BLAZING HEART STUDIOS

Another #glass #wand for the girls in the works. Top done. #glassart #glassartist #glasssculpture #lampworking #magical #glassblower

Recently, I mentioned a gig quite unlike one I’ve had yet. It was definitely a creative challenge–which of course is always the interesting part. Instead of selling a product, event, or even filming a fiction narrative, I was tasked with doing a combination of both. Incorporating security camera footage into some kind of narrative to create a modern “Wanted” poster for five individuals who recently stole some gear from the Colorado location of Glasscraft/Winship. My starting point was the recent “Burglar Wants a Taco” spoof, but as the situation and security cam footage were quite different, (and well, I am a different video producer) the end result is its own little creation. The morning after the night Glasscraft, Inc. posted it to their YouTube page, I got a call asking my permission for it to be used on a Colorado 9News broadcast. I gave it, and it will be featured on their station at some point soon, if not today. 

soft glass table   //   nendo + glas italia 

This is a glass ”murrine” made by artist Loren Stump. Each color in the piece was carefully layered to create this “loaf” which was then sliced. Each slice sold for $5000.

Scott Bisson is an Oregon-based glass blowing enthusiast. Ever since he bent a piece of glass over a flame in his high school Chemistry class when he was seventeen, Bisson has been passionately creating beautifully colorful hand-blown glass creatures. Bisson creates whimsical representations of the animal and natural world around him including many different types of flowers, reeds, corals, reptiles, insects and bugs. (Source)

Preston Singletary is a Northwest coast Native artist who is known for bringing new material into ancient tradition, as seen from the few examples above.  His native-inspired glass works retain powerful voices of the Tlingit tradition, while also embracing modern aesthetics and developments.  His glass pieces incorporate unique glass blowing and coldworking techniques such as sandcarved glass, stone inlays, Reticello, and canework.  Aside from vases and bowls, Singletary has also made phenomenal glass hats, rattles, baskets, ladels, effigies, and many more.  His works are truly remarkable.  

High Tech Glassworks “Dirty Spritech” Rig

High Tech Glassworks Sandblasted “Pink Diamond” Baby Bottle Rig