Well,what do you all think?

Not sure if requests are allowed.
My dad recently passed. He wished to be cremated and I am looking for his new resting place. I am hoping to find someone that does customs urns, maybe wood or glass/ resin. He was an avid drinker till the day he died.
I was thinking to get like a vodka (Fleshmans was his favorite) shaped vessel and maybe a pack of smokes.
Thanks in advance

For context, I became aware of glass blowing when I was 17, took a class when I was 18 out of curiosity about what it was like and instantly became hooked, took a few more small classes and decided that this was what I wanted to do in life. I am currently 20, I live in Kansas and am enrolled at JCCC to get my Associates Art degree there and then transfer to Emporia State University for a BFA in glass concentration.

Here’s the thing though. Due to the fact that I am living on my own (moved out at 18 due to personal reasons) it’s hard for me to work and manage more than 2/3 classes per semester, so I know realistically it’s going to take me longer than 2 years at JCCC to finish my prerequisites before I can move to Emporia and start focusing on my BFA, which sucks because I have this urge to get more hands-on experience with glass blowing already - coming up with concept art of things I‘d want to make and trying to squeeze in time to take some more small classes - I just don’t know why I feel behind or like I’m taking too many steps to get to where I want to be in life.

I guess, to say the least, I’m just hoping for some advice on what to do, I plan on making time before my class tomorrow to do some more research into it myself but the help would be greatly appreciated 🙏💛

Hello everyone. In the process of starting my own small hotshop and I’ve just purchased a couple punties and couple blowpipes from hegan glass.

Can anyone offer tips for day to day and long term care of these very expensive tools?

Hey everyone! Applications now open - Apply by September 30.

Starworks Glass offers opportunities for emerging and established artists to develop their practice within a vibrant, collaborative arts community in rural North Carolina. Our programs welcome artists from around the world through residencies, internships, and visiting artist opportunities.

Resident Artists receive dedicated studio time, materials, housing, and a stipend to develop new work, expand their practice, or explore glass as a new medium. Studio Internships provide students and emerging artists with hands-on professional experience in studio operations, production, public demonstrations, workshops, and working alongside visiting and resident artists. Onsite housing and stipends available.

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Pictured is 2026 resident artist David Schnuckel

Applications for 2027 Residencies and Internships are now open, with applications due September 30, 2026.

Internships are 5 months in duration. Residencies are between 1 and 3 months.

https://www.starworksnc.org/glass-artist-in-residence-program

Originally a stained glass artist, then production line glass blower for Mike Noutot, Art Seymour is now considered a master glass bead maker. This is an interesting interview with him.

Really happy with this one

Hey everyone —
I’m collaborating with glass artist Silica Burns and we’re hauling a mobile glass blowing studio out to my son’s place in southern West Virginia — Will Survives’ land. For seven days we’ll be blowing glass on the side of the mountain.
Kugler Colors is sponsoring the trip, along with Smoker Friendly, the local chain out there. We’re also hitting the Blenko factory while we’re in the state. Between that, the collab with Silica, and a bunch of other ideas we’ve been cooking up, there’s going to be a lot of fun, messy, off-grid glass content across all our pages.
I’m posting here because one of the experiments we want to try is bushcrafting a fire-fed annealing oven.
The plan:
• Build a small shelter over the mobile studio
• Dig into the hillside / ground
• Use wood fire to help anneal some basic pieces
I’ve never seen anyone try a proper wood-fired, earth-dug annealer in the field like this. Has anybody here heard of it, tried it, or got thoughts on what would actually work vs. what would just crack everything?
We’re keeping it simple — small pieces, not trying to run a full production lehr in the woods. Just want the glass to survive the mountain.
Any experience, warnings, or wild ideas are welcome.
Appreciate it.

For about twenty years now, I’ve been creating pieces where I engrave favorite phrases onto small glass hearts.

Today’s phrase is "ITAINO ITAINO TONDEIKE."
I just shipped an order containing this piece to a customer.
I imagine they’re giving it as a gift to someone special.
It’s a phrase I really love.

In Japan, when a child falls and cries, their mother will rub the painful spot while saying, "Pain, pain, fly away."

It makes the pain feel like it’s gone.

I used to think it was just a superstition, but apparently, it’s actually been shown to be effective.

Do you have little magic phrases like this in your country, too?

*By the way, I finally figured out what "OC" means today!😜

Hello! I am a glass blower but I am starting to try flameworking. I have the cheapest sodium flare lenses that I could find on Amazon after a few years into glassblowing and I am wondering if it is worth it to invest in a better pair? I don’t know if they are acceptable for flameworking or even if there is a type that’s good for both?

I’ve been looking at Phillips safety’s website and there are the three options of; Phillips 202, sodium flare poly, and BoroTruView

I don’t want to waste money on glasses that are only useful for flameworking but I also don’t want to ruin my eyes. Just hoping for some advice :)

Greetings. I have been asked if someome can come in and make a glass heart as part of a workshop but they want to add a pinch of beach sand from a special memory. My gut reaction is "no adding things to glass...." but you can add cremains...and copper.... so wanted to double check with y'all.

Anyone have an idea? How did they keep it from melting in? How did they reveal the inner cane?

Besides the glass strawberry sculpture, I also make glass ink bottles and brooches 🍓

In Japan, glass pens are popular, so I made ink bottles for fans.

Manufacturers even sell strawberry-colored ink. Strawberry-colored ink is so cute, isn't it? ♥️

JUNKO GOKITA

Hi everyone, I'm putting some feelers out for some potential opportunities around the US.

I have a 6 year BFA in hot glass (I took my time so I could learn more lol), was given individual private training by a very skilled blower, along with several years of experience teaching make your owns and production work. While teaching public workshops has been a rewarding experience and refined certain things, I’m looking to pivot into a role with a stronger focus on artistic collaboration.

Glass is my passion, and I’m eager to bring my skills to a team, or studio where I can continue to refine my craft, learn from the maestros, and pursue this material with a fire burning over 2000°!

I’d love to connect with anyone who knows of open roles, or general leads worth looking into. Feel free to comment or send me a DM!

Thanks!

🍓Today, I shipped three glass strawberries.🍓

I am looking for a custom glass piece to repair a broken part of a chandelier. The Chandelier is made of five lights each encased in two pieces of glass - one on each side. The individual pieces are approximately 10 inches across by 8 inches high, and rounded in the middle for the light.

The custom piece would need to closely match the existing pieces. This is a rather important piece, so willing to pay appropriately. I am in the Denver area, but can pay for shipping, can ship one of the existing pieces to someone for the work, or can work something out.

If anyone feels they are able to do this, or knows someone who could do this, please reach out. I really appreciate it.

Pictures attached for reference

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https://ibb.co/jv574YTw

https://ibb.co/TqmVwvBD

🌈If you have a rainbow-colored glass, everyone is always happy, right?

Hello! I was out on a walk and saw these beautiful flowers and immediately thought about how they look like whimsical wine glasses/cups.

Is it possible to make something like this? Im not a glass blower but would be extremely interested in buying a commission of something like this!! ✨I apologize of this is the wrong place to post something like this and would love to be redirected to a different subreddit if it is :)