Eric Meek from The Corning Museum of Glass makes a lovely glass vase for Nick Uhas from "Blown Away." But Nick soon finds out why annealing (slow cooling) is an important part of the glassmaking process. Learn more: https://www.cmog.org/article/annealing-glass

Nick Uhas from Blown Away works with Eric Meek from The Corning Museum of Glass to learn how to apply color to clear glass. It’s as simple as putting sprinkles on a sweet treat!

Glassmakers use very humble tools to shape a material hotter than lava. Eric Meek from The Corning Museum of Glass shows "Blown Away" host Nick Uhas some of a glassmaker’s trusty sidekicks. Learn more: https://www.cmog.org/article/tools-glassmaker

Think you need lungs of steel? Not quite! Nick Uhas, host of "Blown Away," learns how to blow a glass bubble with Eric Meek from The Corning Museum of Glass.

Watch Deborah Czeresko, the winner of Blown Away, create a large scale muffler in glass. See the final piece starting at 1:25:39. Deborah Czeresko’s work originates from personal experience influenced by the complexities of modern day political and social ideas. https://www.cmog.org/bio/deborah

Watch Deborah Czeresko, the winner of Blown Away on Netflix, create a large scale muffler in glass. See the final piece starting at 2:08:42. Deborah Czeresko’s work originates from personal experience influenced by the complexities of modern day political and social ideas. https://www.cmog.org/bio

See Guest Artist Patrick Primeau, a contestant from the art glass competition show Blown Away on Netflix, in this narrated demonstration from the Amphitheater Hot Shop on September 1. Patrick and Caroline Ouellette created a three-piece incalmo vessel. See the final piece starting at 2:03:37.

There are many ways to become a glassblower—at art schools, through apprenticeships, or even at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass. Blown Away resident evaluator Katherine Gray and Eric Meek from The Corning Museum of Glass discuss how they got their start blowing glass.

Corning, New York, is synonymous with glass—and many artists find their way to this small town nestled in the Finger Lakes. Eric Meek from The Corning Museum of Glass explains how the Museum supports artists sculpting their own path in contemporary glassmaking.

Watch Claire Kelly demonstrate for her class, Blowing Glass with 104 COE, which explores the unconventional use of Morretti glass in the hot shop. Known for distinctive use of color to create patterns and striking visual effects, Claire will be creating an abstract blown glass form with carefully

In case you missed it live last summer, watch Bill Gudenrath's demo from his Venetian techniques class now. See the final pieces starting at 1:10:40. When not teaching at The Studio, Gudenrath can be found studying Venetian glass and making his own Venetian-style glass. He is the author of The

Watch David Colton, recipient of the 34th Rakow Commission, demo in his signature glassworking style in the Amphitheater Hot Shop on December 18. In this demo, Colton creates various components for his flameworked sculptures. Colton's work "Untitled, Corning Museum" is the first

Hear from David Colton, recipient of the 34th Rakow Commission, as he shares about his work, influences, and community. The Rakow Commission is awarded annually to up-and-coming and established artists whose work is not yet represented in the Museum’s collection https://www.cmog.org/colton Watch an

Hear from David Colton, maker of the first glass cannabis pipe, also known as functional glass, to ever be accessioned into an art museum's collection. Learn more about the work, now on view at The Corning Museum of Glass https://www.cmog.org/colton Since the late 1990s, glass has been the

In this live stream from the Conservation Lab, watch as Steve Koob, chief conservator, Astrid van Giffen, associate conservator, and Lianne Uesato, assistant conservator share how they wash and care for glass in the Museum’s collection. And, just in time for the upcoming holidays, they’ll share

Between 1984 and 1994 the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) excavated the remains of a Late Bronze Age shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea. The ship’s cargo consisted primarily of raw materials, including glass. Courtesy of Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Texas A & M University

Join New Glass Now artists Tamás Ábel, Deb Czeresko, and Matthew Day Perez for this special panel programmed by LGBTQ+ young adults as they explore the intersections of art, artists, glass, and queer identity. This event was presented by Fusion. Fusion is Corning young adults helping youth fuse

Bringing his unique style and approach to flameworking to The Studio, Salt teaches students in his class how to break down color palettes and assemble sculptures from multiple pieces. Get an insider’s view into his processes during this live stream from the class Sculpture & Lampworking

Sculptor and flameworker Kim Thomas shows students in her class how to incorporate moving parts into sculptures using borosilicate glass. Get an insider’s view during this live stream from her class Model & Motivity on August 21. See the final foot starting at 1:15:25. When not teaching at The

Watch Guest Artists Juha Saarikko and Helena Welling from Iittala in a live, narrated demonstration from the Amphitheater Hot Shop. Both glassmakers are visiting as part of the fourth Imagination to Creation: Oiva’s Birds. See the final birds starting at 1:23:15. Browse the full collection of

Influenced by marine life and the natural world, artist Joe Peters demonstrates for students in his class how to create detailed sculptures of animals, plants and humans in borosilicate. Watch him demo a solid hammerhead shark in this live stream from The Studio. See the final shark starting at 58

Hear from artist Sarah Briland about her Sinking Island series and her response to climate change https://www.cmog.org/bio/sarah-briland "Utilizing sculptures that are actually working within a museological framework and finding ways to create the strangeness within the pedestal: it's

Watch as Catherine Labonté unveils a new, never-before-seen glass animal--a penguin--during a guest artist demonstration in the Amphitheater Hot Shop. Hear the name Catherine selected for the penguin and see the piece out of the annealer starting at 2:03:25. Shop glass made by the artist https:/

Japanese artist Masahiro Sasaki subscribes to the concept of “kogei,” skilled craftsmanship, and how material and technique lead to form. Sasaki leads the glass program at Aichi University in Japan. In his work, he likes to experiment with organic shapes to create sculptures with an inorganic

Flameworker Jim Byrnes teaches students in his class the skills for solid sculpting, hollow ware, straight seals, and pulling points. In this demo, he shows how to blow glass ornaments. See the final works starting at 1:20:29. When not teaching at The Studio, Byrnes works out of his studio in

Watch Helen Tegeler create a large acorn with a squirrel all made in glass. See the final piece starting at 1:21:02. From growth patterns, developmental structures, and surface textures, Tegeler feels there are infinite design possibilities when interpreting nature in glass. https://www.cmog.org

"Glassblowing is entirely...it's like playing music. You depend on and conjure it with the participation of other people and that fundamental difference...I'm addicted to really. I find it incredibly energizing, and not just in terms of the immediate experience, I think that it has

"What I pay attention to while I'm working is this: I believe when one creates something, one's feelings remain within that object. So I'm attentive to working in such a manner that my own feelings or soul can be infused into the piece I'm making."- Shinobu Kurosawa

Watch guest artists Helena Welling and Juha Saarikko from Iittala in a live, narrated demonstrations from the Amphitheater Hot Shop. Both glassmakers are visiting as part of the fourth Imagination to Creation: Oiva’s Birds.

Watch a collaborative demo from The Studio featuring artists and instructors Ben Dombey and Kit Paulson in both the flame shop and the hot shop. When not teaching at The Studio, Paulson uses her flameworking skills to make intricately detailed wearable glass masks, hats, and crowns. https://www