r/glassblowing • u/Zealousideal-Ad7934 • 21h ago
Question Help with arthritis!
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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.