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About this Instructor:
As long as I can remember,
I have been obsessed with creating. From Legos as a
child to drawing, painting, and playing music as a
teenager, I have always pursued forms of creative
self-expression. As an adult, I struggled to find a
creative medium that satisfied my need to create.
Shortly after meeting my wife Amanda, I started making
jewelry. Simple jewelry designs led to complicated
designs which led to many many trips to bead stores. I
was immediately drawn to the beautiful colors and unique
designs of lampwork beads. Amanda and I eventually took
a lampworking class and I was immediately hooked. We
left class, bought a torch, kiln, glass, and tools, and
I have spent very little time away from the torch since
then.
I started off making beads out of soft glass, but was
soon attracted to the ethereal and organic colors of
borosilicate glass. I began working with borosilicate
glass and have not looked back. I soon fell in love with
making marbles. I was fascinated by the amount of detail
that could be fit into a small orb of glass. I was also
drawn to the magnification qualities of clear glass, and
declared clear to be my new favorite color. I have
continued my love affair with making marbles by teaching
classes and writing books on making marbles.
One of the things I like most is working with other
glass artists. If you are going to be in the Roanoke,
VA area any time, drop me a line. I'd love to work with
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This instructor is not currently scheduled to teach at CSGA.
