Books & Videos

Books & Videos

Freeman Corbin "Essential Lampworking" - DVD $35.00 Quantity Essential Lampworking is an instructional video covering many techniques for borosilicate lampworking. These techniques include reversals, making cane, etc. Freeman demonstrates making a vase with multiple sections. It is great for those that have a basic knowledge of lampworking and beyond. This video is well produced, covers great techniques, and is very well presented.	Freeman Corbin: "Essential Lampworking 2" - DVD $35.00 Quantity This is the second installment of instructional videos by Freeman Corbin. Essential Lampworking 2 covers techniques such as Inside-Out work, Reversals, Flaring, Marbles, Mixing Color, and the combination of techniques. It also covers the use of Dichroic Glass, Fillagree, Frit, and Ribbons. Only On DVD.
Freeman Corbin: "Essential Marbles" - DVD $35.00 Quantity Essential Marbles: Techniques for Borosilicate Marble Making! Beginner to intermediate level program, covering shaping, mushrooms, compression, dots & peacocking, bass head, opposing spiral, latticino, fillagree, vortex marble and more!	Freeman Corbin: "Essential Beadmaking" - DVD $35.00 Quantity The 3rd installment in the "Essential Lampworking" Series. This video includes techeniques for soft glass and borosilicate bead making. Shaping, artwork & design, filigrana, latticino, ribbons, furrowing, inside/out tubing beads, etc...
Freeman Corbin: "Essential Boro Beadmaking" - DVD $35.00 Quantity A visual encyclopedia of designs and techniques used for boro beadmaking. This video focuses on the exciting realm of tubing, sculptural work, and pendant making and covers Shaping, Artwork and Design, Filigrana, Latticino, Ribbons, Inside Out, Frit, Tubing Beads, Pendants, Bead Sets, Dot Boxes, Frogs, Lizards, Dragonflies, Fish, and More! Each technique is explained from start to finish with beginner level instruction, incorporating informative diagrams and up close “high definition” filming so you can actually see what’s going on.	Blown Beads by: Doug Remschneider (DVD) $50.00 Quantity
Boro Bead Magic by : Doug Remschneider DVD $50.00 Quantity	Flameworked Pendants by: Doug Remschneider (DVD) $50.00 Quantity
Flameworked Ornaments - By Doug Remschneider (DVD) $50.00 Quantity Doug Remschneider demonstrates how to create wonderful ornaments with step by step instructions. He will show you how to use basic techniques to create solid and blown ornaments in hard glass. He makes 10 different ornaments including a a hollow star with 12 points, which is a 400 year old design. Running Time: 1 Hour 40 minutes	Lewis Wilson "Glass Bead Making" - DVD $40.00 Quantity This easy step-by-step video allows anyone to understand the methodology involved in glass bead making. More advanced techniques such as the use of gold/silver foil, clear overlays and dichroic glass, are demonstrated. In this approximately two hour video, you will see beginning instructions to students and the advanced bead making of Jennifer Wilson and Keith Kreitter.
Lewis Wilson "Lampworking 1 & 2" - 2 DVDs $60.00 Quantity This four hour video is in two parts and covers advanced bead making techniques such as lattacinno, pulled goldstone stringer, moretti dichroic, Phoenician face beads and amphora bottles. This video also has Kevin O'Grady showing Pyrex bracelet making, Keith Kreitter "drawing on glass", Gerry Colman making marbles and Scott Cahoon doing the S.C. swirl. This video shows a complete 28 minute section of a double dragon bead from start to finish made of Norhtstar Borocolour.	Lewis Wilson "Sculptural Glassworking" - DVD $36.00 Quantity Part 1 - "Introduction." The basics of working Pyrex brand of sodium borosilicate crystal, including geometric solids, beginning techniques and many small animals. Part 2 - "Small, Quick, Moneymaking Items." Bread and butter pieces, including pendants, earrings, more small animals, marbles, buttons, napkin rings and much more. Part 3 - "Fantasy." Larger pieces, including dragons, pegasus, unicorns, wizards and mermaids on the more advanced tape. Part 4 - "Aquatic Life." Larger pieces, including dolphins, whale, shark, turtle, seal with ball, octopus, seahorse and scuba diver on this advanced tape. Part 5 - "Wildlife." This advanced tape includes ram, deer, giraffe, eagle, elephant, trees and cactus. Each tape is approximately 2 hours in length. The 5 part set is available for $175.00
Lewis Wilson "Boro Beads" - DVD $40.00 Quantity This video shows how Lewis's "Monster Beads" are made. Lewis shows how to do a dragon and a dolphin that are the side pieces for these beads. He also shows a basic bicone design. For fun, he shows two squiggle designs and also a bead using the Burgard face mold. Lewis also shows how to do a "stem bead" to be used to make goblets or cordials.	Contemporary Lampworking 3rd Ed. $60.00 Quantity This two volume set includes updated listings of suppliers, schools, and other contacts. Recent works by many artists have been added as well as two full color Gallery Sections, now showcasing nearly a hundred artists. Over 100 pages of new material includes additional techniques for jewelry, marbles, beads, paperweights, vessels, goblets, neon plasma sculpture, millefiore canes, lathe working, core-forming and combinations of lampwork with other glass techniques. Health and safety information has been newly updated to reflect recent NIOSH research. Chapters on the history of lampworking and the general properties of glass have been expanded. 256 pages each, for a total of 512 pages.
Torchworked Marbles, Vol. 1 - By: Drew Fritts $30.00 Quantity This is book is great for those that are just starting up or the experienced marble makers. Fritts covers step by step instructions on various marble making techiques as well as studio equipment and setup. These techniqes can be applied to both soft glass and borosiliate.	Cindy Jenkins: "Making Glass Beads" Soft Cover $15.00 Quantity In this book you'll discover the art of glass beadmaking and learn many of the secrets that were gaurded for centruies by Venetian glassmakers. You'll build your expertise, beginning with the basic methods for making and decorating beads and working up to more advanced approaches. Soft Cover - 112 Pages
The Art Of Beads - Vol 1 $16.00 Quantity A new introductory guide to making contour (bent) glass beads. This book takes you step-by-step with color photos through 3 projects: the first is a watchband made with contour beads, seed beads, findings and crystals; the second is a fitted bracelet which includes a focal bead and art pieces; and the third covers garden beads that are full of depth and fine detail.	Shannon Hill: "Making Inside-Out Beads" - DVD $40.00 Quantity "Making Inside-Out Beads" is an instructional video for the lampwork artists interested in using the Inside-Out techinpue. This covers beginner to advanced Inside-Out methods using borosilicate tubing. Although the focus is on beads, this information can easily be carried over into other fields of lampworking. Topics included are: Pulling and working with Points Making and using Color, Dichro, and Lattichino Stringers Fuming with Gold and Silver Inside-Out Coil Potting Reversals Honey Comb.
Goblets - By: Steve Sizelove $40.00 Quantity This video was created for beginner to intermediate enthusiasts of borosilicate goblets. Part One shows the steps and techniques used to make one of Steve's Accent Goblets. Part Two shows using the blowout technique to turn solid rod into tubing for a goblet top and foot. Then Steve moves on to show the assembly of a complicated architechtural structure which surounds a prevously made mermaid.	Freeman Corbin: "Essential Lampworking For Beginners" - DVD $35.00 Quantity This 115 minute DVD, by Freeman Corbin and Jenny Newtson, covers the basics of shop setup and discusses the tools and equipment needed to start lampworking. An introduction to pendants, tubing, and beads is also included with dozens of suggestions on how to have a more efficient studio.
Beyond The Magic by: Doug Remschneider DVD $50.00 Quantity Doug Remschneider demonstrates how to create metallic finishes on beads. In addtion he shows key steps for mastering the art of bring metal to the surface of borosilicate colors.	Glass Art 2008 Calendar ~~$18.00~~ $13.50 On Sale! Enjoy the beauty of this contemporary glass art calendar that features remarkable glass creations including glass beads, jewelry, objects and sculptural pieces from leading names in the field today, as well as emerging artists. Enjoy the true craftsmanship and artistry displayed throughout the calendar of glass art at its finest. Includes art from: Kristina Logan, Carter Seibels, Beth Williams, Lisa Niven, Michael Barley, Judy Carlson, Jeff Barber, J.C. Herrell, Jennifer Geldrad, Sarah Moran, Lucie Kovarova-Weir, Eric Rader, Tink Martin. 13 months with photos.
Suellen Fowler "Flamework: An Intimate Art" - DVD $40.00 Quantity This video demonstrates the techniques Suellen Fowler uses to mix color, sculpting a fire breating dragon, creating a blown perfume bottles, and making a spinning top.	Robert Mickelsen "Elements" - DVD $40.00 Quantity The great video is a demonstration of the use of borosilicate tubing, rod, color, fuming, and the Graal Technique. Although it is not intended as an instructional video, there is still a lot to be learned just by watching a master at work!
Robert Mickelsen "It's Just A Demo" - DVD $40.00 Quantity In this video, Rober Mickelsen demonstrates making his Mantis Goblet. This video is not intended to be an instructional video, "It's Just A Demo" after all. It is, however, very informational and great entertainment. There is still a lot to be learned just by watching a master at work!