Glassblowing

In the fall of 2024 I got a job working at the University of Oregon Craft Center, a program that operates several different kinds of art studios: ceramics, 2D, fibers, photography, wood, and glass/metal. My job was in the hot shop, the shop dealing with glass and metal.

About a month into my work there, the Craft Center decided to hire a new hot shop manager, as the role had been empty for a while. They chose an excellent glassblower, who I came to see as a close mentor.

Over the course of the year, I got to learn on the job, blowing glass and learning about the process, which I felt and still feel ridiculously lucky for, and I looked forwards to biking to work each day

Now that I've graduated, I'm lamenting not having an amazing hot shop and world class tutelage as easily accessible, however, I recently blew some glass in a local hot shop, and I'm hoping that there will be some collaboration this summer.

I've been focussing on forging metal cages, and then blowing glass into them with the goal of creating lan