Free videos
Scour the internet and library stacks all you want, there just aren't a lot of educational resources out there for learning how to blow glass.
While YouTube videos are fun to watch, shaky cellphone footage with blown-out sound are of limited use as teaching tools.
These free videos are just the start of how Glassblowers Guide will help you on your way towards glass mastery.
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THE COURSE
Glassblowing will always be hard but going at this alone without consistent and capable instruction makes it way harder!
The good thing is that you don't have to figure it all out by yourself and can shave years off your education by learning from the experience of others.
Understanding Hot Glass is our main course to help you on your journey.
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"I was spending money renting but not getting better. This got me back on track to having fun making beautiful artwork. Check out my sweet lamp!” Bill M. |
"Nik is an extraordinary teacher and this series is informative and well thought out. Highly recommended to anyone working in hot glass.” Phil V. |
"Excellent, I wish you were my teacher when I first learned. Life would have been so much easier. I can't recommend Nik's videos enough!" Walter L. |
"Life would be a hollow shell without the fun and beauty of glass blowing that Nikolaj has taught me! Just kidding...but not." Fern B. |
Mini Courses
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about me
Here are the broad strokes... I was born in Copenhagen in 1980 and fell in love with glassblowing while studying architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. After graduation, I helped found a teaching studio called Third Degree Glass Factory, and honed my skills there before traveling to Scandinavia through an American/Scandinavian Foundation grant. Since 2008, I have run East Falls Glassworks, Philadelphia's public-access glass studio.
I also have an awesome senior dog and a beautiful wife, though you probably want to know more about the glass, right? Well, below are some pictures of stuff that I have made. You can also check out a line of custom lighting I make here: www.LetterpressLighting.com. I used to make a lot of tight, rigid, and technically challenging shapes, but now I like to get a lot looser with it. Times change....
In any case, I took my first lopsided gather back in 2001 and spent decades now improving my control and abilities. I know how hard this medium is and want to make it better for the next generation of glass artists.
Pure and simple, I want to help you make beautiful art.
Nikolaj Christensen
Here are the broad strokes... I was born in Copenhagen in 1980 and fell in love with glassblowing while studying architecture at Washington University in St. Louis. After graduation, I helped found a teaching studio called Third Degree Glass Factory, and honed my skills there before traveling to Scandinavia through an American/Scandinavian Foundation grant. Since 2008, I have run East Falls Glassworks, Philadelphia's public-access glass studio.
I also have an awesome senior dog and a beautiful wife, though you probably want to know more about the glass, right? Well, below are some pictures of stuff that I have made. You can also check out a line of custom lighting I make here: www.LetterpressLighting.com. I used to make a lot of tight, rigid, and technically challenging shapes, but now I like to get a lot looser with it. Times change....
In any case, I took my first lopsided gather back in 2001 and spent decades now improving my control and abilities. I know how hard this medium is and want to make it better for the next generation of glass artists.
Pure and simple, I want to help you make beautiful art.
Nikolaj Christensen