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Holes!

12/30/2016

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Good afternoon,

Image edits are coming along slow and steady. I really want to make sure the process illustrations come across as clear and accurate as possible. It is quite the undertaking of re-editing each individual illustration, but I've been having fun working through explanations with three different views at the bench as well as translating motion in the images.

I am predicting about 750 process illustrations upon completion. 

The past few days have been dedicated to the different techniques of making holes in blown glass objects. Of course, there are many aesthetic, functional, sculptural, and problem solving reasons to make holes. The following are select example images of a few processes: the jack line and bonk, tweezer spring, and spot heat and blow. Next, I will be editing the tungsten section.

From my own experience, I learned these techniques during my second semester of glassblowing at Illinois State. Even though I didn't full comprehend some of the techniques at the time (because of my skill level), the knowledge stuck with me and made much more sense with practice and experience. This section will be another invaluable tool in the back pocket of the next generation of aspiring glassblowers.

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!
Happy New Year,
Steve
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1/6/2017 09:14:35 am

Hi Steve. I am on the Board at Liberty Arts and our focus is education in the Fire Arts. We have recently moved to a new home and we are building a new glass studio which will be open in 6 weeks. I'm very excited about your book because your table of contents speaks to the way I think about learning and teaching glass blowing. I'd like to consider using your book as a basis for our glass art education. So please let me know when your book is available.
I have two comments on your Table of Contents - 1) If not covered elsewhere, suggest a short section on "How to Pass a Pipe/Punty to Partner". and 2) "How to straighten a bent pipe/punty". Also, I suggest adding a dust collector on your illustration (love your illustrations BTW) of a powder box.

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    Steven Ciezki

    I was raised in Calumet City, IL. My professional glassblowing career led me to Phoenix, AZ and the coast of Carlsbad, CA. where I was given the opportunity to teach glassblowing classes. Notes and chalk drawings of different techniques for the students resulted in my current book project. 

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