My name is Forest, and I’m a professional lampworker. I don’t just blow glass , I shape the energy in the room every time my work is exhibited. I’m creating more than objects, I’m building connection. Glass is my medium, but what I’m really crafting is human resonance.
Lamp working is the practice of melting glass over a open flame, the name originated from using a oil lamp with air being blown into the flame through a pipe or foot powered bellows.
My work is born from fire ,a reflection of nature’s endless cycle: growth, decay, transformation, and return. Just as seasons turn and rivers carve stone, each flame worked piece carries the rhythm of change. Lampworking, like nature, is a process of surrender and shaping ,where time, pressure, and intention give rise to form.
Glass is considered a amorphous solid, the use and creation with glass dates back atleast 5500 years ago , prehistoric people used obsidian (black volcanic glass) for a wide range of things like decorative beads , money & knives etc.
Borosilicate Glass
I work with Borosilicate Glass
What makes borosilicate glass special is the boron oxide that is substituted for soda-lyme in the manufacturing process
There are many distinct differences between soda-lyme aka soft glass & borosilicate glass
•a COE( coefficient of Expansion) of 33
•Borosilicate melts at a higher temperature & takes more heat to maintain workability
•Borosilicate glass is scratch resistant
• Borosilicate glass is stronger than most
• Borosilicate glass is typically worked in a open flame torch rather than a furnace due to its higher melting point.
