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Glass Blowing Schools, Glass Blowing Equipment & Suppliers almost Everything you always wanted to know about art glass* (*But were afraid to ask)

 

Suppliers

Aftosa   (Wholesale ceramic supplies) Artists Reliable Tools   (Tools) Arrow Springs   (Flameworking supplies with an awesome links page) Aura Lens Products   (Sells safety lens and glasses for glass blowers) Coatings by Sandberg, Inc.   Only just some of the finest dichroic glass on the market! Cutting Edge Products   (Tools) Denver Glass Machinery   (Tools & Furnaces) D&L Stained Glass   (Glass, tools, etc.) Digitry   (Manufactures of great process controllers for the glass artist) East Bay Color   (Color) Electroglass Furnace   (Electric furnaces, great support!) Grainger   (Blowers, valves, hardware, you name it, they've got it.) His Glassworks Inc.   (Diamond abrasives products for the glass artist) Hub Glass   (Hot working equipment and supplies) Joppa Glassworks, Inc.   (suppliers of elements and kiln accessories / Giberson Ceramic Burner Heads) Jim Moore Tools   (Tools) NorthStar Glassworks, Inc.   (Classic rods, frits and powders) Olympic Hot Glass Color Rods   (Also carries the complete line of Jim Moore tools) Steinert Industries   (Tools for the glass blower) Solux Lighting   (An extraordinary combination of extremely high color rendering and extremely low UV and low IR . Simply the best!) Wale Aparatus   (More great tools for the glass blower) Wet Dog Glass   (another great site for hot glass tools and accessories)

 

Societys, Organizations & Forums

Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass Art Seek Web Site   (Links and information on artists, galleries and suppliers for all types of art and media.) Brad Shute's Wicked Good Handmade Glass Website Corning Museum   (Workshops, Museums, and a great library) Craft Web Forum Exchange Hot Glass   (Hot Glass Chats Only) Craft Web   Award winning site for artists and crafters. Crafts Report On Line Glass Art Society (G.A.S.) Glass Encycolopedia Online   (A comprehensive source of information about glass. Wow, what a glass link collection, Wow!!!) Glass Line Newsletter   (Chat Line)   Glass Musesum   (a series of in-depth articles about glass topics) Glass Newsgroup Glass Notes   (Henry Halem) IGGA   (International Guild of Glass Artists web site. An excellent site full of information, deals, and links to a myriad of   of glass blowing sites. Joppa Glass   (Dudley Gibbersons' page for burner tips, elements and lots of information) NetCrafts   (An online magazine of all crafts, vendors, galleries, and information. Paperweight Collectors Association   (Paperweight collectors information including newsletters and bulletins) Society of Glass Bead Makers Whitehouse Books   (A true treasure trove of of glass related publications, books, manuals and magazines. World Wide Art Resources   This is the gateway for online arts information: artists, museums, galleries, quality art,   art history, arts education, antiques, dance, theater, and more.

Glass Schools

Alfred University Appalachian Center for Crafts Art Institute of Chicago e-mail: cstudies@artic.edu Art Schools Search Engine /Education & Colleges Brookfield Craft Center Carlisle School of Glass Art Corning Museum of Glass Espace VERRE/Centre des metiers du verre du Quebec inc.   Franklin Pierce College 603-899-4000 Hands on Glass Hartford Art School Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Massachusetts College of Art New Orleans School of Glass Phone: (504) 529-7277 Penland School of Crafts Pilchuck Glass School The Pittsburgh Glass Center Public Glass Pratt Fine Arts Center Resnik Thermal Lab Salem Community College Sharon Art Studio, San Francisco Snow Farm Steinert Glass School The Rochestester Institute of Technology Urban Glass Wheaton Village Creative Glass Center of America

 

Artists, Studios and Galleries

White Elk's Site for Cremation Urns Only Click here to view White Elk's web site for Cremation Urns White Elk's Site for Glass Sinks Only Click here to view White Elk's web site for Glass Sinks Cross Custom Works   This vertsatile and amazing artist and his web site is a "must see"! Custom Furniture by Tom Hannah   Unique, original furniture design - Awesome!

 

Other Resources/Information

Displays for Glass   Add movement and beauty to your ornament and witchball displays with this "Spiral Ornament Hanger, with motor" Or browse their entire website for display ideas. Do it Yourself   A Wealth of Information on "How to's" for home improvment & craft related projects Earthquake Putty from Aftosa   Putty that will adhere your valuable glass pieces to whatever you have them on. Won't harm furniture.   Illumenate.com   Lighting Solutions for Home and Business.   Lighting Solution   Providing expert advice and solutions to all your lighting needs. Modern Luxury   Bathroom design often includes glass vanities, steam showers, infrared saunas, and economically friendly toilets.   Solux Lighting   Hands down the best light bulbs for glass, period. For externally lighting, we highly recommend Solux lighting. Solux is a patented light source that provides an unparalleled replication of the daylight spectrum. Solux has been tested, approved, and recommended by the worlds most exacting color experts in various disciplines ranging from museum lighting, light therapy, photography and digital color proofing. Walsh Brothers   On Line Gift Shop