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Episode 134- Derek Ross aka D-Rock   Derek began his established glass career in 1999 under the apprenticeship with Pablo Sag in Colorado. His career spans across the changes and issues the functional glass community has perserveered through including producing glass for Tommy Chong Glass and then having the rug pulled out by "Operation Pipedreams". To his credit, Derek Ross continued to finetune...

Episode 133- "Best of" The Worst Injuries Vol. I   This episode features highlights from the "Crashing the Kiln" round where I ask." What is your worst injury in the studio?" In celebration of Halloween I thought it would be fun to share the HORROR as we listen to the tales of blood, lacerations, and burns. You may eve learn a thing or two.   www.wyzguymedia.com/133   featuring in order : Rashan J...

Episode 132- Taking Care of Our Hands(replay of Episode 74- Repetitive Strain Injury revisited....Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)) link to a new natural pain relief and blood stimulator..made by Enchanted Sunshine-Australian oil of eucalyptus spray ..http://enchantedsunshine.com/ TREATMENT FOR pain from: Arthritis Rheumatism Muscle Aches Upper & Lower Back Pain Carpal Tunnel Fibromyalgia Headaches Si...

In todays episode we will be discussing the topic of Getting etsablished in  a new territory. This topic came to my attention from an inquiry by John Gonzalez whom you can find on the social feeds @probies_treasures on instagram as well as his business page on Facebook  Facebook.com/probiestreasures.  Have you ever moved to a new city, state or country and felt lost when it came to reestablishing...

Selling Your work during the holidays.     This is the time to begin gearing up for the holiday rush   As we all know time disappears even faster this time of year between the studio time, holiday parties, family get togethers and trying to find sleep amongst the chaos.  Ideally if you are able to continue the momentum created throughout the year the holidays can be highly successful allowing you...

High volume low end VS. Low volume High end   When it comes to manufacturing and selling production there are many variables that need to be taken into concieration before beginning.   1- do you have an outlet that can move your product lines on a consistant basis and if so is it YOU or a DISTRIBUTOR? 2- how many items and variations of these itmes do you want to create? 3-Can you keep up with the...

Episode 128- 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 world. As an artists Dustin has put himself in position to build relationships and gain exposure from artists whom have hundredrs of years of lineage in their families of glass artists.  Learning techniques from artis...

Episode 127- Co-Founder Nick Deviley talking "Glassroots" http://www.glassrootsartshow.com The Glassroots Education Project The Glassroots Education Project is a unique opportunity for new and advanced lampworkers to learn from artists, tool makers, and raw material suppliers about technique, tricks, and insight into many aspects of the Functional Glass Art Industry.  THE GLASSROOTS EDUCATION PROJ...

Episode 126 "Best of featuring Bob Harley Dawg...Yes ..thats his real name..   hiw is the heck are you?   Hope you enjoy this best of.. Bob is a wealth of knowledge and shares why integrity and leading by example are imperative in today's world of business .  Here's the link to The Arribas Borthers where I am employed at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.   Www.arribasbrothers.com     This is...

Four Phases of Artistic Creation for the Glass Artist        Here is a simple question I have for you. Are you able to draw a sketch or thumbnail to help get the thoughts out of your head and onto paper?   The idea is to have the ability to engineer your art on paper first to work out the details and to think about the moves you will make to successfully get from point A-point Z. This will be the...

www.wyzguymedia.com/123 Episode 123- Jeremy Grant-Levine AKA Germ and 1000 glass cranes Germ (Jeremy Grant-Levine) is a Philadelphia based glass artist and teacher.  His parents are both artists and encouraged him to experiment with all materials from a very young age. Germ has a degree in Scientific glassblowing and spent several years working in the scientific glass industry, before returning to...

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  Episode 121- Best of featuring MIke Souza: Princeton University's Glass Man Send me an email Michael J Souza Princeton University Dept. of Chemistry Frick Lab /Glass Shop  Job Title: Professional Specialist / Scientific Glassblower Employment History: Princeton University Princeton NJ 1992 - present -Hired as an hourly employee - Promoted in 1994 to Tech Staff III W. A. Sales LTD., Wheeling, IL...

Episode 120- Talking Dragons with Mike Luna    What's going on?? Thanks for tuning in and continuing to follow the show.  This was a great conversation with one Mike Luna, someone who's work I have personally admired for close to a decade. Currently Mike is known for his line of dragons but when you dive into Mikes glass past he has a wide variety of work in his portfolio. We discuss his beginning...

SECRET SANTA PENDANT TRADE SIGN UP   WyzGuy Radio Facebook Group Page   or email  Contact via Email   please include your full name and shipping info  we will randomly pair you up with another artist and forward their info after August 15th(the deadline to enter)       Episode 119- Waste vs. Scrap     For merchants, cost accounting is rather useful. The idea behind it is simple: buy cheap, sell ex...

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Episode 117-5 Daily Habits to a More Productive Day                                             pdf download     https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/profit-first-podcast-profit/id940156245?mt=2     https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talent-show/id998179499?mt=2&i=373052288

    Episode 118-Chris Piazza (aka-KrispysGlass)          As mentioned in the intro I have an idea of doing a "Christmas in July Secret Santa Pendant Trade". The way this would work is by you sending me your shipping info via email or via a direct message to the WyzGuy Radio facebook page. I would then randomly pair your info with another's and then send each of you the others info..if that makes s...

Episode 116- Commisions and Customs : part3/5 selling your art   B to C As the functional Glass scene continues to evolve with social media taking over a big portion of the landscape in tegards to marketing it gives the artist an Opportunity to promote theirselves.  One area that not all artists participate in is customs or commissions.     In my opinion this area is one that will give you an oppo...

  Episode 51- Josh Hamra Getting Old, making spinning tops and vortex hunting Josh and I sit down and chat about his history, being a second generation glass artist, and work/life balance.  Check him and his glass out on Instagram @hamstafam and www.http://ballersectionglass.com         Much Love and Hope You Enjoy!!!! 💕 __________________________________________________________________   sponsor...

Episode 114- Lewis Wilson  The "P.T.Barnum " of the glass world  Lewis C. Wilson was born on January 14, 1949 in Roswell, New Mexico. He was part of a military family. Moved to Dallas, Texas in 1954, then lived in Sidi Slamane, Morroco, North Africa from 1956 until 1959, and then moved to Riverside, California. In 1960 he moved to Goose Bay, Labrador, Nova Scotia Province, Canada. While in Goose B...

Episode 19- Judeh Judeah-  Co-owner of Dragon Headz SmokeShop In this episode Judeh and I discuss the spects iif being a professional artist. Judeh gives his perspecttive as a shop owner on what he looks for in an artist from the moment you walk in his store to the point of sale.   instagram@dragonheadzsrq www.facebook.com/dragonheadzsrq    

Episode 112- Best Of Featuring lampworker of 47 years Kemp Curtis. In this remastered version of what was originally Episode 18. To truly give Kemp his true value to our community, I felt this needed to be re-released in a better sound and edit.    SPONSORS SeaCube Co Sea Cube Co was established in 2001 by Christopher Bock. Chris is a glassblower and has worked his way up through the ranks from as...

Episode 111-Talking Trade Shows with "Boxfan" Will Menzies     Today we discuss the ins and outs of what it truly takes to sell your work at a trade show. We dive in and discuss Glassroots-Madison over the other Tradeshows. What separates Glassroots..   Heres a person of interest you should pay attention when deciding to design your displays when attending a tradeshow.... Bruce Baker http://handma...