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Making a Glass Jellyfish Pendant at the Ravalli County Fair 2023 Boro Glassblowing

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William Grout

William Grout

Күн бұрын

Sorry for the camera shaking a bit. I think it was a little windy and you can see the water in the tin can moving. We have a great time at the fair and I made a lot of glass!
We have a couple of these in our Shopify site here: store.aspenhot...
And over on our Etsy site here: store.aspenhot...
This video shows the process start to finish from our little work station at the fair.
Bill and Rae Grout are full time artists from Corvallis Montana. “We are science geeks to glassblowers”. They both have technical backgrounds in the high tech avionics industry but left the corporate life to live their dream.
Bill became a full time artist and started blowing glass in 1993 and Rae left the corporate world in 2002 to be with Bill and become a glassblower. In 2016 they began incorporating metal working, dragon attire and Steampunk designs into their glass art. Together they live on a small farm that includes orchards, an extensive garden with a green house, Steampunk shop, Torch shop for torch work glass blowing, Bills Man Cave equipped with a electronics wing and Brew house.
Their farm has fantastic views overlooking the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. Together they spread love and harmony, sharing this fantastic journey called life.
Check out our other KZbin channel for more glass work demos:
The Bill and Rae Show
/ @billraeshow

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@cherylburkitt9722
@cherylburkitt9722 9 ай бұрын
Adorable jelly fish ❤
@polabear7114
@polabear7114 3 ай бұрын
your creative ideas are GREAT!!
@loscoglass
@loscoglass Жыл бұрын
pretty sick, your jellys come out super clean!
@WilliamGrout
@WilliamGrout Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@fishinwithschroeder
@fishinwithschroeder 11 ай бұрын
Those are very good lookin Jellies.. I haev a friend of mine that also makes some bad ass Jellies.. Kobuki style
@tonipatterson8594
@tonipatterson8594 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@MissMoo2780
@MissMoo2780 3 ай бұрын
They are stunning, I would definitely wear one. Amazing work 👏👏👏
@JillCampbell-h9x
@JillCampbell-h9x 4 ай бұрын
thanks!
@christinelee2619
@christinelee2619 9 ай бұрын
Put them together as garden light decorations
@LandonStrauss-hc1sc
@LandonStrauss-hc1sc 6 ай бұрын
These are sooooo cool.
@jutta9902
@jutta9902 7 ай бұрын
They are beautyfull
@idela32
@idela32 6 ай бұрын
Go Bill
@johncspine2787
@johncspine2787 15 күн бұрын
I wonder if you strung them on a fiber optic cord or what, clear plastic cord and illuminated the cord if you could make them glow..could disguise a tiny battery in a central pendant, maybe w a resistor of some sort for brighter and/or very subtle glow..
@eastonvonschist2283
@eastonvonschist2283 5 ай бұрын
I have several of these and in one you can only see the jellyfish under a blacklight. pretty cool.
@GalleonLampworks
@GalleonLampworks 5 ай бұрын
At the fair huh... so thats a portable lampworking table? pretty sweet bro!
@BillRaeShow
@BillRaeShow 5 ай бұрын
It's a small work space and this is the only event we do mobile torch demos. We have had the same setup at this fair for 12 years!
@johncspine2787
@johncspine2787 15 күн бұрын
States are different, but..can you have a glass studio in your home? If you have proper ventilation and a good setup will homeowners insurance still allow it? Or do you have to get the fire department to inspect..?
@WilliamGrout
@WilliamGrout 14 күн бұрын
I am not in any position to give specific advice, but IMHO doing glass work IN a home is never a good idea. On the property in a separate shop building is a start but every situation is going to be different. Some residential areas would not allow such a shop building in the first place. Keep asking questions before going further, this is not a kitchen table hobby!
@ralucabuttner449
@ralucabuttner449 8 ай бұрын
Where did you get the spikes intrument used for making the tentacles?
@WilliamGrout
@WilliamGrout 8 ай бұрын
Search for "flower frog". I got mine at a Michaels craft store in the floral department..
@ralucabuttner449
@ralucabuttner449 8 ай бұрын
@@WilliamGrout Thanks!
@tsunamisam9361
@tsunamisam9361 Жыл бұрын
Hi, I Really Enjoyed Watching You Make This Pendant. I Also Blow Glass And I Would Like To Ask A Couple Of Questions. When You Push The Gather On The Frog How Does That Help And Why Is The Frog Outer Prongs Bent Out Like That? I Ask Because I Have A Frog About That Size. Also What Color Do You Use In The Cane You Wrapped Around The Base Of The Cap Of The Jellyfish? Thank You For Posting This. You Do Great Work.
@WilliamGrout
@WilliamGrout Жыл бұрын
Before the push on the frog I added the color to the end of the gather which is the color for the tentacles. I bent some of the pins out of the way to be able to push deeper and produce more uniform tentacles. Important to use some beeswax on the frog and hold it down somehow (I use tweezers) or the glass will stick to the frog and that is a disaster. The tentacles are then treated a bit like a compression technique just not pressed on the end at all. Pull off some mixed up mess on the end after chasing the air out. The remainder of little air traps look cool IMHO. Getting the right color, amount of color and heat cycles for the tentacles is...... complicated and a bit frustrating I have to say. Best wishes!
@joannecarson5568
@joannecarson5568 7 ай бұрын
I like your jellyfish! I am concerned that you would see the lines where you add the clear glass around the body of the jellyfish. Is it a problem?
@WilliamGrout
@WilliamGrout 7 ай бұрын
A legit concern. Adding clear on top of clear is challenging to do without any visible distortion but with a good heat base in the piece and the proper heat at the junction it can be minimal. The issue I have is more often tiny bubbles. Being an aquatic and organic design I think any anomalies are not very noticeable here. The amount of time in the flame alters the glass chemistry on the surface which is a factor in the distortions but for a small pendant like this that is not as much of a problem.
@willowwisp6401
@willowwisp6401 Жыл бұрын
HOW MUCH ?, I want to buy one of each color.
@WilliamGrout
@WilliamGrout Жыл бұрын
$35 online free shipping. Inventory should be increasing online soonish but here is our Shopify page: store.aspenhotglass.com/collections/hand-blown-glass-art
@jutta9902
@jutta9902 7 ай бұрын
Is it boroglass?
@WilliamGrout
@WilliamGrout 7 ай бұрын
Yes it is.
@jutta9902
@jutta9902 7 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for answering. ❤
@Aquaticfireartglass
@Aquaticfireartglass 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the sharing. 🙂 Is that a handmade pin frog with all the crazy pokey bits?
@WilliamGrout
@WilliamGrout 7 ай бұрын
The pin frog is a small one that I got at Michaels in the floral department. I bent the outer pins out of the way to have just a limited number for this use. I guess I could just cut those off now.... Thanks for checking it out!
@Andreath3d
@Andreath3d 11 ай бұрын
🩷❤🧡❤🩷❤🧡♥️
@paulloewinger5474
@paulloewinger5474 8 ай бұрын
Großes ?
@wakeupbeawesome
@wakeupbeawesome 11 ай бұрын
Use some wax on your tools.
@WilliamGrout
@WilliamGrout 11 ай бұрын
Actually I do use bees wax on the "floral frog" when pressing the tentacles.
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