r/glassblowing • • Aug 15 '26

New Rules for Custom Work Requests

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  1. No low effort custom requests

Commission requests must include, at a minimum: * A thorough description of the piece, including size * A sketch of the piece (Al posts are acceptable for this purpose only) or reference photos from multiple artists showing features in their work you are inspired by. If you want a direct copy, contact the original artist. * The quantity you are wanting to purchase * A rough estimate of your budget. If you don't know what something should cost, just give a range you are hoping for.

  1. No price fear mongering

Let people decide for themselves what something is worth. Do not respond to questions about cost with claims that something would be too expensive. Either don't respond or give a good faith estimate of what the cost would be.


r/glassblowing • • Aug 15 '26

New Rule - Original Content Only

64 Upvotes

Due to the absolute flood of karma farming posts we have had recently, we have a new rule:

  1. Original content only

Reposting other's content is an automatic ban. the only exceptions are if you are asking a technical question about a piece or are sharing other's work that you have in your personal collection. Other's works may be included in commission requests ONLY if you have already reached out to the original artist and they have declined or been unreachable.

Please everyone if you suspect a post is stolen content, use a reverse image search to try finding the original and use the report feature so the mods can take the stolen post down ASAP and ban the karma farmers and bots.


r/glassblowing • • 20h ago

Question Looking for suggestions on how to hang these plate/bowl things on the wall?

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I made a bunch of spun out bowls with cookie feet that I would like to hang in a cluster on the wall (the first picture is them lying flat on a table). I’m not sure how to hang them safely. As you can see, they are pretty transparent so any hardware would be visible. Has anyone done this before? My friend has a 3D printer and offered to make something to help mount them but I’m not even sure what that should look like. Thanks!!


r/glassblowing • • 1d ago

Glass handle

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Hi,
I’m experimenting with a set of glass handles for a custom kitchen project. Anyone here who can recommend some pretty round headed screws for a piece where a screw is drilled through. Screws specially made for glass application?

And another bolt which will be glued inside the glass shape and then through a cupboard door. It will have glue on the inside, and a silicone ring on the back towards a stainless steel socker to cover the screw thread.

Thanks!
Apologies for any grammatical errors.


r/glassblowing • • 1d ago

ISO Glassblowers in London: looking for studio access or opportunities in November!

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hi everyone!

I'll be in London for the month of November and am hoping to find a studio to work in while I'm there. I've been having a hard time finding available studio space. so far, i've tried London Glassblowing (no availability) and Gather (no response email/call).

I'm an intermediate glassblower and am pretty flexible on any time on the bench I can get! Open to:

  • studio rentals/shared studio time
  • classes or private lessons (any level)
  • assisting a glass artist in exchange for studio experience
  • any other opportunities!

Does anyone know of other studios, artists, or contacts in London worth reaching out to? Really appreciate any leads or recommendations. Thanks in advance!


r/glassblowing • • 3d ago

Can some one tell me what this is and what it may be worth?it is 10 x12 weights around 10 pounds.i need to know ifbi should insure it or not

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r/glassblowing • • 4d ago

I started making glass pouches again

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r/glassblowing • • 5d ago

OC A Hand Blown Maltine MFG Co Bottle, c1880s.

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r/glassblowing • • 5d ago

Question Ceramic plates for glory hole

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Hello All

Our ceramic plates keep cracking when we out them in the glory.

What material is best for this?

Has anyone tried graphite?

Thanks

A


r/glassblowing • • 6d ago

Question What are some clever/quick ways you’ve cleaned up your bottoms?

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I have some old pieces that have been sitting in bins for a while and a family friend is interested in purchasing a few of them! Although looking at them now, I realized the bottoms are in horrible conditions. They sit flat, as I used to dent my bottoms in wayyy too much before transferring, but they are still sharp (and ugly). I don’t have access to a dremel or lathe before Sunday. (Which is when they want them.) I did tell them the bottoms are concerning, but they don’t seem to mind. I guess what I am trying to ask is whether you’ve done anything creative with your bottoms? Glue, Resin, Putty, Sandpaper?! Any suggestions/experiences would be appreciated!


r/glassblowing • • 7d ago

Filmed a day in Billy Crellin’s hot shop in West Footscray, Melbourne. 16 years in, still chasing his own style

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


r/glassblowing • • 8d ago

Glass making Workshop on Murano

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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?


r/glassblowing • • 9d ago

Question Any tips on how to remove this blemish from annealer?

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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?


r/glassblowing • • 9d ago

Murano glass

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r/glassblowing • • 10d ago

Question De-bubbling can bundles

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31 Upvotes

Hello All

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?


r/glassblowing • • 10d ago

Custom perfume bottles

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188 Upvotes

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


r/glassblowing • • 11d ago

Found this iridescent beauty on the side of the road

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48 Upvotes

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


r/glassblowing • • 12d ago

Anything to help identify?

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r/glassblowing • • 12d ago

I have a question!!!

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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!


r/glassblowing • • 13d ago

Question What’s the best colour for a gold reduction?

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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?


r/glassblowing • • 14d ago

OC Blue sky

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I’m happy that my favorite season, autumn, has arrived.
I love the dazzling sunlight.
⁡
We need light, dreams, and hope.
And travel, too.
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#junkogokita
#contrail
#rainbow


r/glassblowing • • 14d ago

Lino murina per request

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Fwmfo accepting other advanced techniques to explore and explain


r/glassblowing • • 16d ago

It’s pumpkin season!!!!

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Handful of pumpkins I made for craft shows and online🤗


r/glassblowing • • 16d ago

What would be the best way to add lipstick marks to a beer mug rim?

7 Upvotes

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).


r/glassblowing • • 18d ago

Question How much would something like this cost to replicate?

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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