subscribe to this pageThese are two most practical how-to books on glass blowing. Ed Schmid couldn't find text books for the glassblowing classes he was teaching, so he created them. Fully illustrated (actually hand drawn and lettered) and full of sensible advice.
The website is a mess, but their 'color kits' are great, especially if you're just starting out and want to play around with color without spending a fortune.
They carry Kugler, Q-Color and Wiesenthal color; Essemce and Palmer pipes and tools.
One of the few museums in the world focused entirely on glass.
CMOG also has work space and classes available at their studio. Course listings online at: Studio Course Schedule
Home of the Rakow Research Library -
"the world’s foremost library on the art and history of glass and glassmaking. Its mission is to acquire everything published on the subject of glass, in every format and in every language." Online reference requests at: Ask a Librarian
Well equipped glass blowing studio. Opened in the East Falls section of Philadelphia in Jan. 2006. Holds an Open House on the 2nd Saturday of some months. Check the website for details.
Offers classes and studio rental along with a small gallery of works by local artists.
Check out Jon Goldberg (the shop's owner) work.
"The Glass Art Society (GAS) is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1971 whose purpose is to encourage excellence, to advance education, to promote the appreciation and development of the glass arts, and to support the worldwide community of artists who work with glass. GAS members are artists, students, educators, collectors, gallery and museum personnel, writers, and critics, among others. Membership is open to anyone interested in glass art."
A photo essay of and about MIT's Glass Lab. The text doesn't blow me away, but some of the photos sure do.
Click here for more information about MIT's Glass Lab.
Call#: Fine Arts Library NK5106 .G56 2003
Gott makes and sells secialized tools and protective clothing for glass blowers. I don't know many folks using this stuff but it sounds mighty cool.
The tools are all designed to reduce the amount of smoke in the air of the shop and marks/scars on the finished piece.
"The Museum of Glass is a fine arts museum dedicated to presenting glass in the context of contemporary art."
Check out the 'virtual hot shop' and make a virtual glass work of your own.
This museum is actually focused on celebrating and encouraging America's history of freedom and tolerence.
They are included as part of this tagging project because they hold a collection of over 100 pieces of art glass (intended to signify the fragility of liberty). The collection includes Dale Chihuly's 20 foot tall 'Flame of Liberty' and a 6 foot cast sculpture by Libensky and Brychtova.
One of the Liberty Museum's main supporters is the Coalition of Glass Collectors and Artists. The Coalition holds an annual weekend event, called Glass Now that includes an impressive auction of work by contemporary glass artists.
Major US supplier of glass blowing tools and colors. The website is well laid out and has a great color comparison tool.
They carry Reichenbach and Zimmerman color (Gaffer dropped them); Jim Moore, Spiral Arts, Steinert, Correll and Blockhead tools.
Manufacturers of tools for glassblowers including blowpipes, punties and optic molds.
This new facility on the grounds of the Toledo Museum of Art contains both a museum of glass and a hot shop. Admission is FREE.
It was named Travel + Leisure's 2007 "Best Museum".
The Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center is the home of the Museum of American Glass and the Creative Glass Center of America .
The Glass Center is the sponsor of the biennial 'Glass Weekend' an International Symposium and Exhibition of Contemporary Glass (held in July of odd numbered years).
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center also offers classes and exhibits on other crafts and sponsors specialty craft shows and sales throughout the year.
This directory offers over 4000 links to the websites of glass gallereis, glass studios, glass dealers, glass museums, etc.
It also provides links to glass exhibitions (divided by continent) and occasionally articles of interest to the glass world.