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Pittsburgh Glass Centers' Andre Gutgesell class

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Pittsburgh Glass Centers' Andre Gutgesell class

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

Artist: MatthewEskuche

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is the 7-11 still open? were out of chips...

the meal, days in preparation. the men dressed in the finest suits of linen and silk. the women, draped in jewels Cartier himself would be jealous of, and so couture its got Coco Chanel and Louis Vuitton going white and whispering. a Chateau Brion 73' brimming over a fine Venitian goblet. regal Wolfhounds resting after the hunt. Versailles eat you heart out, we got Wal-Marts!

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love the lauscha..
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.
» Posted by MicahEvans on 6/27/2006 3:46:00 PM.

thanks for the edit
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.
» Posted by MatthewEskuche on 6/27/2006 7:32:57 PM.

Lauscha Rocks!
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?
» Posted by AmezcuaManuel on 6/27/2006 7:42:20 PM.

thanks
thanks for posting the pice, very interesting. great piece by the way, very different!
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» Posted by RoSGlassWorld on 6/28/2006 7:47:12 AM.

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great stuff. sweet piece. i love the colors.
» Posted by ErikAnders on 6/28/2006 11:30:21 AM.

Nice...
doesn't look easy..... Thanks for sharing.
» Posted by SteveSizelove on 6/28/2006 12:19:06 PM.

nfsadjkn
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..
» Posted by AdamGrafuis on 6/29/2006 7:29:24 AM.

you mean soft stuff?
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"
» Posted by MatthewEskuche on 6/29/2006 5:15:04 PM.

The finished piece
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.
» Posted by RexTrimm on 3/27/2007 2:40:17 PM.

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