All About Glass
All About Glass
This is your resource for exploring various topics in glass: delve deeper with this collection of articles, multimedia, and virtual books all about glass. Content is frequently added to the area, so check back for new items. If you have a topic you'd like to see covered, send us your suggestion. If you have a specific question, Ask a Glass Question at our Rakow Research Library.
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Watch Davide Fuin as he demonstrates for his class, Advanced Venetian Glassblowing, where he shares his vast knowledge and considerable Venetian-style glassblowing skills.
Watch master glassmakers Helen Tegeler and Caitlin Hyde explore the duality of good and evil; two artists, two types of glass, two techniques joined for one unstoppable celebration of glassmaking in 2021! Caitlin flameworks imps and angels that dance atop stoppers, while Helen playfully pairs the
Watch Wednesday at 10 am Eastern as George Kennard brings Xyla's giraffe mom and baby design to life for our You Design It; We Make It! demonstration!
Watch as Catherine Ayers brings Julia's design to life in this You Design It; We Make It! demonstration. Julia says her design is "about a poor girl named Melissa and her magic camel, Peanut. He can make anything out of sand! The little dots on him are glitter and the pink on his back is
Tune in Wednesday at 10 am Eastern as master glassmakers Helen Tegeler and Caitlin Hyde explore the duality of good and evil; two artists, two types of glass, two techniques joined for one unstoppable celebration of glass making in 2021! Watch as Caitlin flameworks imps and angels that dance atop
Marvelous Marble Day goes virtual! Hear from National Marble Tournament organizer Doug Watson and Troy Smythe, Education and Interpretation Supervisor at the Museum. Plus the Hot Glass Demonstration team treats you with a special demo exploring patterns and techniques used in the marble making
Have you been Blown Away by the second season of the hottest show on Netflix? Join us for an exclusive talk with fan-favorite contestants Jason McDonald, Mike Shelbo, and finalist Cat Burns, as well as Blown Away director Mike Bickerton. As part of the live event, Museum members were invited to a Q
SUNY Corning Community College invites you to celebrate Black History Month! Join SUNY CCC for a presentation and discussion with artist Chris Day. Chris Day fuses glass, ceramics, and metal to explore Black history and personal identity. In this program, he discusses how the legacy of slavery, the
Have you been Blown Away by the second season of the hottest show on Netflix? Whether it’s the stories of the contestants or the remarkable work they produce, there are many reasons to be inspired by this unique show that celebrates the material we all love. Join us for an exclusive talk with fan
Tune in Wednesday at 10 am Eastern as Catherine Ayers brings Julia's design to life for our You Design It; We Make It! demonstration. Julia says her design is "about a poor girl named Melissa and her magic camel, Peanut. He can make anything out of sand! The little dots on him are glitter
Watch as master glassmakers Carl Siglin and G Brian Juk create pieces in hot glass using encalmo, a Venetian glass blowing technique, while demonstrating two completely different ways to marbleize colored glass. Siglin will demonstrate a “switched axis” vertical encalmo pattern when creating a tall
Join us online from 11 am-12 pm on Sunday, February 14 for a special live streamed event all about marbles. Hear from National Marble Tournament winners and organizers, plus the Hot Glass Demonstration team will treat you to a specialized demo exploring patterns and techniques used in the marble
Watch Wednesday at 10 am Eastern as master glassmakers Carl Siglin and G Brian Juk create pieces in hot glass using encalmo, a Venetian glass blowing technique, while demonstrating two completely different ways to marbleize colored glass.
Watch Helen Tegeler bring Sofia's design to life in this demo. See the final Donut Monster starting at 1:50:41. Subscribe to our channel to receive updates when we're live http://youtube.com/user/corningmuseumofglass?sub_confirmation=1 Have an idea you'd like to see made in glass?
Watch Tom Ryder create two of his signature pieces, “Tree Vase” and “Sunset Vase” with sculpted flowers. Ryder demonstrates his technique of blowing a bubble of glass into the mold as sticks burn away to leave the imprint of tree branches on the surface of the glass. Colors for the vases will
Tune in Wednesday at 10 am Eastern as Helen Tegeler brings Sofia's donut monster to life in our You Design It; We Make It! demonstration.
Watch glassmaker Chris Rochelle create Strawberry the ice skating flamingo designed by Kristi in this You Design It; We Make It! demo. See Strawberry out of the annealer starting at 1:32:30. Subscribe to our channel to receive updates when we're live http://youtube.com/user
Tune in tomorrow at 10 am Eastern for our Bring the Heat demonstration with Tom Ryder! Tom will be making both a "Sunset Vase" and a "Tree Vase" for this demo.
In this Bring the Heat live demo, watch master glassmaker Catherine Ayers create figure sculptures out of hot glass. During the demo, Ayers will talk about her initial sketches and the steps she takes when mapping out the forms the figures will take—in this case two female figures; one of which is
We are looking forward to watching the Inauguration and witnessing the historic moment a glass ceiling is shattered, and the first woman vice president takes office. We created a visual representation of the phrase “shattering the glass ceiling” to mark this significant milestone in our nation’s
Watch as glassmaker Catherine Ayers makes Montana's super rainbow fox in the first You Design It; We Make It! demonstration of the year. See the final fox starting at 1:38:08. Subscribe to our channel to receive updates when we're live http://youtube.com/user/corningmuseumofglass?sub
Tune in tomorrow at 10 am Eastern for our Bring the Heat demonstration with Catherine Ayers! During the demo, Ayers will talk about her initial sketches and the steps she takes when mapping out the forms the figures will take—in this case two female figures; one of which is pregnant. While
Behind the Scenes of Blown Away Created by The Corning Museum of Glass
Thousands of different chemical compositions can be made into glass. Different formulas affect the mechanical, electrical, chemical, optical, and thermal properties of the glasses that are produced. There is no single chemical composition that characterizes all glass. Typical glass contains formers
Watch Claire Kelly create a glass fox sculpture in this demonstration presented for the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass in the Museum's Amphitheater Hot Shop. See the final fox starting at 50:16 Buy glass made by artist Claire Kelly https://shops.cmog.org/artists/glass-artists/claire-kelly
This week's designer Quinn shares the idea behind their design: "Gingerbread cookies are my favorite holiday cookies. Nothing says home for the holidays like baking homemade Christmas cookies with my family. I also like doing outdoor activities with my family when it snows and eating
Don't miss our last You Design It; We Make It! livestream of the year Wednesday at 10 am! Watch as George Kennard brings Quinn's skiing gingerbread cookie design to life. Quinn says, "Gingerbread cookies are my favorite holiday cookies. Nothing says home for the holidays like baking
Taking cues from nature and the cycle of the seasons in this demo, CMoG Gaffer Helen Tegeler combines her sense of humor, creativity, and glassmaking skill to create an object inspired by the winter wonderland that upstate New York becomes at the end of the year. See the final piece starting at 1