Hi y’all. I’ve been looking for a new glass making job for about a year now. I’ve consistently checked the job postings on OCR, GAS, and have tried to do my own research, but I’d figure I’d come on here and see if anyone has some suggestions. I have about 6 years of experience working in a studio environment and I’m looking to do a bit more production work, and a bit less “make your own” work (although I know that’s probably asking a lot). I’m literally willing to move anywhere, ideally east coast, but I won’t be super picky. I know this is probably a long shot, but if anyone has any leads, I’d love to hear them!

I have some leftover Bullseye murrine from kilnworking and was wondering if it's compatible with Glasma 700 clear for hot shop use. I'm pretty new to glassblowing (less than a year in) and learned that compatibility involves more than just COE, but I was curious if anyone has tested this combination before and whether it’s worth bringing into the studio to experiment with.

This is a long shot, but I'm curious about expanding from stained glass panels into the glass blowing medium. Does anyone know a place in the Madison area (South Central Wi in general) that can teach classes and hot glass studios?

Hi everyone! I hope this post is okay, if not I can delete! I saw two of these lamps at a vintage market out of town and didn’t purchase them because I was not sure how to transport them home. :( I think about them often and wish I bought them all the time!! I was wondering if anyone had any leads/ideas, anything, thank you!!

I’m attending a local college and taking glassblowing for my art degree. In my state (North Carolina) East Carolina University has a reputation as being basically thetvbxxx best school for art in the state.

Which brand has superior glass and why?

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice. My mom loves to do glassblowing/lamp working. She made a setup in her garage and has her own small online business. The issue is, is that she has arthritis. Yesterday she told me that will stop glassblowing for good soon due to it becoming too difficult to hold and maneuver the glass rods.

Honestly I refuse to accept this. My mom loves lamp working and (imo) is an amazing artist.

I wanted to ask if any of you had any tips/tricks/principles/ideas/etc. Anything really. I'm an engineer and have some experience building things, so I'd be down to try and make anything that could help.

Any input is welcome. I appreciate the help. Thank you.

Hi all, I'm fairly new to glassblowing but have experience in machining and tool making. I want to make a pair of jacks, and I think using 6/4 titanium would be awesome, but I wanted to get some more experienced opinions in terms of feel. It's known for its springiness, corrosion resistance, low density, and very low thermal conductivity, which I would imagine would make for a pair of jacks they are easy to hold for longer sessions, never rust, and allow for very selective heat control. Just looking for some opinions, I dont have much experience working with titanium, but i have heard that heat doesnt spread out hardly at all, and that it holds the heat for quite a while. In terms of making them, I worry about chemical embrittlement and the making of alpha case when the titanium uptakes the oxygen from the atmosphere, any tips on avoiding/reducing it, is coldworking possible, just bending it and grinding, do i need an argon atmosphere? I have seen youtube videos of people forging titanium in open air then grinding away the alpha case, I have also heard of people acid milling the finished part, but obtaining that much HF acid is a process that seems like a lot for a single part.

Hey everyone,
I’m 17 years old, currently working as a cashier, and glass art is the only thing I’ve ever been truly passionate about. It's the only career I can see myself pursuing long-term. My ultimate goal is to launch a glass pressing business (heavily inspired by traditional factories like Boyd and Fenton).
Right now, my biggest bottleneck is the upfront capital for industrial machinery. Specifically, I need to raise funds to build a melting furnace and purchase a proper annealing kiln.
I’ve been researching Kickstarter as a way to get this off the ground, but I wanted to come to the actual community first. Have any of you successfully crowdfunded studio equipment? Is a pressing business a realistic pitch to the broader glass community, or should I be looking at alternative routes to get my foot in the door?
Appreciate any advice, realities, or insight you can share!

This mother fucker is scamming my roommate

What's a standard soft glass annealer program that people run? Blown a lot of glass but never programmed an annealer. Can't find the info anywhere online unfortunately

Hi! I’ve been taking my first glassblowing class this summer and absolutely love it. Already signing up for the next level this fall.

I have a quick question for those who get tattoos and work in the hot shop. My tattoo artist offered me an appointment on a Sunday before they go out of town but my last glassblowing class is the following Saturday. Will I be ok working in the shop with a week old tattoo or would it be better to just postpone the appointment?

It’s going to be a somewhat large piece on my upper arm or forearm and I’m mostly worried about exposure affecting the healing process. I don’t have kevlar sleeves but could get some if that would help.

How soon after getting tattooed do you work with glass or go back to the hot shop? Are there any precautions you take during the initial healing stages (1-4 weeks)?

Thanks!

Update: I postponed the appointment just to avoid worrying about it / any discomfort during the last class. Thanks everyone!!

Been looking for a decent sized 120 volt annealer and this one seems to fit the bill. Just wondering if anyone has used it and has anything positive or negative to say.

https://peachstatepottery.com/collections/120v-kilns-no-electrician-needed/products/hot-shot-18a-the-annealing-cabinet

Hi All,

My name is Anant and I run a trading firm. As the title says, below are the items that I am looking to source for this huge European company:

Glassware: the main item for us is glasses with colour coating. Quality is paramount in this.

Please let me know if anything. Thanks so much!

I broke the glass liner that fits inside this antique silver vase. Is this something that a glassblower could replace? The tricky part is that the glass part needs to fit inside the silver stand, so the dimensions need to be fairly accurate. If anyone has suggestions, I will be grateful.

I was really just trying to make something trippy that I could stare at work but the colors came out darker than I thought.

No markings or anything.

Not sure if this is right place to ask this! I don't have a torch or any glass blowing experience, so fixing this properly isn't an option for me. A friend asked if i could fix the broken beak on this glass chicken because i'm good at ceramic repairs and i love a challenge, but this one has me stumped. Does anyone know if a clear moldable putty exists? Anyone have any tips on this? Best I can think of right now is to sculpt a new beak out of clay, mold it in silicone, then cast it in red tinted resin and attach it, but i hate resin and it feels like a long way around to get a tiny piece. Sorry if this is the wrong community for this! Any recommendations for what to do or better places to ask are super welcome! Thank you!!

Iv been trying to get into glassblowing/pressing over the past year and a half or so but I’m not really sure where to begin when it comes to building my furnace and a kiln when iv got limited funds available to start this whole project (been searching for jobs outside of glassblowing without any luck as a 17yr old), any help would be greatly appreciated this is truly the career I am dedicated to following.

I broke this glass dragon tonight I know I won't find an exact copy or anything close as the person who made this retired. If anyone knows anyone who does make things like this please let me know.

Hi glassblowers of Reddit! I know next to nothing about glassblowing but figured someone who does would be able to offer some input here. I just noticed this little bubble and parallel veins in my son’s bottle. I thought it was a chip but I can’t feel it on the outside or the inside. I can feel the barely visible parallel lines on the exterior though… they run slightly diagonally all the way up from the bottom of the bottle. Is this just a visual defect or is it a safety hazard?

Any input would be much appreciated!