Notes from the Studio

When it comes to holiday gifting, experiences are often far more meaningful than things. And what better experience than stepping into the warmth of a glassblowing studio, picking your colors, and shaping molten glass into something beautiful? This year, consider giving your loved ones a glassblowing workshop at Berlin Glas—a gift that’s creative, personal, and supports a good cause. Here are five reasons why it’s the perfect present: 1. It’s a Gift They’ll Never Forget While

In an age of touchscreens and instant everything, it’s easy to forget the slow, ancient crafts that shaped human history. Glassblowing is...

In our ongoing effort to make our programs more accessible, we applied to the Alexander Tutsek Foundation for support to provide stipends...

Understanding the Importance of Airflow One of the most eye-opening lessons I took away from the Pilchuck Furnace Building class was just...

Our class! What an awesome group of humans from all over the globe. So grateful to have been part of this workshop! So, writing daily...

Day 6 – The Crucible is In! After days of meticulous labor—cutting and mortaring a brick wall by hand, carefully layering in frax and...

Days 4 & 5: Wiggle Wiggle Slam Wiggle — Refractory Revelations & Electrical Adventures There’s a rhythm emerging in this rebuild—one...

One of the most brilliant pieces of engineering behind Spiral Arts machines is their modular design. Nothing is cast as a single...

Day 2 – And We Tore It Down! After breakfast, we gathered in the library for what turned out to be one of the most illuminating lectures...

Mid-way through the tear-down Day 1 – Orientation & the Beginning of the Tear-Down A group of eight Glassies has come together from all...

From 2 April 2016: Not too long ago, I took another glassblowing workshop at the studio. I had not taken a gather, since the previous...

From 29 March 2016: Literally. I signed up recently for Berlin Glas ´s in-depth class; and although I´ve stood in front of a furnace for...