Studio Glass

Jeff Price is a studio-glass blower. Briefly, that means that he does everything by himself: melting the glass, forming it, coloring it, annealing it, etc.

Although when glassblowing was invented 2,000 years ago pieces may have been made by individual artisans, for the past several hundred years (until the 1960s) it has been made only by teams of people working together in a factory. A typical factory team consists of about five workers, each doing a specific part of the manufacture of every piece. Glassblowing is considered to be the first craft to have been ``industrialized.''

In the early 1960s it was realized that an individual craftsman, working alone, could blow glass. And this realization gave birth to what is called the Studio Glass Movement. There are now hundreds of individuals around the world blowing glass. In many cases the individuals have hired assistants and now produce their glass in a mini-factory-like situation.

But Jeff chooses to work entirely alone, which enables him to have complete control over the design and execution of his works.

In recent years studio-blown glass has become a favorite item to give for all sorts of occasions: weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, Christmas, or any other time that one needs something unique.