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 Episode 188 Terry Sharp... Grand Champion of the First Annual "Tournament of Fire"    I started blowing glass in 1997 in Eugene, Oregon making bowl slides for JBD with my friends Carter Masters and Sunny. In 1999 I relocated to Indianapolis and made various production pipes for local shops. 2008 I took a class with Marcel and Jason Lee they catapulted my skills and gave me the confidence to make...

Episode 187- Eric Goldschmidt..Don't limit yourself by being a one-trick-pony Erics bio : Working as a candle maker for a few years, Eric's interest in molten media was born in 1993. After three years of working with wax, flameworking found him. In 1996, Eric's roommate set up a torch in their garage and Eric became captivated by the processes and possibilities of flameworking. Throughout the past...

Episode 186- (best of) Paul Stephan aka Micro   Paul has been a full time glass artist for almost 2 decades. He discuses his difficulties during his first year and how he almost gave up on his glass career. After pushing through his rough spot he found his groove and is now beginning his 8th year in his MARIO series. We discuss his he begins the process of designing each Milli image and how his wi...

Episode 185- Tax talk. Why you should Treat your business like a restaurant   If you'd like to financially contribute to the show and become a WyzAss all you have to do is follow the patreon link and for as little as a dollar a month you can join an exclusive group that are helping grow the show. All proceeds go directly back into the shows budget which will help make the show even better with upg...

Episode 184- Takoda Madrona: Discussing his new show "Double Blown "   Takoda was born in Vermont,  went to school in Arizona and Hawaii, and returned to Vermont in 2009. He completed high school in Hawaii and then two years of community college before becoming a full time glassblowing instructor.         Starting in 2012 he began his journey in glass and continues to this day where he is currentl...

Episode 183- J.D. Maplesden returns to discuss his film  "Vagabong:The American Pipe Dream" Follow the journey of J.D. Maplesden as he shares the stories and passion of an ever growing community of glass artists pushing the boundries of the glass pipe. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/vagabong/248534498   ____________________________________________________ Become a member of the podcast community by su...

 Episode 182- Creating a Scaricity Mindset During the Holidaze  Mountain Glass will be closed from 12/25/2017 through 1/1/2018 so we can spend time with our families and friends during the holiday season. Friday, 12/22/17, will be the last day we are open in 2017. We will re-open for business on Tuesday, 1/2/18. Be aware that while we are closed, we will have a limited staff send most of the order...

 Caleb Prater was Born in Tucson,Arizona and started blowing glass in early 2011. Drawn to the flame b the bright lights in his neighbors garage, led Caleb to the journey that he is still on. He learned a lot of basic principles regarding production that started with basic techniques like wrap and rake spoons.. It was a way to make some extra cash on the side while he still worked as a delivery dr...

Episode 180- Jennifer S. Levine..Lovi'n Life and Livi'n in Love BIOGRAPHY: Jennifer S. Levine was born in Dallas, Texas. She spent her childhood trapped in books, museums and all other curiosity, which fed her imagination or got paint under her nails. When most teens would run into mischief with their first set of car keys, Ms. Levine would run to the DMA (Dallas Museum of Art) or fourth floor of...

Episode 179- Sully Reynolds...Finding Your Zone of Genius Sully Reynolds was born in Massachusetts and still resides there . He graduated high school but didn't attend college. After working for a debt collector Sully was introduced to the flame after a run in with a glass artist at a party he atended. From a short coversation Sully got the bug and began to take classes learning some basic techniq...

 Episode 178-Best of the Worst Injuries Vol. II      In celebration of Halloween it's that time of year again to share to highlights of the stories, told by the artists, describing their horrific injuries of blood, burns, and mutilation. We are pleased to share these tales in hopes to remind you to always pay attention.      Stay tuned till next year when we bring you the traumatizing reflections...

Episode 177- Eli Mazet..Discussing the History of the Shot Glass   ABOUT  Eli Mazet may be the most passionate glass artist you will ever meet. He resides in Springfield, Oregon with his best friend and partner Jessica and their three daughters. Born in Eugene, Oregon, Eli is the middle brother who never considered himself an artist. Now he cannot imagine a life without it.     Introduced to lamp...

Episode 176- Austin Hensley: Born to be a Glass Artist     Austin says...   I began my Glass adventure at the age of 9 when I made my first marble after two years of incessantly bugging Zak Rowan at the Arizona Renaissance Festival. By the end of that show he sent me home with a national a-1, a tomato flat full of shorts, and a millions questions to go along with all the answers of the previous tw...

Episode 175-Topher Morcos Topher Morcos started blowing glass in 2014, and took an immediate interest in murrine. The detail he was able to achieve using Millie captured his interest. He learned to make Millie from David Kaminski from a class series and later fine tuned it David in person at Topher's . Eventually Topher attended Salem College fine tuning his skills and immediately began to work on...

Episode 174-(Best of) Micah Evans..Making Waves in an Ocean of Glass...... This was a great conversation with Micah. His portfolio spans across the medium of glass pushing every possible element that he has worked with or run into. From his humble beginnings in Washington to becoming the first glass artist to receive a residency at Penland College to Teaching pipe techs at Corning Micah has revolu...

Episode 173- Hurricane Irma...Are You Prepared for an Emergency Emergency Checklist Every part of the world has the potential of unleashing catastrophic devaststion whether earthquakes, fires or hurricanes just to make a few. As a glass artist we have specific essentials that are used daily to produce the work needed to fill orders and pay our bills. When emergencies happen we have to be prepared...

Episode 171- Don't Quit Your Day Job   In the ever growing landscape of glass artists, the demand for glass grows as the quality of artists diminishes. Whether you're new to the industry or an Old Timer like myself, it's important to understand that," just making rigs" isn't going to get you anywhere no mater how established you are as an artist. The most successful artists in the functional glass...

Episode 172-Patrick Charles...Humble Beginnings and Big Dreams Patrick Charles is a 25-year old glass artist based out of Denton,Tx. Through an understanding of that old cliche', "You have to crawl before you walk"... he's managed to excel as an artist due to a strong foundation of technique and practice. His glass journey began in 2013 and in just 4-years has managed to grow his business and begi...

Episode 170- Bandhu Scott Dunham  Bandhu and I sit down in the virtual studio and discuss many topics pertaining to glass and his career.  Find out what sparked his initial interest in glass and what continues to motivate  him to continue working with this amazing medium of glass for the last 42 years. N Born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1959, Bandhu Dunham began to teach himself lampwork/flamework techniq...

Episode 169- Nick Deviley returns to catch us up on the state of affairs in the world of trade shows as well as tons of value bombs for those who want to or are attending trade shows to sell your work.   1-year later since we spoke and the trade show landscape continues to expand and becoming almost overwhelming. With Champs, AGE, GlassRoots, Glass Vegas, and BIG, the  dates are overlapping and th...

Episode 168- Scot Bennet aka Cherry Glass This was a fun conversation as Scot and I dove into his early career and the stages he went through to get to where he is today. Everything from learning boro production to figuring out how to electroform.  You can find Scot online @cherryglass or @tournament_of_fire on Instagram.     Live streaming glassblowing kit https://kit.com/JMichael/live-streaming-...

Episode 167- Q-Heffner Bio Q Heffner started his lampworking and creating with Boro experience in 2004 on 6th ave inTacoma WA. He spent the better part of the 1st 10 yrs traveling from place to place state to state to work with as many glass artist as possible to grow and hone the techniques of his craft. After working for a short stint with a member of the Aribas family in Southern California he...

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Episode 164- Best of Featuring Dustin Revere and Bonus Best of Pros and Cons of selling to a distributor   Correction GROSS=total revenue    NET =total revenue - cost to         manufacture     Profit = NET- Misc Expenses      Finding Healing and Center with Glassblowing featuring Dustin Revere   Dustin is a wealth of knowledge who has soaked it up from some of the greatest flameworkers in the wor...

5-day Marble Class Learn a new marble tech each day August 7-11 2017 at The  Pittsburg Glass Center     https://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/calendar   She also has an archived compression marble webinar help by Glass Craft that is still available.  Check the link below    http://m.glasscraftinc.com/home/glm/page_39076_992/compression_marbles_with_sabina_boehm_2017.html   --—---------------------...