Flame In Hand Glass

11/30/2021

Making dragon scale handles for my fire pokers..

11/30/2021

Thank you to everyone who made it out for the GSR Fine Arts Festival this past weekend! It was a great show, and it was so nice to see everyone out shopping local small business. The next show we will be vending at will be the Holiday Maker Market at the Mankato Makerspace on Dec 12th from 11-5pm. There will be 20+ artist vendors, art demos ( I will be on the Glass torch for most of the day.) And grab some food while you are down there too.
See ya there

05/19/2021

12/04/2020

We are having a Virtual Maker Market on DEC 13th 12-4 Via ZOOM. Do you want to support local small business, makers and artists by shopping in your PJ's from home? YES PLEASE! click the link to register for the FREE event, once registered it will send you an email with the Event Zoom Invite.

Virtual Maker Market, shop local small business and artists from the comfort of your own home via Zoom.

09/19/2020

Happenings down at the Mankato Makerspace! Lots of classes rolling and our members are making such rad stuff.
Classes: torch glass working, stained glass, leather working, wire n wine (jewelry), welding, metal sculpture, ceramics/pottery.... And many many more to come! Go and check it out


Mankatomakerspace.org

08/24/2020

Hahaha large Borosilicate glass rod and a good laser pointer means hours of night time fun!

08/17/2020

Little time laps for Dustin breaking down some tubes

08/17/2020

Having fun hanging out with my sister Jess creating stained glass butterflies

08/17/2020

Borosilicate glass dragon

08/17/2020

Here he is with the Liver of Sulfur patina

08/17/2020

Silver Fume Implosion

“precious metal fuming" is a Lampworking technique, where high quality precious metals are introduced into the torch flame. The metals are brought up to a temperature that will start to vaporize them and they become "fume". This fume is then trapped in and/or coated on a clear optic of borosilicate glass. Producing very desirable colors that are not only stunning but also Color Changing in different lighting; due to the reflective qualities in the metals and glass.

- In this particular pendant, the fume is then manipulated into a pattern then Imploded through a gather of clear glass ( creating a upwards "blooming" effect) then is finished with a domed optic which will not only magnify the spectacular blooming pattern but also will make it look three-dimensional as though it really is a succulent plant/ ocean wave/ galaxy swirl frozen in time and miniature space.