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Philadelphia Glass Land 3

By Holli Stephens

Philadelphia Glass Land 3 encompasses how the glass culture travels and how it has existed longer than most people think. It starts out at the Salem International Flameworking Conference where “Jerome Baker” is introduced. He was taught under the legendary Bob Snodgrass and is one of the key figures on innovation pertaining to glass pipes. Paul Stankard, a legend in making florals encapsulated in glass, may not be a pipe maker, but currently teaches at Salem Community College where the conference was held. Many of his students have gone on to create glass pipes and he explains his feelings about the culture.

We then travel to Front Street Galley which is run by pipe makers JOP! and Elbo. They have a relativiely new gallery and were in the midst of putting on a show for fellow blower Chris Carlson. Elbo had also been invited to teach a class at the first government funded glass pipe making class.

JOP! Josh Opdenaker / Infantile Mecha-Ganesh

Inline perc (at the "neck")

JOP! Josh Opdenaker / Infantile Mecha-Ganesh

Inline perc 

JOP! x Bluegrass Man