rix for pointing this class out in the Phoenix area...

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Mesa Arts Center - Fall Class Catalog p. 29

http://www.mesaartscenter.com/ContributeDocuments/ARTSTUDIOFALL05FNL.pdf

Beginning Glass Blowing
Instructor: David Vogt

This course is intended for beginners. Learn
the basic skills necessary to complete simple
blown vessels. Focus on safety.

Cost of class includes supplies.
Eight weeks.
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711201-01 | WED | SEPT 7-OCT 26 | 7-10 PM | $180 R | $240 NR

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glass event in southern california aug 6th

patty-cyberpippi-zia-nemenz — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 18:51:47 GMT

http://www.unificationproject.com/

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internships/apprentice

Jessica — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:25:21 GMT

Hey everyone, new here. I have been blowing glass for a few years, but only get to do so once a week (if that). I am looking for a way to totally live and breathe glass for awhile. I am interested in being someone's apprentice-anything to be around glass on a more full time basis. I would like to do this without spending a ton of cash--ie a university program. I would gladly be someone's assistant to earn shop time--whatever.
Does anyone have any ideas? Oh yeah, I am in Missouri, but will gladly move anywhere in the world--venice would be amazing (although I hear they don't allow women to blow there-is that true?)
Also, someone once told me a great way to sharpen technique was to get a job at some sort of factory--anyone know anything about this? The who, what, when, where and how?
Thanks, any advice is greatly appreciated!!!!
Megan

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Need some custom work done

Doctor_Who — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 06:58:48 GMT

A friend of mine asked me to look around for a glass blower to do a "simple" project for her.

I was helping her move some stuff around her house tonight, and while she was moving a corner shelf out of the way, one of her fave pieces fell off....

Essentially it is a hand blown glass cylinder w/some really neat dye work inlaid in the glass. From this cylinder a [seperate piece] glass globe with a small hole in the top and a "handle" (for lack of a better term) hung.

Lets call this piece a lamp ladle. The decorative glass cylinder itself is fine. However the lamp ladle part broke. I dont know much about glass, but I would say that the lamp part was probably about 22 gauge (as in metal gauges). The stem that came up to hold the lamp part inside the cylinder was about 8 gauge.

Anyways I can provide a glass artist with the funds if they are willing to form a replacement part to my specifications. My friend would contract this work to the original artist who made the piece. However the artist lives some 6 hours from her.

Any help is appreciated. Especially if this replacement piece can be picked up local to the Washington D.C. metro area. If not insured shipping is an acceptable option. Thanks in advance.

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silica inspiration...

racluse — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:10:39 GMT

What inspires you to make glass??? what kind of art do you create??

my greatest inspiration for glass is the sea. i love making beautiful tropical fish with crazy wild fins, and anenomees and crabs rock!!!! i also make sea stars and shells. i like making my pendants in the shape of a rip curl. i geuss its the piscean within but i love aquatic silica!! i also like to make little glass bugs, bumble bees., beetles, butterflys, dragonflys. and lizards i use an ivory glob as a rock then paint on my glass a big ol lizad with its mouth open and a fly on the tounge!!! fun fun!!! and over course the universe inspires me, i like making planets and galazies black holes and vortexs!!!! with prana everywhere!!!!!! i love gaia and i love glass!!!!!!!

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Looking for a glass blower for an episode show

aimee2007 — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:28:18 GMT

My friend is looking for a glass blower for an episode show coming up. Please contact me at aimeewright01@aol.com if you are interested.

Thanks!

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Torch Blowing Tip's

Chipper — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:46:50 GMT

...Any new trick's any body want's to let loose?.. Hay mabey we could get a thing going where we trade our scrap's.. Who has the resipy for a perfect purple ... P-town people's perhap's
Thank's ...Chipper

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pilchuck

racluse — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 04:08:05 GMT

its all about the summer sessions!!! sign up now while there iz still room...see ya there;) .... viva chihuly!!!!

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Introduction

RGlass71 — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:29:41 GMT

I am sorry I had been away from tribe for a while. I will use this post as a place for introductions. I would also like to thank you all for joining this tribe.

I became addicted when I took a weekend workshop in Boston a little over a year ago and then I followed up with a three-week intensive workshop in Tucson last May. I then took the continuing class all last semester.

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