A Glass Blower's Companion with Jason Michael -Helping Today's Glass Artist Think Like an Artistic Entrepreneur

This is the first in a series of 5 episodes covering the different areas of selling and pricing your work.  The goal with this series is to discuss and help you find ways to sell your art, create consistent revenue, and build relationships with the outlets you sell your art through. Whether distributor or retailer.     Today we are diving head first into selling to a distributor.     I personally...

It's officially been 1yr since he launch of his podcast.  I can't thank you enough for the love and support for myself and the show. Thank you to all the guests, anyone who's contacted me via email, all the subscribers of the show as well as the newsletter. You all are beautiful and I Love You!!!     Please se share he show with your friends and family and if you haven't yet subscribed go to ITune...

Episode 108- Nadja Gustafson.. Great Bras of Fire...    www.wyzguymedia.com/108   Hey you!!!  Thanks for tuning in.  This was a fun conversation with Nadja as we cover her life as an mixed media (metal/glass) artist which started at an early age. She mentions there's a picture of her holding a hammer her Grandfather let her use to pound out metal at the age of 3.  Pretty sweet.  She's traveled a t...

  Episode 107- Shop talk and glass chit-chat with Paul Daknowwonka     The Flow's Fall 2016: Collaborative Glass Art Artists working with other artists on a joint project can be inspiring, challenging, and very rewarding. It can provide a fresh approach and new ideas that often lead to an outcome that is unlike what you could have made just by yourself. Working as a group also forces you to sketch...

Episode 106- Another Brainstorm Hey how are you!!?! Wanted to do a quick brain dump about pricing. Please hit me up if you have any thoughts you'd like to share..   Info@wyzguyradio.com -Wholesale(distributor) -Wholesale(to retail) -Direct to customer -Production vs one offs -Customs     http://www.mountainglass.com/Boro-Soft-Glass-Sales.html https://www.theflowmagazine.com       chemglass.com ABO...

Episode 57-Karl Termini.   This was a great conversation. Karl has a great philosophy to life. Some days he's an artist, some days a craftsman.       Karl Termini's love for glass began in New Jersey in the late 1990's as a lampworker. Like most people back then he taught him self glass through trial and error. He started up a small shop in his house in the the late 90's and built a small catalog....

Episode 104-The Comfort Zone and a inspiring speech by Jim Carey   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V80-gPkpH6M Published on May 30, 2014 Maharishi University of Management ( http://www.mum.edu ) granted degrees to 285 students representing 54 countries. Jim Carrey gave the commencement address to Maharishi University of Management's class of 2014. The University Board of Trustees also presented Mr...

Episode 103- Why you need an Emergency Fund     It was recently brought to my attention the potential devastating effect a simple injury can have on a professional artist.  If the body is injured it is unable to perform at its highest ability hindering the artist from being productive and losing the ability to create their income.  Has this ever happened to you? Have you cut or burnt yourself that...

Episode 102- Overcoming Adversity.    Hey yo.    This is a very important topic to cover and consider when it comes to figuring out if you truly have the grit to overcome the constant obstacles and disappointments that come along with being a glass artist.      "The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found thei...

Episode 101-5 reasons that you should take a class no matter what skill level you are at 1.General studio setup from a organizational and safety perspective  2.Understanding of tools and material for example various ways of using certain tools as well as knowing your rod and  tubing sizes 3.Grasp a true sense of the studio environment from the reality of the heat in the studio to how you can avoid...

Episode 100- Rashan Jones    Follow up from Episode 1-3        Rashan was the catapult that helped me truly get into my comfort zone when it came to launching this podcast. His love for glass, educating and life in general made our first conversation relaxed and fun. It truly made the experience on my end feel more natural and gave me confidence to continue down this path. With every edit, tweak,...

Episode 99- Bob Harley Dawg...Yes ..thats his real name.. This is a killer show where Bob and I dive in deep talking business, glass, and passion. If you are not able to handle rejection, criticism, and temporary defeat then you should go find a job instead of pursuing the life of a glass artist.   Bob helps moderate the Torch Talk group on Facebook as well as helps coordinate live glassblowing in...

Hey yo!!!     Episode 98- Why are you a glass artist!?!   This question is inspired from a recent conference my Wife and I attended this past weekend called The SMART Conference which was orchestrated by Dave Ramsey.  It was such an amazing event full of inspiration.  The first take away I got out of this event came from a comedian named Michael Jr.   He posed the question to the 6,000 plus attend...

For close to 20 years Will Menzies has been an advocate for the functional glass artist through educating and mentoring. Between running a full production studio producing his product line called the American helix as well as coproducing The Flow magazine with his wife Jennifer, Will is one busy productive dude. You can find him on Instagram @Iambox "fan or @Americanhelix    ____________________ c...

Engineering room airflow may present a real challenge when balancing an HVAC system. Most calculations only use the heat loss or gain of a room to decide on required airflow and often don’t take into consideration required room ventilation needs. Let’s take a look at how an air change calculation may simplify this step in your air balancing. What is an Air Change? An air change is how many times t...

Episode Adrienne Ladd aka GlassHappy    Hey what's happening?  This is a fun conversation and follow up with Adrienne Ladd. You can find her on Instagram @glasshappy and see all her fun happenings in her glass world.  She has been dealing with some serious health issues that were exasperated from being in the glass studio and after a few years of Doctor appointments, screenings and being told she...

  Chris is a glassblower and has worked his way up through the ranks from  assembly worker to senior glassblower. His main focus has always been  scientific glassware, with a major focus on petrochemical products. With exposure through the American Scientific Glassblowers Society (ASGS),  Chris has come to appreciate and dabble in artistic glass. Over the years  through formal education and experi...

Five ways to be successful by using social media as a tool not a platform    With the recent changes made on Instagram the social media world has been in a frenzy trying to get their followers to keep in touch with their current posts.  Instead of solely relying on social media as your source of promoting yourself use all platforms   Here's a summary of 5 ways to use but not rely on social media. ...

     This is a topic that has been in debate for quite a long time. There is no authority on the subject and depending on how you go about viewing the argument, there is not a correct answer. This post is being constructed to explain each of these arguments clearly, allowing for anyone who reads this to make an educated opinion of their own.      Before moving forward with the argument, we must fi...

Hey you !!  This episode is a continuation of the series "So you want to be a glass blower"    this is is a general overview of getting setup and just my opinion and recommendations. That being said make sure you take all of these areas into consideration when it comes to purchasing your equipment and setting up your studio.  Throughout this series I'll be getting into more detail about each topic...

Episode 90-Adam Dunn AKA @Cruxglass on Instagram  Adam and I discuss his first five years behind the torch and the trials and should relations what it really takes to be a professional glass artist  I discuss his first five years behind the torch and the trials and should relations of what it really takes to be a professional glass artist.  Bio: I grew up in a small town in Michigan, on the shore...

Episode 88- Travis Tyler (aka Daddy-o) ..,surviving the Evolution of the Florida Glass Scene   Travis Tyler AKA Daddy'O Born in 1975. Raised in a tiny town in SW Arkansas.  Moved to Tampa for college and ended up moving to Humboldt years later.  Started blowing glass in January of 2000 in Arcata, Ca.  Took a class from Snodgrass and started making spoons for Chameleon Glass. Moved back to Florida...

          Hey you!  Thanks for taking time to listen to the show and reading these notes.       So you want to be a glass blower?   This is something I've heard over and over for years from many folks. The biggest question is how does  one get started?    With the ever growing popularity of this genre of art many schools have begun to pick up and teach classes in the area glassblowing.  Whether it...

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 1986- 92 - Master Glassblower and Shop Foreman - Oversaw operations at Northwestern University...

Episode 86- Micah Evans   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 revolutionized concepts in glass and contiunes to push...