Questions about glassblowing Have you tried one of our glassblowing classes? We keep them small and offer classes almost all year with both seasonal and standard offerings. Many thanks to our inquisitive guests who have brought us the best questions from this week: How does the weather affect …
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Stop Working So Hard!
Stop Working So Hard Stop working so hard! Here’s how I did it. I come from corporate. Everything was a fire, I was a great firefighter. The difference is, real firefighters, usually have time between fires. Glen is an artist - hopelessly so - always has been, always will be. Glen continues to …
Introit. What is is and how to do it.
Introit. Never heard of it? Well neither had I, but Glen has a penchant for interesting, and often archaic words. I first started taking notice in 2017 when Crepuscular Rays came into our vocabulary. And it's become common practice to co-opt fascinating words for use in the hotshop. Recently we've …
Stuck Train Part 2
How do we continue to learn from the trains? Read the first half of this post here. When you strive to apply everyday philosophy, our new friend provided us a great opportunity to see that sometimes the trains don’t come and go, they stay - and so does that sound she found so irritating. Prior to …
When the Train is Stuck – Part 1
How do we continue to learn from the trains? One day for class, our philosophy of the trains was put to the test. A lovely human joined us, and we had a beautiful experience working with the glass. She loved how we treated the trains. But something usual happened that day - a train traffic jam …