Author: Steve K
How to make a Maria (Mariah) on a tube of glass
Making a Maria These are something that looks cool and is a basic essential to glass blowing. For this we will use a 12mm tube of glass, but you can use any size tube or rod of glass. To start out I use a small flame about 1/4 inch diameter. I take my tube and […]
Wrap and Rake
Wrap and Rake - One of the more basic yet when done right can be just amazing! This technique gives the glass like a scallop effect of dragging effect. Wrap - This part of the technique is what will give the underlying pasterns and colors. You will take a warm piece of glass, the hotter […]
Sunrise in Colorado Springs 12-31-17
Today was a beautiful day to end the day of this amazing year. A lot happened, I can not believe how much was built, not in just what we made physically but the human connections we made. I love being alive and part of this glass world!