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The Glassworker's Bathroom Reader
From introduction: "The purpose of this book is to document, entertain and forewarn you - the reader - about the wide wonderful world of glassworking. It is a collection of stories about life and times in and around the glass studio. A good deal of this book is from own personal experience of working with glass for over twenty years, and some submissions from other glassworkers from all over the United States and beyond..."
272 pages, Spiral-bound
First published January 1, 2006
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September 29, 2017
This is a book of compiled humorous stories from Glassblowers across the country, compiled by Edward T Schmid of Bellingham WA.
Many of us are outsiders to the world of glass-making, and this book chronicles the many trials and tribulations of the art of glass - this book will crack that secret world wide open.
From Hot Shops to Annealers, from Earthquakes to Nosy Neighbors, from Triumphs to Broken Shards/Dreams, this book will share with you a complicated craft most of us will never know and reveal the camaraderie of a group of fascinating strangers across the country, a small section of folks who share a commonality of purpose and a great love for a particular and peculiar art form.
Interesting, educational, downright funny, it's almost entirely hand-written and illustrated with lithograph etchings by Ed.
Found in the Corning Glass Museum, Corning New York, I picked this up for my husband as a "bathroom reader" as the title implies, but as an artist and writer, I appreciate the drawings and the commitment of hand-writing every page possibly more than my husband does. Though I will never blow glass, I found the book intriguing and interesting and filled with humor.
Many of us are outsiders to the world of glass-making, and this book chronicles the many trials and tribulations of the art of glass - this book will crack that secret world wide open.
From Hot Shops to Annealers, from Earthquakes to Nosy Neighbors, from Triumphs to Broken Shards/Dreams, this book will share with you a complicated craft most of us will never know and reveal the camaraderie of a group of fascinating strangers across the country, a small section of folks who share a commonality of purpose and a great love for a particular and peculiar art form.
Interesting, educational, downright funny, it's almost entirely hand-written and illustrated with lithograph etchings by Ed.
Found in the Corning Glass Museum, Corning New York, I picked this up for my husband as a "bathroom reader" as the title implies, but as an artist and writer, I appreciate the drawings and the commitment of hand-writing every page possibly more than my husband does. Though I will never blow glass, I found the book intriguing and interesting and filled with humor.
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