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Chicago Hot Glass Studio | glassblowing
By Paul | June 30, 2008
When I first met JJ and found out that he was an artist specializing in hot glass, I always wanted to visit the glass blowing studio and see the whole process of working with this amazing medium. Of course I wanted to photograph it as well. JJ called me couple days ago to let me know that he was going to work on a new project and asked me if I was interested in documenting it. Finally I had a chance to see the magic of working with hot glass.
The studio is called Chicago Hot Glass and is located a few miles west of downtown Chicago. This place is absolutely great for both beginners and advanced artists who are willing to learn and expand their skills and knowledge of the glass arts. Be prepared for some high temperature though ;-). I don’t know all instructors at Chicago Hot Glass, but I can tell you that both JJ and Pearl are very knowledgeable and experienced teachers who you can learn a lot from.
The whole process of working with hot glass is very complex and each step has to be done certain way. The temperature is a big issue when you work with glass. I’m not going to go into details here. If you need to find all technical data about it, ask JJ or Pearl :-). I’ll let the pictures to tell you the whole story.
Little details I found after I arrived at the studio.
This is a magic whole where the party begins. If you want to get an idea how hot it is in hell, this is a great place to start ;-).
After finishing the first project, I was able to steal JJ for an environmental portrait.
And if you think artists are always serious and poker-faced, take a look at this picture.
OK. It’s time for some glassblowing.
JJ and Pearl calling it a day. It was amazing to see them in action. They know so much about the glass that I don’t recall if I heard them talking to each other during the whole session. They both knew what had to be done, when and for how long. Amazing! I guess it takes years to develop this kind of skills.
Here are a few more images that I really liked.
This image is absolutely my favorite from that day!!!
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Stunning Photos.
Posted by: Sherry on September 8th, 2008 at 4:17 pm