The Flow® Magazine

Volume 21 - Issue 2

Welcome to The Flow® Summer 2023. We are thrilled to announce our theme for this issue is Vessels, with a strong focus on drinkware and groundbreaking tech collaborations. The Gallery features the work of 18 artists exhibiting skills in blown and carved glass, lathe-formed goblets and lids, fuming, stringer work, and lampworked vessels. The imagery included in the Gallery features skulls, ocean scenes, honeycomb, stylized faces, birds, flowers, wigwags, and plenty of abstract work. Avant-Garde Art Glass talks about their years of hard work developing Avant Tech, their carved-wall vessel technology previously unseen in the industry. Ben Belgrad, a central figure in the world of boro drinkware, talks about the evolution of drinking vessels and their growing social impact. Shane Fero takes us through his history of creating flameworked blown perfumeries, drawing on his painting skills to inform the composition of his vessels. Jake Colito has undertaken a global collaboration of vessel-building, and his epic project, Pints with Friends, is featured in this issue. Eric Goldschmidt of The Corning Museum of Glass demonstrates how to create a lid for any goblet or blown vessel. Susan Otto-Bain offers a step-by-step demonstration on how to make a flameworked on-mandrel vessel with surface decoration. And Bryan Ratcliffe, known on social media as Surfrat, offers valuable tips on how to build your brand and increase engagement on your social media platforms. Be sure to subscribe today at www.theflowmagazine.com so you won’t miss a single issue!

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