Cane are rods of glass; they can be clear, solid color or have all manner of lines of color inside of them. They can also be incorporated in a mass of molten glass and pulled and twisted into all sorts of patterns. This highly-patterned cane is often called 'twisty cane' or referred to...
12.22.2015
Frequently I have a bit of time left in my glassblowing day that's not enough to make a piece, so I often make cane cups for fun.
04.09.2014
I'm teaching a class this summer on how to work with cane; specifically Uroboros' System 96 Rods. I rarely teach primarily because I'm super busy making my own work. Nevertheless, I've seen a lot of people around Public Glass struggling with cane and knew that I could help out without...
10.15.2012
Having fun making some cool cane cups. This is one of my favorites from the day.
06.19.2012
No, I don't look too happy pulling cane because it's probably about 95F degrees in the studio. San Francisco is normally a great place to blow glass since it's relatively windy, cool and dry. However, there are usually around 5 days a year where the weather is actually hot (at least for...
05.29.2012
Much of what I make is fairly large so it's nice to take a break from the hot & heavy stuff and make cane cups. There's literally no limit to the design possibilities in glass so cups are a great place to experiment with colors, patterns and different palettes. Since glass color...