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. The 285 page layout includes over 800 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. The 285 page layout includes over 800 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.
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(Books bought at retail value directly from me will be signed)
Ship to USA 65.00 USD (+TAX)
Ship to Canada 75.00 USD (+TAX)
Ship to EU and elsewhere 85.00 USD (+TAX)
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617 Brookside Ct
Carlsbad, CA 92011
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(Books bought at retail value directly from me will be signed)
Ship to USA 65.00 USD (+TAX)
Ship to Canada 75.00 USD (+TAX)
Ship to EU and elsewhere 85.00 USD (+TAX)
Payment Options:
-Check (make payable to Steven Ciezki)
617 Brookside Ct
Carlsbad, CA 92011
-Pay with credit card over the phone: Tel: 708.625.5608 (VISA, Master Card, American Express, or Discover)
-Chase QuickPay to: [email protected]
-PayPal to: [email protected]
(Send Payment, leave a shipping address, an e-mail address for a receipt, and you are all set!)
European Distribution: Gent Glas
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Gent Glas
Huidevetterken 24 Gent, Belgium 9000 Phone: +32488357470 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: http://gentglas.com/ |
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!
Five dollars of the first hundred book sales was donated to CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund)
Follow the fun on Instagram: @ciezkiglass or my Blog
Five dollars of the first hundred book sales was donated to CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund)
Follow the fun on Instagram: @ciezkiglass or my Blog
© 2018 Steven Ciezki Digital Art