Thank you for this video! My 5th grade class just read a story about glass blowing (not having a clue what it was), and we were fortunate to find this right away. They were very intrigued!
I'm taking my first glass class next year at an art uni and just can't decide between cast making and glass blowing- they both are so intriguing and captivating. This is gorgeous.
It’s such a sweet dance.............. I remember wen I was going to massage school n the instructor stressed how important it was to not “break contact”, or when you did to make the transition as smoooth as possible! And it certainly was a very valuable lesson because that for me,definitely makes or breaks a good massage.This Glass blowing dance reminded me of that........ it’s soooooo flowey...... a beautiful work of art❤️
I did this back in 1967, in Decatur Texas before I was drafted in 1970. I made some beautiful beer mugs with swirling colors as well as animals and fish. I was the only white person among many Mexicans that the owner would bring over from Mexico.
@@kookievidz heck yes this specially working inside a metal only building with no insulation in the summertime no AC or fans and 3 Moten furnaces running as well as secondary tempering ovens. Not only that but during the mixing process it was highly dangerous as many of the mixtures required arsenic and was often floating around in the air around the mixer for anyone to breathe. I tried not to breathe anymore than I had to in that area as well as washing off as much dust as possible. But it was all worth it when you could see a good finish product go out the door or even make something for yourself in your own time to keep or give to friends and family.
Very cool! I just signed up for an introduction to glass blowing class and I was trying to get an idea of what to expect. Thanks for showing some of the basics!
very helpful. I m trying to make headlights, taillights, car windows, domestic windows, side mirrors, rearview mirrors etc. I found this quite helpful.
Terrific video! Charlotte looks amazing while creating the art. I’ve seen many Glass artists in jeans and t-shirts with safety glasses. She just chose to wear a killer dress. Just as safe as the others. How did you miss the beautiful work of art and focus only on what she was wearing or the name of the equipment. Grow up guys. Keep doing you Charlotte!
I wish high schools teach this so that we can all experience the production making, by doing so we not only appreciate the glassblower community and their hardwork done but also give more exposure to kids and let them explore art and skills.. but of course at the same time, the heat, fire, and everything else is dangerous.. and expensive stuff.
@@Mike_Hughes agreed. Sometimes the more we contained them, the crazier it gets when they’re out there. This kind of exposure teach them how to make good choices
+MarkNiceyard It's both funny and sad, glory hole was the name for the heating furnace long before the euphemism yet no one has a clue what glass blowing is anymore.
I want to be a glass blower too, But I need to finish my bachelor degree ahahh and I get this. You know what? This is make you more lively than office :>
Great work. Well made video. Pity about the silly music spoiling the effect. Also amazing is the lack of comments on the music. I read almost 60 comments and only 2 people mentioned the difficulty hearing the commentary.
really nice stuff, and because of video that person dressed to look nice. it's just different to see someone who looks and is dressed like that doing a trade.
If one wanted to create a setup like this for glass blowing, how much would it cost to buy all the equipment? (Furnace, glory hole, kiln, tools...etc) Also curious what the marerials cost would be approximately for say that lovely piece you made in the video? Very cool.
What Bruce said .... however ... Some friends of mine literally built, from scratch, all of their studio equipment for under $25K However, that takes a certain set of skill that most people really don't have. BUT those skills can be acquired. :D
True, in fact, I built all my own glass equipment in the early 80's. Back then, there wasn't much available to buy ready-made, but it wouldn't have mattered. I was starting out on a shoe-string budget. Everything was propane-fired, even the annealer. The furnace used high-pressure (up to 30 psi) propane, so I didn't need electricity to run it (no fear of power outages). I probably did my entire set-up for around $5k. I eventually did buy a nice GH with a foot-pedal operated door from HUB (they make some nice stuff), for around $5k.
I Googled "glass blowing columbus" (or something along those lines) and came across Glass Axis, its a glass blowing studio in, guess what? Columbus Ohio! Googling anything gets you the answer.
Hey do method 7 glasses help at all with any lights you have to have? Epilepsy patient with light problems so asking before i follow my dreams to get awesome like #chaddlacy or #jeromebakerdesigns
