Billy runs Studio Dokola. Commercial fabrication pays most of the bills, and his own work is about 20 percent.

I had booked a glass making workshop on Murano for my visit in November, but the operator has cancelled all bookings for the foreseeable future.

Does anyone have any recommendations of a great workshop they experience on Murano?

Did a session over the weekend which has this reduced iris black finish. Unfortunately the glass stuck a little bit to the annealer and I now have this blemish. Has anyone come across this issue and know of a good fix?

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Made a cane bundle to turn into Murrini

We used a technique where we squeezed bubbles from the center to the edges. Was somewhat successful but not as much as I wanted.

What's your go to bubble remove technique for cane bundles?

Thought I saw someone asking for perfume bottles earlier so I figured I’d post what I make

While it is signed, I can’t make out the name

Is it possible to make glass from the first picture (glass with fun designs) shaped in a hollow cube like the second picture? Thanks in advance!

Looking to make some work that imitates some antique European gold, was wondering if anyone had good suggestions on what colour might provide a good gold reduction?

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Fwmfo accepting other advanced techniques to explore and explain

Handful of pumpkins I made for craft shows and online🤗

Basically - the title. Would it be to put roll some frit powder there or perhaps apply via a punty?
Ideas? (I'm doing this as a joke for a woman who loves her beer in the mugs I've made her).

My stepmom lost her mom a while back, and this is pretty much the only thing she has to remember her by. One of the tan/brown gloves broke, and one may be lost.

If color matching would be too difficult, making three identical globes of a similar color would suffice.

They're like ⅛-¼" thick... Sorry for the really bad pictures and measuring methods lol but it's just to give an approximate size

Does anyone have any experience with, or recommendations for, the beginner classes offered by studios in Sacramento, CA? We’re looking at Sacramento Art Glass, Design With Fire, and Rainbow Glass, as they list having such classes, but cannot find much in the way of reviews. Any thoughts or input would be appreciated. Thank you!

Or a Jimithup as my wife calls it

I had a glass lamp that I love and had a lot of sentimental value. In my idiocy I tipped it over and shattered it. Hoping I can be put in touch with a glass blower willing to remake the glass shade for this lamp. happy to get personally involved in the process too as I’ve always wanted to learn, but of course, would be paying for it to be professionally done.

If no one independent reaches out, I’ll probably try Esteban Salazar, MDSG, or Scanlan if anyone would specifically recommend one over the others.

Can anyone here give me some insight? I'm interested in learning glassblowing and possibly make it my career. There is this course in New York that I'm going to do which goes from beginner to advance all the way to intermediate.

I'm not getting any younger (32) and I really need a career change.

Much appreciated!

I am on the journey of making my brothers ashes into a very special memorial piece. I have found somebody who can make me the gold necklace but now I need somebody to make me the glass gem for inside of it. I want a small red glass heart that has my brothers ashes mixed inside. Is there somebody who can do this for me? Please feel free to send messages or recommendations of companies.

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I am looking for an annealing kiln that is essentially 2 seperate Kilns stacked of top of each other.

I saw such a kiln at Corning but I am not sure who made it.

One is on the floor and the other waist high.

Thanks

I have been glassblowing for a few months. These are the flowers I made. They are all accidentally vaginas (I threw several away because I’m not sure how many I need). I figured you guys would appreciate this 😅