If glassblowing is one of the most energy intensive crafts on Earth…Read on. Traditional institutions may guard the archives of the past, but Twists Glass perhaps hold a blueprint for the future for glassblowing, and maybe help the planet. For 400 hundred years British glassmaking has bowed to a single, devastating reality, the immense, unyielding […]
Author: Mike Hunter
Mike has been working hot glass since starting as an apprentice in 1974, initially in factories then switching to studio in 1989. Mike specialises in cane work of which he is self taught to the highest of standards. Along with Sue his wife they give presentations and demonstrations throughout the USA.
Another PCA Conference is over, Sue and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting up with friends again, miss you guys already. I was booked to do a demo at the CMOG plus a presentation, which went ok considering I caught a cold from the guy 2 seats back on the flight over. Anyway, I think it went […]
Designing, a word that’s thrown around by some who have obviously been inspired by someones work. Although there’s maybe only a few who’s familiar with others work will notice. Often slightly altered, but is that actually designing? I know one maker who told me “It’s rare for someone to be a good maker and designer”. […]
The PCA Conference is at the Corning Museum of Glass in NY state this year. We are up to do a demo, and I’m down for a presentation. This will be our last visit to the US as we hope to retire from making next year, although we will have stock to sell at the […]
April has been a busy month for this Scottish glass making studio. We’ve been to the Cumbria Lancashire border to give a presentation to the Northern Paperweight Society, then further down to Warwickshire for a glass fair the following week. So lots of travelling. May will see us in the US at the Corning Museum […]
So I was wondering how many people are blowing glass sustainably or using sustainable techniques and was amazed at how few people are bothering in the UK. Most were recycling waste glass, called cullet, as we did since we opened our doors in 1998. At that point I think most studios with furnaces melted Dartington […]
February, and were back in the workshop, even though its far too cold to stay for any length of time. That’s the down side of not having a furnace on, the up side is we don’t have the costs that involves! So yesterday I was working on making some exclusive bowls. I have 6 bundles […]
Well, it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted on here, but just to note that we only have another year of trading before we both retire. The last year has been a bit uncertain mainly due to Trump and his unique way of trying to control the world. We were supposed to visit the […]
Such a good time meeting up with friends again, the last one we went to was before Covid 19 hit, back in 2019. Not quite as many collectors this year but it didn’t stop them from having fun. There were trips out to see the Glass Flowers at Harvard and another to the New Bradford […]
Just a quick note to say that I’ll be giving a presentation at the PCA Conference held in Warwick, Rhode Island USA on Thursday the 16th May at 11.20-12.05. My presentation is loosely based on my 50 Years in Glassmaking and my Art and follows my published article…50 Years in Glassmaking 25 Years of Twists […]