Glassblowing a glass butterfly figurine - lampwork, flamework, hotglass

The butterfly is made of italian softglass.
magic-glassart....

[@nercoG]

i just sat here and watched all of this without a sound. That's beautiful!

[@ronb5781]

Beautiful work.... You have talent!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@schlagie]

it looked more beautiful than I thought it would

[@catman72]

made me want to revisit my long forgotten stash of bullseye rods... good job.

[@F22xSTEALTHx]

This is one of the few remaining craftsmanship arts left

[@Aluciel286]

Aww I had a glass unicorn when I was a kid that got broken when we moved. This makes me miss it. It's so beautiful!

[@mothxcat9700]

Awww

[@mesut1]

www.etsy.com/shop/AlaisGlass

[@millionairejh]

gorgeous, this makes me wanna do this

[@Chrom3oxid]

You will find some from time to time in my Etsy-Shop: etsy.com/shop/CaraMagicGlasswww.etsy.com/shop/CaraMagicGlass or you can also send me a mail and make a commission. :-)

[@quangha2073]

OMG,epic art!

[@USNMelDaria]

Love it!

[@BruhMakesGlass]

This is almost exactly how i pictured doing it, i really like your style! Thanks for the confirmation and ideas!

[@whittleshaller3280]

simply beautiful. :D

[@Airwhind]

Very impressive!!

[@blondieful3]

it is so cool u r able to do that definatly a dream of mine someday

[@emokid12320]

that was really cool. how does someone get into the art of glass blowing

[@pallukun]

beautiful result

[@denisenicole2221]

wow.... this is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cureilona]

Brilliant!!!

[@tangogonzo]

Fascinating!!!

[@Lunitari1]

Awesome butterfly! How come it does not crack at the wings while you are making it?

[@gacannon133]

I actually would like some directions as I'm watching. Like the colors you chose or even about how big the body is.

[@Chrom3oxid]

I will add this. Had no time when I made the video years ago.

[@Skracheyvo]

i ususally ''play'' with softglass, and i have this problem too.. but if you just take care a bit and then cool down within 72h in a good ofen it will not break. this furnances are really expensive and dont rendist to buy if you dont or cant sell your work.. but, ofc, its funnier to have stuff that doesnt break instead of things which you'll never know 'does it break now?' - its my experience.

[@Chrom3oxid]

@goat20101 , yes, please do, at first you will need some training routine, but its not so difficult. Important is the sequence and the direction of the flame..

[@HokuSeaglassHawaii]

Amazing, my soft glass would have cracked not having it in the flame for so long.

[@shackmaninc]

nicely done, good vid, filter for the camera would be even better :)

[@jcdelfino]

in Brazil we say: BORBOLETA. Gostaria de saber, se depois de pronta a "butterfly" vai para tratamento térmico? quantos graus?. (I wonder if after the prompt "butterfly" is going to heat treatment? how many degrees?)

[@Chrom3oxid]

I like to hear music or an good book all the day and when I am looking a good tutorial then I am interested on the hows and hints the fingers of the master gives me. I really dislike to get distracted by anything else and especially some kind of music I detest and so I choose to make this little tutorials without auditive background. You are free to choose your own favourites while you are watching.

[@Fizzgig]

So pretty, nice talent and control... NOT GLASSBLOWING. I don't understand why the title? Oh well.

[@emilyferguson2541]

Oops love this butterfly

[@Spike1joel]

Nice!

[@BWTHHYBL.TITSOAK]

Didymium camera lens would be nice, but very cool havent made one before ill give it a shot

[@Chrom3oxid]

There is already one on the camera. The flame is still very bright. Haven't found a solution for this problem yet but I keep trying.

[@GroovyYoda]

Hi, it`s very nice and if you`ll find some time please tell me what materials are you using and can I find them on amazon or other online shops, because I might not find them in my country, thanx :)

[@bobbybob4893]

Bravo.

[@glespea420]

Are those clamps youre using steel?

[@annhogan2274]

Once the wings are pressed and pulled, do you have to flash them to prevent shocking or do you keep them out of the flame?

[@Chrom3oxid]

Out of the flame but near on the heat so the tension will ease while they cool slowly down.

[@TheMandalee17]

pretty, where can i get one?

[@mcbooton]

very nice, thanks for sharing.

[@harperjmusic]

@karolin do you offer tuition? I'd love to start making glass animals in a similar way and trying to work out how I can get started - equipment, technique, etc? Any advice would be great!

[@Chrom3oxid]

Hi John, now I am back and if you are still interested I will gladly help with any kind of information.

[@coen555]

Lovely. But I'm sure it would shatter if I tried. (I couldn't afford the torch for borosilicate)

[@Chrom3oxid]

I work softglass. While learning this, you shatter nearly everything for the first three years.

[@katiemcneese8874]

Oops nevermind, I see now! The tools used to help shape the wings have got colors on them :)

[@carolmills2420]

I want make some so beautiful

[@chipthedog611aj6]

xD I thought you were making a parrot and in my mind I was like "That's one ugly ass parrot. Why is it Black? Those wings are Way too long!"

[@quangha2073]

ummm that's okay

[@Chrom3oxid]

@SpuriousSignals1 , it was me a pleasure :-)

[@xBAIRDYx]

he meant are they hollow

[@xXNightRain]

i like pie

[@anneparker6156]

I'm looking for glass camels. Do u have any in your store?

[@anneparker6156]

That's a very unprofessional answer to someone interested in a purchase from you.

[@KTBob07]

Anne Parker if you notice by the user name its not the person who made the video that said that to you.

[@KTBob07]

sure why not :)

[@MezMez]

These are amazing.

[@nilebabe]

Why is this called "glassblowing"?

[@R.L._Stine_88]

Its called Lampworking, because the torch sits on the desk much like a lamp. but people call it glass blowing also because when you are using tubing you do "blow" into it to puff out bubbles etc. but what you are thinking of is soft glass with blow tubes and puntees and stuff. I think glassblowing just gets the point across better to the common person

[@anabellethekiller9957]

beautiful

[@anbest3089]

Sometimes it looks like your hand gets so close to the flame. Makes me cringe DX

[@akimwijnberg5672]

It's 2D bro xD

[@baddonkey75]

it does vget close to the flame ive flashed my fingers a time or two lol even the glasses make it hard to see the actual flammage and where your hand is lol

[@Chrom3oxid]

Thats mostly a perspective thing. I have a lot of burnings on my skin but till now, and I started with flamework in 1998, I never burnt my hands or fingers directly in the flame. But I cringed myself seeing the video. It just looks weird.

[@Chrom3oxid]

@fourpointohh, no, I use the blue rod to form the wing. First, I melt some blue glass and applicate it to the mass I form the wing from. Then I use a tool to squeeze it flat and after this I can use the blue rod (or any other) wich is still hot, to melt it to the also hot wing (because both is hot and soft, they stick together for a short moment until the are to cool). So I use the rod to pull softly at the wing and give it its final form.

[@Chrom3oxid]

good idea :-) just do it!

[@thesleepnwolf1556]

Its very beautiful, this came up in my "Recommended for you" list so I clicked on it. Now Im glad I did, and my name means "butterfly" LoL..

[@marcoautiero]

please, a curiosity: are this glass sticks (or rods, i don't know well how to define them in english) that you handle empty at the inside?

[@onefeather2]

Beautiful and delicate .

[@cxjb1234]

I can't believe that the glass didn't crack. That couldn't be effetre, could it? Don't understand WHY it didn't crack, having it OUT of the flame for sooooooo long. . .

[@lauriebeabea]

Amazed

[@dreamsnchains4830]

Wow! Extremely talented! Thank you for sharing... :-)

[@Chrom3oxid]

@fourpointohh, no, I use the blue rod to form the wing. First, I melt some blue glass and applicate it to the mass I form the wing from. Then I use a tool to squeeze it flat and after this I can use the blue rod (or any other) wich is still hot, to melt it to the also hot wing (because both is hot and soft, they stick together for a short moment until the are to cool). So I use the rod to pull softly at the wing and give it its final form.

[@Chrom3oxid]

@cxjb1234 , the glass is effetre. But if you learn glass art in Lascha/germany, you learn with softglass from the start - and it cracks a lot at the beginning. Its a very essential part of the training to work with next almost no tension.

[@Chrom3oxid]

No, this is massive.

[@thehuhuSB]

glass dont chage color after heated and cooled

[@Chrom3oxid]

Yes, thats a scar from a burn. I have a lot of them. They don´t happen very often but they happen and I work for nearly 15 years now. Enough time to burn a little. ;-) I could prevent some but I don´t really care. Its part of "playing with fire".

[@wynetteritchotte1427]

Too hard to see what is being done

[@mybadomen6441]

That is absolutely Amazing Talent!

[@Chrom3oxid]

@naverednog , its the same with hard glass but you have to work with more heat and much faster. Did you give it a try?

[@surfrat11290]

God this piece is awesome but what a horrible video without and direction! Please talk and inform us on what ur doing or stuff ur using.

[@Chrom3oxid]

Its called glassblowing, so the stuff is glass. You learn these skills by closely observing and by try end error. You just have to work with glass over and over and over again, every day, 6-10 hours, for at least 3 years. Then you can master most of the basics. As a teacher for 15 years my experience is that too much explanation is not helpful but distracting.

[@Chrom3oxid]

No, its just something I learned and I am used to live up to with all my heart. I try to be a good teacher and you can be sure, there is nothing about it you couldn´t learn to do yourself - with time and dedication.

[@Chrom3oxid]

@shackmaninc , I used one, but the camera is a simple digicam and not really qualified for this task.

[@thehuhuSB]

metan gas mixed with compresed air

[@Chrom3oxid]

I work with glass fo nearly 14 years now. So you can sy, I burn myself not on a daily basis, but it happens from time to time.

[@Chrom3oxid]

@naverednog, its the same with hard glass, but you have to work faster give it a try and good luck :-)

[@aamirrizvi2175]

Kahan mile gi masheen

[@Xanderviceory]

Great work, Next video you make please place an extra didium lens in front of the camera

[@Chrom3oxid]

It was part of my education to learn how to work softglass nearly free of tensions. We worked only with softglass.

[@tommyt1971]

This video is cool! 🎉

[@firstaidkitt2628]

Beautiful

[@suzanneaufang4976]

Where is the sounds???

[@captainshipwreck9831]

I was just looking for the song glass butterflies and this popped up :/

[@Chrom3oxid]

I am sorry for this, but thank you for the hint. I will look for it too.

[@sherimcdermott1377]

lovely

[@MsDecepticon]

Im an artist and recently have been given a glass pig for hope against my illness. I went to this site and I was amazed by the beauty! I would love to try and do this but we dont have much money and I bet those soft glass are expensive. :(

[@globetrekker420]

Howdy, ?, How did you keep this from cracking/exploding while you were working on it? I have been playing with fire for a while now but seem to have issues when my piece is out of the flame for any period of extended time. Ie. when working on the 2nd set of wings. I cant figure out how this piece you made was out of the flame so long & turned out beautifully.. Any tips for a fellow artist? Thanks you for the video, beautiful work!

[@TheAmmoniacal]

How do you know?

[@JennysSandBox]

Question please..... I'm just playing around with glass work until I figure out what type of work I want to do. How do you determine what temperature you anneal it at and how do you determine how long you anneal it a the selected temperature? Thank you in advance. '

[@Chrom3oxid]

@karenqd , thanks, such comments make me always happy :-)

[@Goikuchan]

I always wondered how one can make such thin wings out of glass. Thanks for showing!

[@APOCALIPSISDEPOLLA]

how much?

[@jacko1423]

what o.O

[@gibbousm]

i personally use hard glass so im not sure how well the way you made the wings would transfer over, however im very glad you posted this as i could never figure out how to make nicely shaped wings for my butterflies

[@tekieko]

It is amazing! Really beautiful.Thank you for show your fantastic work.

[@katiemcneese8874]

I'm curious, does the soft glass come labelled in specific the colours? Or is it just how the glass reacts to the heat?

[@bree612427]

Beautiful work, was that a burn on your arm ouch does that happen often? I'm really interested but I'm a little nervous about the fire :-)

[@Chrom3oxid]

@KlingKlangworkshop , thank you very much.. :-)

[@labrujadelasmunecas]

Did you learn this by your self or you took class?

[@TheAmmoniacal]

Can I ask what gas mixture you use to generate the flame? Propane + oxygen? Acetylene?

[@dudersaurus]

pretty sure he's asking if the glass is similar to a drinking straw (hollow on the inside)

[@guidobrothers]

your amazing, and I just don't mean your art but you as a person. You have the gift.

[@Chrom3oxid]

@catman72 good idea :-) just do it!

[@tobenchick14]

Your work is absolutely beautiful! Please keep your passion up! :)

[@sleepychamaeleon]

Very nicely done, the wings are beautifully shaped and balanced.