#flamework workshops

[peacharcades]

seraph cat

[harlanglass]

Flamework Fun this Summer!

Explore glass. How it is made. How to do it yourself. Imagine! You, glass, summer time. This summer.

Indeed, indulge your curiosity. Play with hot glass. Make glass beads! Do it with a torch. Engage in this 3500 year old art form. Beginners and experimenters welcome and wanted!

Check out my 2024 glass Beadmaking flamework workshop at Feather River Art Camp this June 1 to June 8.

Sleepover adult art camp

Tent cabin accommodations

3 meals of delicious camp fare a day

Click below

[spikerwes]

Reorganized the studio, and got some new toys! I'll be blowing glass every day, so stop out if you're in the area. See what's coming together. #glassartist #glass #goodmorning #growing #studio #flameworker #beautifulday #create #creationsforeveryfestiveoccasion #everyfest #spiked_glass #somethingneweveryday #love #learning #vendor #vendorlife #pittsburghglass #workshop #inspiration #fillingthekiln #organization (at Bell Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CakGnhYr3jT/?utm_medium=tumblr

[glasshandmade]

Glass workshop in Venezia Only the best ... #glasstools from @roby.dona8, #torches from @arnoldgruppe , #glass from @effetremurano, teacher :-) of course @mauro_vianello_lampworker ... #glass #softglass #muranoglass #glasstools #steeltools #lampworking #flameworking #class #eccellenzeitaliane #italianstyle #italiandesign #artigianodigitale #artigianatodarte #workshops #glassworks #glassworkshop #sculptures #demoinvenezia #glassdemoinvenice #shopping #shoppinginvenezia (presso Artigianato d'arte Venezia)

[naturebonestudio]

Hello. Hi! Yes, I am still alive. 🌟 Its been over a month since I posted anything. 
The USA has been in an uproar, I’m sure you’ve noticed. It felt rather shallow to be posting for self promotion when there has been so many more important issues people need to be paying attention to and other voices that need to be heard..
That was only part of why I have been so silent on here for so long. I’m heartbroken to say my cherished little cat, Lucky Star, became very ill and had to be put to rest on June 12th. Many of you may have seen some of my stories about her developing multiple health issues and going blind in previous months. I was fighting hard to help her get well but she was a very old lady at 18 yrs old and every time we got one issue under control another emerged. 😔 She became very weak and sickly and was in too much distress to keep fighting. I miss her everyday- she was the most loving little angel and a big comfort to my anxiety issues. My therapy pet. Saying goodbye to her while simultaneously having crippling anxiety over current events gave me a bad case of the BIG SAD💔😿 which is the cute way of saying too depressed to function. I’ve been having extra therapist appointments, meditating and taking herbal antidepressant supplements daily and I’m starting to get back on track. 🌿🌼 Today I got back into the workshop to clean up the mess I left in there and start finishing up projects I left incomplete. I’m excited to show you my first ever hair accessory… This cute little mossy mushroom hair pin! 🍄🖤 I’ll be working on some more of these for the shop very soon and trying to post regularly again. I hope your all doing well and glad that I’m back in your newsfeed. 🤗 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCUS8nPnn6S/?igshid=pfpltmk9vcjj

[madhotglass]

I'm excited to be teaching a spring flower-making workshop at Salem Community College on April 23rd. Open to the public and no experience necessary! Only $40 per person. Registration is at http://www.salemcc.edu/glass/workshops/spring-workshops.php #njglass #salemcommunitycollege #salemglass #flameworking #lampworking #glassflower #glassofig #boro #borosilicate #boroofig #nj #glassart #handmade #workshop #craft

[thecrystalforge]

Tools, tools, tools! #thecrystalforge #funwithglass #tools #glass #flameworking #hotglass #workshop #glassblowing #artisan #craftsman #toolsofthetrade

[harlanglass]

Mesopotamia to Mendocino

Flamework Glass Beadmaking with Harlan April 17-19 2017 Time is running out! Sign up fast! http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org/Spring17/Simon.html

[glasseria]

Flamework by my boy, from yesterday 16, all the best son . . #glasseria #artglass #work&shop #inglassatelier #inmystudio #workshop #pictorial #lampwork #lampworking https://www.instagram.com/p/BnQoylNnNzR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dmmk587gyqt8

[glasshandmade]

Workshop #maurovianello #softglass #class #courses #effetreglass #lampworking #flamework #flameworkingclass #glasscoe104 (presso Artigianato d'arte Venezia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB0NFxYn0WU/?igshid=2e0ssjvo0bcv

[naturebonestudio]

Look who’s finally back in the workshop!! Its been over a month since my mom had her hip replacement surgery and I had to take time off to help her and my grandma during her recovery. I’m very happy to report that she has healed up well, is back on her feet and able to return to normal activity and caring for grandma. I’m glad to have been able to be there to support them but I’ve been itching to get back to work too! A whole month without touching my torch or working on any creative projects felt like an eternity but I’m stoked to be back at it starting this weekend! Stay tuned- I’ll be posting new work regularly again and am already working on a Pre-Valentines Day shop update! 💞💫 . . . #backtowork #workshopselfie #girlswhoblowglass #flameworker #naturebonestudio #shopupdatesoon #artistoninstagram #glassartist #jewelrydesigner https://www.instagram.com/p/B7y2g8eHBFs/?igshid=brjg3fld9cfb

[nanotopian]

Glass Fusing Intensive workshop

Glass Fusing Intensive workshop

Glass Fusing workshop  August 11, 12 & 18, 19 & 20th  $275pp+lab fee  This intensive class introduces fundamental concepts of creating glass objects in the kiln. 1st Friday evening overview demonstrates the Vitrigraph kiln/flameworking cane/murrine.  Students will learn kiln forming/carving towards making window pieces, bowls/plates, wearable items and more! Students work with Bullseye glasssh…

[po-te-pottery]

inspirational book for people who work with "hard" glass I'm a borosilicate crystal glass artist with a Carlisle cc which is a really big torch. I'm really enjoying it. If you're a bead maker or soft glass person then this book is not for you but may be interesting if you are trying to figure out how to make glass art with a torch that is much larger than beads . Overall I love thebook. I've been working with boro full time for twenty years and I did find inspiration . The pictures are color and beautiful . I would consider it a "how to" book. Really neat and it is one of the few books that exist for us that work with boro or "hard" glass! Go to Amazon

Finally! A great primer on the basics of Boro sculptural glass! This is a book for the midlevel or advanced student who is experienced enough in the art of lampwork glass bead making to realize that they can never compete with the millions of Asian beads which flood the market, all made by children in slave workshops and imported so the amateur bead stringers can sell them at flea markets and other bricabrac venues. There is not much here about beads, even though it is in the title. The author demonstrates how she makes a few basic beads then thankfully goes back to the main subjects which are the making and development of non-bead sculptural objects. Go to Amazon

I am in Love with This Book The author is really good at providing detailed step-by-step instructions with good pictures so you can see what she's talking about. She lists the tools you will need for each exercise. She builds up slowly, starting with simple exercises (such as leaves and morias), then combining those exercises together to form detailed projects (such as the flower candleholder). Go to Amazon

Excellent book with plenty of projects. Arrived quickly in great condition. This is an excellent book for beginners/intermediate. There are numerous projects at various levels. The photos of the various flameworking/glassblowing steps are very helpful. I would highly recommend this book if you are interested in flameworking. Go to Amazon

An Ok addition to a lampwork library. It's important to note (as several reviewers have) that this is a book on working borosilicate (hard glass) and will be of comparatively little interest in those who work soft glass. I fall into the latter category, but am always looking to expand my skills. I have a pretty somprehensive library of flameworking books, and have to say that this proved to be one of the less useful any way you look at it. It is not as comprehensive as many of the technical books, does not detail as many techniques as most of the soft glass books and guides and has neither the breadth or depth of some of the boro books out there )e.g.,  Go to Amazon

Five Stars Excellent book for new Boro users Go to Amazon

Five Stars great Go to Amazon

The book has some basic techniques for a very beginner ... The book has some basic techniques for a very beginner but not too much depth. I was looking for tips and techniques to build upon the basics of setting up a studio and working with boro. Go to Amazon

This is an excellent book. It is a valuable addition for artists ... Five Stars It has some good projects to practice with Five Stars Five Stars Five Stars Five Stars

[thecrystalforge]

Might be time for a bench clean... #studiolife #thecrystalforge #flameworking #clean #timetotidy #glass #workshops #glasslife

[harlanglass]

THURSDAY NIGHT GLASS CAFE

All are Welcome ~ All the Glass you can Melt

[dawnajaynes32]

Women with Tools | Featuring Stacey Lee

By Rachel Evans Heath

Meet Stacey Lee of Paeonia Designs in Boston, MA.

She designed and created this in 2017 for Art in Bloom at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston….

Flowers in Frame by Stacey Lee

From the front and far away, it looks like a painting. From the side, you’d have no idea what it was.

So what went into this masterpiece?

Well, she built an 8’x8’ wall with a hole in the middle, highlighted by an ornate picture frame. Behind the wall were podiums with large flower arrangements, blooming branches and hanging “clouds” on mic stands.

The design process took over a year to complete and during that time there were quite a few setbacks and challenges. Before she could even get started she had to convince the museum it would work. And then, after months into planning, building, and creating, she had to convince them again that not only would it work, but it would turn out looking pretty cool.

And then there are always those last-minute hiccups.

“[During that final week of preparations) it was just one thing after another! But to finally see the finished piece in the museum, that’s something I’ll never forget. I stood there with my husband, dad, friends and family that helped me along the way and it was all worth it.”

So how did Stacey learn to utilize power tools in making her conceptualized floral pieces a reality?

For Stacey working with tools goes way back…

Stacey’s dad is a plumber and she grew up with him teaching her how to use hand and power tools to help with various house projects. He taught her everything from cutting wood to soldering pipe.

Their house burned down when she was 11, and she had the opportunity to help a little with rebuilding it.

“The base of my tools education started young, but the love of it kept me interested. I took 8th grade woodshop and we still use the folding table I made there. [It’s now] in my son’s bedroom. (Shout out to the amazingly engaging Mr. Perry at Hingham Middle School!)”

Studying civil engineering in college, Stacey worked on various construction sites. She got to work on site designs, order the right heavy equipment and handle machine safety. She says it was quite the education, but she was never handling the heavy machinery by herself. A lot of it was watching from the sidelines.

But her real comfort with tools grew when she and her husband bought a house that needed some basic work.

They bought a Milter Saw, (see earlier image), first and after learning the ropes, she started using it more regularly and it became her favorite tool. She says that’s because it’s a very versatile tool and it’s all about the angles. “I’ve used it to make straight cuts, angled cuts like the corners of the ornate Italian molding for the frame for Flowers in Frame and even tilted cuts, such as the custom birch log place card holders.”

Stacy’s self-crafted chuppah and birch log card holders

But she says that overall, it’s hand tools and the smaller power tools like drills, saws and sanders that get the most use on floral projects.

“I got into flower design about six years ago and for four of those years, I freelanced for established designers building podiums/risers, floral wall frames, chuppahs and back end mechanics for hanging installations.

  With each project you gain skills, confidence and knowledge. I think you need all three in order to be comfortable with a power tool or piece of equipment, no matter the size.”

So where does she recommend you look to get started yourself?

“If you’re at the beginning of your power tools journey I can’t recommend joining a makerspace more.

  Makerspaces are places that offer a common work space with a wide selection of tools and equipment available to members and the paying public.

  Technocopia is a non-profit makerspace located in Worcester, Massachusetts which offers a variety of hand and power tools, as well as larger equipment for artisans to create and work with. They host training classes and workshops which make use of the shared work areas including a complete wood shop, metal/welding shop, glass flameworking, electronics/robotics plus equipment and lab space that includes 3D printers, laser and vinyl cutters. They pretty much have everything you’d need to create anything your heart desires.

  However, the real amazing part of makerspaces is the community of creatives who work in them. People who love what they do, love to share their passion. After taking a safety class or workshop on how to use a piece of equipment or work area, there is always someone in the space who you can turn to for questions or help with your project.

  Some of the most amazing pieces coming out of makerspaces like Technocopia are created using a variety of skills, tools and machinery from various disciplines by multiple people working cooperatively. It’s a collaborative, welcoming space where people support and push each other to keep creating incredible things. It’s the perfect place to begin with power tools!

  And if you can’t find a Makerspace, there’re YouTube videos for everything or you can learn from a pro. Power tools are pretty safe if you educate yourself, slow down and use them correctly. Don’t be intimidated, they’re just machines!”

For Stacey, Flowers in Frame was a dream for a while. She sketched it up for weeks before building a paper version in her garage. Then being able to actually create from start to finish and see your vision become a reality… that’s the most rewarding part for an artist.

In her words:

“Sometimes you have and idea in your head and your heart that you feel compelled to put out in the world. That’s art. SHARE IT! And don’t be afraid to use some power tools along the way.”

A special thanks to Stacey of Paeonia Designs for sharing the beautiful images. Find Paeonia Designs online at their website, Instagram and/or Facebook.

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