Backyard Glassblowing: Making It Work

Backyard Glassblowing: Making It Work

An autobiographical narrative of glassblowing featuring a private backyard hot shop studio from concept to creation. Backyard Glassblowing relates the author's journey of working toward becoming a selling glassblower. Encounters related to glassblowing are shared, including glassblowing lessons, hot shop setup, equipment setup, working in the hot shop, cold working, selling, marketing, selling online, photography, and art events. The book includes practical information, tips and advice, tricks for decors and top edges, gallery of glass photos, a monthly budget, the studio layout, and a full glassblowing equipment list with cost information. It is written retrospectively by an intermediate glassblower learning the trade and making it work!