Exciting but stressful time. Warm-up! Needing to dry, absorb heat into structure…expanding all at a steady even pace.

Tamping Made Esay

Mixing, Mixing, Mixing

Glass Artists in Action: Hot, Warm and Cold
The dates for my 3rd annual Glass Artists in Action have been set for June 12 and 13.

Invited glass artist for the Friday evening featured demonstration is Joel O’Dorisio, an instructor currently at
Bowling Green State University, Ohio. He will demo 2 different forms. After his demonstration we will again have Chad Balster, from Louisville do a fire performance after dark.

Hot Blown Glass will have demonstrations Friday and Saturdayof furnace work and of flame work.
Watch for updates for specific demo time slots.
Also explanations and examples for slumping and fusing will be provided by a local flat glass artist, Jill Olinger.

Art glass will be on exhibit and available for purchase in the Gallery sales area here at HBG. These art glass pieces will be provided by demonstrating artists.

Participating glass artists are: as of April 2, 2015 –

Furnace work-
Joel O’Dorisio
Lisa Pelo
Clayton Benefiel
Yuri Okamoto
Chad Balster
Mike Stevens

Flame work-
Ken Whittington
Sharon Owens

Flat glass-
Jill Olinger

Additionally, as an added feature to this event, curated exhibits of glass art will be on display in 2 Hendricks County gallery venues.
Exhibits:
‘The Lights are on Glass’ in Hendricks County
-Gallery on the Square, Danville Indiana.
And
-In the Gallery at the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library.

This annual event is sponsored by “Visit Hendricks County” and
Edward Jones/ Prestwick at the Crossing Office, Charles McLean
Hot Blown Glass, Ltd
Doggies Serious Rescue and Sanctuary

Lisa Pelo
Hot Blown Glass, Ltd
3717 S County Rd 200 E
Clayton IN 46118
317-987-6862

The new furnace is being built. Thrilled...that the current furnace lasted over 3yrs. It had a good run!
 HBG will run hot on the old furnace for another week or so.
 Then once the new furnace is ready to slide into place, the old one will be shut down, 
 pulled off-line and ready for the new to hook up and start warming up.
 I will keep you posted as to when the studio will be at full steam again.
 
 HBG is going from 130lb pot to 270lb. Good...bad...or just a whole lot of hot glass.
 Plan a visit after it's on line. And for certain, take a look at my big summer event, June 12 and 13, and plan to come out.

Yes, that is right…I got 3+yrs out of my glass furnace!  Wow and YES!!

It’s time to pull the old guy off line Mid-April. I will be down for a couple weeks getting the it and new portable equipment ready for the mobile hot shop trips coming up this summer.

I will keep you posted as to when new class sessions start again. They will commence as soon as the GLASS IS HOT!