Chihuly's Boathouse Hotshop ca '98

I made this during a party at the boathouse. After I edited the raw footage it was 13+ minutes so I had to re-edit, cutting out a lot of very interesting side footage in favor of keeping all that featured the amazing hotshop workers.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Chihuly
• glassblowing
• Seattle

[yukSchmuck]

The process of shaping glass seems, to the casual observer, very arbitrary, sticking the rod into the oven at intervals, and doing all these different things to it, but that's to the person ignorant of the process. It seems like a very fun profession, maybe a little boring at times, but rewarding.

How often do you get to work on your own stuff instead of Dale's?

[OspreyTherian]

@yukSchmuck I was just at a party. I'd assume the glassblowers don't do much of their own work there, if any, but I am just guessing. The heat and danger would make me think twice about blowing glass. Those crews were very, very good.

[mnemotronic]

At the very end, is the driveway paved with shards?

[OspreyTherian]

It was all glass, yes, but the pieces weren't sharp.

[OspreyTherian]

*loses no chances to rope people in*

Maybe you'd like to join my vaudeville troupe?

[TamaBxSx]

@NuitSanWoggaWogga Yea, wasted on a chihuly piece

[yukSchmuck]

@OspreyTherian

Ah. Yes they were good. I saw one of his crews in action at Museum of Glass.

Very talented, but for the same reasons as you state, as well as the countless years that would be required in art school and in journeying, I would not want to do it. Although, I think many of these people can get into a glass shop without the schooling, by apprenticing. however, except college interns. TBH though i doubt dale c. is the best fun to work for. He is kind of like "the man." Conservative.

[yukSchmuck]

The process of shaping glass seems, to the casual observer, very arbitrary, sticking the rod into the oven at intervals, and doing all these different things to it, but that's to the person ignorant of the process. It seems like a very fun profession, maybe a little boring at times, but rewarding.

[liqidearth]

nice!

[mserebreny]

no it wasn't: I work in a glass shop that does production work, just like they do at Chihuly's. In efforts to keep things moving you grab a huge chunk of color bar, use it for the wrap, and then reheat it, marver it back to a point, and use it on the next one. You keep going like this until you run out of color, and then pick up the next one. A good chunk of bar can last for about 10 pieces if done right

[ebomb272]

what a jip. i waited hella long to see that piece get flared out just for you to pan out....sucks...lol

[Dierwolf2000]

you gimme access to that wall of color, i just might sell my soul.