Join us on Saturday, November 25, 2017 for Small Business Saturday. It’s a special event created so communities can celebrate and support small businesses like ours. Mark your calendars and plan to stop in on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We’ll have a lot going on and want you to take [...]
It is with the saddest heart that I write this post. My very first glass blowing teacher, Garry Cohen, is fighting a losing battle with cancer. As of this writing he is in the final stages. In 1986, when I took my first glassblowing class, Garry was my teacher. We [...]
Well, the journey of rising from the ashes of adversity has been quite the experience. This past week was a big week with lots of challenges along the road. We had been losing ground for several weeks. In the middle of last week, we discovered a potentially project-ending mistake in [...]
This week is the final week before the grand opening! It promises to be a killer week. I don’t think that I can take any more heart attack level incidents. But I'm sure that there will be one or two. In addition to hoping that the electricians finish their job [...]
If you’re wondering what to expect for each class…First of all, SAFETY is first. We will be working in a glass blowing environment at more than 2000 degrees. Every class starts with a safety talk and discussion on the history of glass blowing to provide a better understanding of the [...]
We are happy to announce that we are bringing our classes back after the fire! At Stone & Glass, we not only have a passion for our art, we love to teach others about creating in glass. Most of our classes are designed for those with no experience. Typically a [...]
As you all may know when fire destroyed our beloved studio at the Simpson location, it didn’t take our spirit with it, NOW, we are rising like a phoenix! The gallery in this location is larger than the space at our previous address and will feature my work as well [...]
Choosing the right contractor to build your dream studio can also be an exercise in patience and diligence. Because of the complexity of a glassblowing studio the first 10 or so contractors that we contacted flat out refused to even bid. We finally got two of them to visit the [...]
What does it take to open or reopen a glass blowing studio? It’s a Herculean effort, really. There is a huge difference between a small studio in your backyard and a place that is visible and open to the public. In your backyard, you can probably get away without all [...]
Home at last! Home at last! Even though we signed a lease on a new space last month, it didn’t seem real until just this week, when we started writing checks for the building upgrades. We had been looking for a new home for Stone and Glass for five months [...]