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Pittsburgh Glass Centers' Andre Gutgesell class

Posted by Matthew Eskuche on 6/27/2006
Featured by Erik Anders

a couple weeks ago i had the great fortune of taking a class with a flameworker called Andre Gutgesell. he was flown over by the Pittsburgh Glass Center from Lauscha, Germany. this was his first time teaching, and he was incredibly patient with us. he was taught primarily by Kurt Wallstab, also of Lauschan descent, and trained in colour and design at the Bauhuas in Germany. we used only hand pulled tubing from lauscha which has a coefficient similar to furnace glass, around 97 or so.

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IMG 1584.JPG bringing the tubing up to heat slowly with just natural gas 1024 x 768 px (158 KB) 0 Comments		IMG 1587.JPG twisting and slightly puffing to even out the wall thickness of the tube 1024 x 768 px (129 KB) 0 Comments
IMG 1604.JPG an encalmo added, tipping off the end to switch the axis 1024 x 768 px (132 KB) 0 Comments	IMG 1637.JPG adding a new handle on at a 90 degree axis 1024 x 768 px (141 KB) 0 Comments	IMG 1662.JPG finalizing the shape after two more incalmos have been added at the new axis 1024 x 768 px (199 KB) 0 Comments
IMG 1707.JPG shaping the opening with only the flame. touching this glass with tools usally makes a noise, and it's not a good one.. 1024 x 768 px (123 KB) 0 Comments	IMG 2027.JPG the only decent piece i made all week, all in all it has about five hours in it. 576 x 768 px (41 KB) 0 Comments

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love the lauscha..
Micah Evans: that is some frustrating stuff, its a lot of fun and but a long long way from boro. I love all the tube colors though.
6/27/2006 3:46 PM

thanks for the edit
Matthew Eskuche: maybe i'll remember the spelling this time..

there is one furnace in Lauscha that is providing the 200 or so flameworkers in Lauscha thier tubing and rod currently. i don't think its the same building, but the first building erected in Lauscha in the middle 1700's was a furnace for blowing glass.

i have a current catalog with all the differing products that this company provides.
6/27/2006 7:32 PM

Lauscha Rocks!
Amezcua Manuel: Nice piece! Stuffs kinda fun, makes me think of POP goes the weasel! Are you willing to share this catalog or where to find it?
6/27/2006 7:42 PM

thanks
Ro S Glass World: thanks for posting the pice, very interesting. great piece by the way, very different!
ro
6/28/2006 7:47 AM
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Erik Anders: great stuff. sweet piece. i love the colors.
6/28/2006 11:30 AM
Nice...
Steve Sizelove: doesn't look easy..... Thanks for sharing.
6/28/2006 12:19 AM

nfsadjkn
Adam Grafuis: nice piece matt.. i stopped by rex's place when i was passing through and he was still super hyped about the class.. he was playing around with it a bit and it looks like some hard stuff to work with..
6/29/2006 7:29 AM

you mean soft stuff?
Matthew Eskuche: it's torture when you're heating it so slowly and it's mocking you the whole time for bieng such a hack. like: "what do think this is a carnival and i'm some sort of taffy" or "i forgot to tell you quartz is actually borosilicate and borosilicate is actually plastic and moretti and I will just sit over here and laugh at you a while"
6/29/2006 5:15 PM

The finished piece
Rex Trimm: I keep forgetting, but I have that Andre piece on my mantel. I'll shoot it next time I get with my photographer and send it your way for this page.
3/27/2007 2:40 PM

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