Life on the Rails: Intermediate Glassblowing Techniques
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I am proud to announce the newest glassblowing technique book for hotshop soft glass called Life on the Rails. To my knowledge, this is the fifth furnace glass technique book in existence. The 285 page layout includes 837 colored process illustrations of glassblowing instruction accompanied by detailed explanation of invisible forces like heat, gravity, and pressure. Some contents include cleaning the studio, gathering, starter bubbles, maintaining a centered bubble, loading into the annealer, the jackline, flattening the bottom, the transfer, trimming, opening the lip, color applications, torches, and much more! This information leads up to the creation of the basic shapes: sphere, cylinder, cone, inverse cone, bottle, bowl, and plate. Most importantly, troubleshooting portions are scattered throughout the pages. Full page charcoal illustrations depict fifteen teachers, artists, and friends who played a pivotal role in my glass education and journey.
I see this book as a new teaching tool to build a foundation for technical skills that will inspire individual artistic thought and design.
The information caters to students who have taken a beginning glassblowing class. It’s for someone who is acquainted with the studio, equipment, and tools and who is starting to develop hand manipulation skills. I hope this book will benefit both the current and next generation of education in furnace glassblowing.
I am proud to announce the newest glassblowing technique book for hotshop soft glass called Life on the Rails. To my knowledge, this is the fifth furnace glass technique book in existence. The 285 page layout includes 837 colored process illustrations of glassblowing instruction accompanied by detailed explanation of invisible forces like heat, gravity, and pressure. Some contents include cleaning the studio, gathering, starter bubbles, maintaining a centered bubble, loading into the annealer, the jackline, flattening the bottom, the transfer, trimming, opening the lip, color applications, torches, and much more! This information leads up to the creation of the basic shapes: sphere, cylinder, cone, inverse cone, bottle, bowl, and plate. Most importantly, troubleshooting portions are scattered throughout the pages. Full page charcoal illustrations depict fifteen teachers, artists, and friends who played a pivotal role in my glass education and journey.
I see this book as a new teaching tool to build a foundation for technical skills that will inspire individual artistic thought and design.
The information caters to students who have taken a beginning glassblowing class. It’s for someone who is acquainted with the studio, equipment, and tools and who is starting to develop hand manipulation skills. I hope this book will benefit both the current and next generation of education in furnace glassblowing.
IMPORTANT:
I am out of the country from the middle of January 2018 to July 2018. Therefore, signed copies cannot be purchased from me at this time.
For small orders, order through Olympic Color Rods at http://www.glasscolor.com/
or
at Amazon.com
For orders of 10 or more, please contact me through email: glassblowing.techniques@gmail.com
I am out of the country from the middle of January 2018 to July 2018. Therefore, signed copies cannot be purchased from me at this time.
For small orders, order through Olympic Color Rods at http://www.glasscolor.com/
or
at Amazon.com
For orders of 10 or more, please contact me through email: glassblowing.techniques@gmail.com
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(Books bought at retail value directly from me will be signed)
Ship to USA 70.00 USD
Ship to Canada 80.00 USD
Ship to EU and elsewhere 90.00 USD
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436 Marquette Ave.
Calumet City, IL. 60409
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(Send Payment, leave a shipping address, an e-mail address for a receipt, and you are all set!)
(Books bought at retail value directly from me will be signed)
Ship to USA 70.00 USD
Ship to Canada 80.00 USD
Ship to EU and elsewhere 90.00 USD
Payment Options:
-Check (make payable to Steven Ciezki)
436 Marquette Ave.
Calumet City, IL. 60409
-Pay over the phone by credit card: Tel: 708.625.5608 (VISA, Master Card, American Express, or Discover)
-Chase QuickPay to: glassblowing.techniques@gmail.com
-PayPal to: glassblowing.techniques@gmail.com
-Venmo App. to: @StevenCiezki
-Cash App. to: $StevenCiezki
(Send Payment, leave a shipping address, an e-mail address for a receipt, and you are all set!)
European Distribution: Gent Glas
Save money on shipping across the pond! Contact by phone or email:
Save money on shipping across the pond! Contact by phone or email:
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My project over the next few years is the advanced book. It will cover techniques such as handles, wraps, rings, folds, cane, optic molds, goblets, and much more! Check out some of the newest illustrations on my digital art page here!
Five dollars of the first hundred book sales was donated to CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund)
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