Setting Up a Propane and Oxygen-Fed Torch
The torch has arrived, the concentrator and propane too. Now I have to assemble everything, and honestly, I have no idea what I’m doing. Let’s do this.
Read more →What is Iter Ignis?
Iter Ignis is a path, a transformation. It is having a goal and striving to reach it, but it is also everything along the journey until you do. Alchemy under the pressure of the flame. With discipline, sobriety, and resilience. My intention is both to document my technical and artisan learning process from zero, and to create a space of calm, personal and spiritual growth, accompanied by the warmth of fire.
What is lampworking?
Lampworking, also known as flameworking, is a discipline and a craft: the artisan practice of shaping glass rods and tubes using a torch flame. Practiced since ancient times, it has been used to create beads, sculptures, scientific instruments, and decorative art. The glass is heated until it becomes molten and malleable, then shaped by hand using tools, gravity, and breath.
Learning Log
Recent entries from the workshop.
Glass
An introduction to what glass is, how it behaves, and a few curiosities. Is it a solid or a liquid? Is it a crystal? Is it a cat?
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Every session is streamed live on YouTube. Subscribe to follow along — from first bead to (hopefully) something you'd actually want to own.