Suellen's demo is so honest and clearly explained. Having taken her class, I highly recommend enrolling in her any of her upcoming classes. She's a wonderful artist and generous teacher.
I really enjoy the demos by Suellen I wish there was more of them. I could learn a lot from her. Thank you for the work that you all do for the community.
Wow she is amazing. I mess around with glass rods all the time and learn as I go. I really want to take a class and learn from some one like her so I could call my self a glass blower. I work at a smoke shop and I sometimes make tools out of rods, my work sucks but the customers really like it. Hope I get better
Would it be possible to pass on a question to her, since i dont recall her talking much on it during the demo. the Vermiculite bucket, is it warmed? does she anneal the finished parts in a kiln after all is said and done? Im use to hearing that a kiln is the only true way to anneal pieces "as perfectly as possible" and that the vermiculite and other methods dont really work. does it have to do with the boro glass over soft glass? I figure she would be the best to answer with 35 years of glass blowing under her belt, and since she uses it.
The vermiculite bucket is not warmed, though some people will anneal soft glass in a crock pot with warmed vermiculite. For the borosilicate, it is unnecessary. Suellen does indeed anneal the glass in a electric annealer later once the glass has cooled completely.
That's usually when my stuff gets dropped or tipped over and breaks is right at the end when your like look what I made and showing someone . Good job you do great work
On Suellen's right wrist, she appears to have an ace bandage on. Is that a result of an injury? Or is it some sort of material to protect from burning the wrist?
Hi, it appears that Suellen was wearing the bandage as a support for her wrist. Some glassmakers get carpal tunnel syndrome and similar issues through repetitive motion. Thanks for watching!
the COE being so small, when it contracts in the micro scale(with unaided eye you cant see it) the contractions are so minimal compared to soft glass. thus the chance of it shattering due to thermal shock is minimized. can still end up cracking off, tho.
Stinger Jg was thinking the same thing. Those short soft outer candles are making me cringe. She does say something about hoping no one from Bethlehem is watching though so it leads me to believe she knows it's not good.
She should have stayed with her PM2D that she always uses. The new Beths don't seem to like those close to the face flames that you could do on a PM2D.
Suellen's demo is so honest and clearly explained. Having taken her class, I highly recommend enrolling in her any of her upcoming classes. She's a wonderful artist and generous teacher.
Even though she didn't have a finished product it was an amazing perfume bottle and just stunning design. Wow what an incredible artist!!
I think this is the best one of the series because she explains everything through the whole demo.
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I really enjoy the demos by Suellen I wish there was more of them. I could learn a lot from her. Thank you for the work that you all do for the community.
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So happy to see Suellen is back and in good health. Love her work.
Love these demos, I'm fascinated by the process of making beautiful things. That bottle is gorgeous!
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Thank you Suellen Fowler for doing this demo; I learned a lot.
And thank you Corning Museum for sharing.
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Have admired her work for years. Wonderful demo, thank you
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Wow she is amazing. I mess around with glass rods all the time and learn as I go. I really want to take a class and learn from some one like her so I could call my self a glass blower. I work at a smoke shop and I sometimes make tools out of rods, my work sucks but the customers really like it. Hope I get better
How you doin now, buddy?
4 years later, hows it coming?
Love this, especially the unexpected ending! What a lovely woman and such beautiful glasswork 🧡💜💙
Thanks for watching, Kim!
Shes amazing
Beautiful. She is a very talented artist and craftsman.
She is great and so talented and knowledgable
OMG i was just wondering if they were gonna do more demos :D only way i can learn.
Stay tuned for more demos throughout the summer, see the full schedule of when we're live at www.cmog.org/live
Would it be possible to pass on a question to her, since i dont recall her talking much on it during the demo.
the Vermiculite bucket, is it warmed? does she anneal the finished parts in a kiln after all is said and done? Im use to hearing that a kiln is the only true way to anneal pieces "as perfectly as possible" and that the vermiculite and other methods dont really work. does it have to do with the boro glass over soft glass?
I figure she would be the best to answer with 35 years of glass blowing under her belt, and since she uses it.
The vermiculite bucket is not warmed, though some people will anneal soft glass in a crock pot with warmed vermiculite. For the borosilicate, it is unnecessary. Suellen does indeed anneal the glass in a electric annealer later once the glass has cooled completely.
This is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing.
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I really like the piece that she made.
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she is my favorite
That's usually when my stuff gets dropped or tipped over and breaks is right at the end when your like look what I made and showing someone . Good job you do great work
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Seeing mistakes from glass makers who have been doing it for so long shows how hard it is
Se is so funny especial before the end of the video :)
The one part I needed to see where she opens the bottle.. the camera was across the room :-( Like 5 seconds.. That's all I needed.
Nice work! Got a question tho! Why does the edge of the mouth part of the blow pipe glow orange and not any other part of the pipe?
probably just the color traveling up the glass and showing up where it terminates...like fiber optics. caught me off guard too
Dale Ann Harsh I was watching to make sure she didnt put her mouth on it. Got me spooked. Thanks for the reply!
thank you very much
Thank youJamie Mondy
On Suellen's right wrist, she appears to have an ace bandage on. Is that a result of an injury? Or is it some sort of material to protect from burning the wrist?
Hi, it appears that Suellen was wearing the bandage as a support for her wrist. Some glassmakers get carpal tunnel syndrome and similar issues through repetitive motion. Thanks for watching!
I thought so, but wasn't sure. Thanks for the reply!
That's her left wrist and she states it is to prevent the heat from giving her a rash on her skin which she is prone to when working.
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Boro is weird. If I left the soft glass out like that, it would just explode. Seems Boro is much more forgiving.
the COE being so small, when it contracts in the micro scale(with unaided eye you cant see it) the contractions are so minimal compared to soft glass. thus the chance of it shattering due to thermal shock is minimized. can still end up cracking off, tho.
Her ace bandage makes me worry she is going to catch it on fire. It's to loose and flopping around. Stunning work though.
the glowing carbon on the torch face makes this demo hard to watch
Stinger Jg just watching that torch face melt lol.
Stinger Jg was thinking the same thing. Those short soft outer candles are making me cringe. She does say something about hoping no one from Bethlehem is watching though so it leads me to believe she knows it's not good.
She should have stayed with her PM2D that she always uses. The new Beths don't seem to like those close to the face flames that you could do on a PM2D.