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pscyanescens
The Raindancer



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Glass Art 2
#18805403 - 09/05/13 09:57 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hope you enjoy my work. I have been blowing glass for 11 years now and these are some of my most recent works.       
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SattvaBodhi
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I wanna buy one. Those are pretty chill.
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pscyanescens
The Raindancer



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Thanks here are some more
  And a real good one for the shroomery. I made this one acutally about 5 years ago.
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pachoo
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Ooooooooooooo wow. Those are pretty nifty.
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weshroom



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Re: Glass Art [Re: pachoo]
#18823879 - 09/10/13 03:25 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Nice man!!! Really beautiful.
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Bovice
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Nice oil domes, like the marbles and nails. Sweet job brahhh!!!
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Pirax
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Re: Glass Art [Re: Bovice]
#18905855 - 09/29/13 05:06 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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You are so fucking lucky. Always wanted to get into glassblowing, but it seems you must have family or a good friend that already does it to get into the trade :L Nice work man, I would be a very proud owner of any one of those pieces.
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Bovice
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Re: Glass Art [Re: Pirax]
#18905858 - 09/29/13 05:10 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Pirax said: You are so fucking lucky. Always wanted to get into glassblowing, but it seems you must have family or a good friend that already does it to get into the trade :L Nice work man, I would be a very proud owner of any one of those pieces.
Best friends got into blowing glass about 10 years ago, just gotta be something you love. They didn't know anyone who did it already, and didn't have anyone to teach them in the beginning, it was just something they loved right from the start. Granted the both sold mad herb, and collected super heady glass from the beginning.. Guess glass is just a passion
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Re: Glass Art [Re: Pirax]
#18910625 - 09/30/13 09:58 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Man, so beautiful! Love it.
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Pirax said: You are so fucking lucky. Always wanted to get into glassblowing, but it seems you must have family or a good friend that already does it to get into the trade :L Nice work man, I would be a very proud owner of any one of those pieces.
SOme schools offer classes/majors in it. My buddy went to a university and I dont know what his actual major title was that he graduated with but essentially it was glass blowing.
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pscyanescens
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Wow thanks everyone here is some nice new stuff. There are lots of schools and even internet webinars. Seminars over internet webcam. I am looking into them right now for some more advanced techniques. There are also lots of videos available as well. Check out some glass supply vendors if you are interested. ABR Imagery, Glasscraft, and Mountain Glass Arts. They can all provide you with not only the equipment, materials and videos, but probably direct you to some sort of glass school or webinar coming up.
     The last one is actually a collaboration piece with me and my buddy Mike.
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Absolem0918
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very nice work 
ive always wanted to learn how to blow glass but unfortunately there isnt a place to learn around here.
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Absolem0918
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did you go to school to learn OP?
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pscyanescens
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I learned mostly by myself. Had some help with begenner techniques and just recently went to a class that has helped me to understand a lot of new techniques. Here are some new pics
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groovystoner
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These are actually really awesome ! Do you blow custom glass ?
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Re: Glass Art [Re: Pirax]
#19040409 - 10/27/13 11:50 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Pirax said: You are so fucking lucky. Always wanted to get into glassblowing, but it seems you must have family or a good friend that already does it to get into the trade :L Nice work man, I would be a very proud owner of any one of those pieces.
Actually most community colleges give classes and you can buy every thing you need easily to do it. It's just expensive to get in to. You don't need classes or any thing to get in to it. Join a glass blowing forum and start learning.
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Camwritesgonzo
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Dude you're like Chong2!
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pocornfun
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Nice work there
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pscyanescens
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Thanks again everyone. So yes i have to agree that it is expensive getting into this business. It is best to find someone with a shop and learn under them slowly. Or if you got the cash a cheap set up is right around $1000. A decent setup would be $2000+. Most of the cash is in the torch. On top of that you need a kiln, tanks and regulators, hoses and tools, means of ventilation and a work bench, and a place to work with concrete floors. They all add up pretty quick depending on how nice you want each of them to be.
Currently looking for someone to teach right now. I got a empty bench, with a torch tools and ventilation. Just need to be local to the Santa Cruz area and willing to show up 3-5 days a week. Need to be creative, easy going but productive and responsible.
Anyways here is the new stuff. The smaller the better these days. Pendant rigs.
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Absolem0918
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pscyanescens said: Thanks again everyone. So yes i have to agree that it is expensive getting into this business. It is best to find someone with a shop and learn under them slowly. Or if you got the cash a cheap set up is right around $1000. A decent setup would be $2000+. Most of the cash is in the torch. On top of that you need a kiln, tanks and regulators, hoses and tools, means of ventilation and a work bench, and a place to work with concrete floors. They all add up pretty quick depending on how nice you want each of them to be.
Currently looking for someone to teach right now. I got a empty bench, with a torch tools and ventilation. Just need to be local to the Santa Cruz area and willing to show up 3-5 days a week. Need to be creative, easy going but productive and responsible.
Anyways here is the new stuff. The smaller the better these days. Pendant rigs.

how does one go about getting one of your pieces?
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pscyanescens
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Send me a private message with your email address preferably. I don't think i am allowed to advertise my website on the shroomery without paying some fees of some sort.
Here are some more mini tubes i made last week.
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TheGreenArrow
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It's kinda been my goal as of late to start blowing glass. I had a trip a while back and since then I've been doing some research. I bought some books "Contemporary Lampworking Vol 1-3", been watching some youtube videos. I wish I were closer dude I would totally take you up on that extra bench and torch.
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Absolem0918
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pscyanescens said: Send me a private message with your email address preferably. I don't think i am allowed to advertise my website on the shroomery without paying some fees of some sort.
Here are some more mini tubes i made last week.

i 'd you
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pscyanescens
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Thanks for your interest Absolem. I sent you a email on the 8th of November. Let me know if it didn't arrive. If it didn't you also might want to check your spam or junk mailbox to be sure it wasn't filed there.
Green Arrow: Sounds like you are on the right track. Keep learning what you can until you are behind a torch and keep an eye out for local shops needing an apprentice. Ask some of your local head shops about local glass blowers and how to get in contact with them. Renting a spot is usually going to cost $400 a month and up. If you work a apprentice position you might be able to learn for free, but will more then likely have to do boring stuff and give up everything you make until you become worth enough money to pay for your own gas and materials.
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pscyanescens
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Yes its a rig on a rope. You where these around your neck. Newest hype these days is the pendant rig and here are a few of my latest.
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Nice stuff man! I agree the pendant rigs seem to be the hot shit lately. I really like the mini rigs too.
A fair warning for all those looking to get involved- I've been blowing glass for just over a year and half now and I'm absolutely addicted, lol. All I do working my other job is dream about coming home and blowing glass. While it's costly to get set up, if you don't have anyone local to go learn from, I suggest getting a cheap torch and a little bit of glass and trying it! From everything I've seen you'll either like it or you won't. I put off getting into it for 10 years and I wish to hell I started when I first wanted to.
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TheGreenArrow
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Damnit man! I feel like I have to do this. Its weird I've never really felt this way about something before! Now just gotta get some capital up and I'm golden.
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pscyanescens
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Thanks Jonny. Keep it up and one day you can be a full timer on the torch.
Green Arrow: You can get a cheap torch for about $100. oxygen propane regulators and a hose another $150 approx. Propane tanks are cheap $20 and you can rent a oxygen tank $30 a month. Basic graphite tools (reamer, bowl push, paddle) $75 Hot finger (finishing tool) another $40
This is a super minimalist setup at approximately $400
You will probably want a bag of vermiculite and a rubbermade container to use as a kiln. Sort of. Your pieces will crack if cooled to fast. Submerging your hot finished piece in vermiculite will slow the cooling process and give you a higher success without cracking. Otherwise a cheap kiln is another $400 probably.
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TheGreenArrow
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Your a badass dude! I really appreciate this post! I sincerely wish you success in your endeavours. I may have to pony up and go a little cheaper to get the feel for the glass yknow? I really have got this whole aesthetic planned for my work. My girl is a Ceramic sculptor and I'm really excited about one day being able to collaborate with her.
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That's awesome, man! Keep up the amazing work!
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pscyanescens
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So.......... Here is the new stuff. AND MUSHROOM RELATED! The Cordyceps mushroom is a brain control mushroom that kills insects so here is my ant character rig with a couple mushrooms bursting from his head. The last one is actually the first one i made trying to gain the confidence to start my cordyceps series. Hope you all like!
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nice!
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JonnyBtreed




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Very cool-
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