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Welcome to the East Falls Glassworks Links Page, make sure you check out:
• Classes offered at East Falls Glassworks (Philadelphia)
• Glass art in our gallery
• Studio rental information
Philadelphia Area Glassblowing
| Philadelphia Glass Works |
Public access glass studio in Northern Liberties; Philadelphia Glass Works offers classes
in flameworking, glass for sale and flameworking supplies (tools and color).
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| Tyler Glass |
Temple University/Tyler has a good arts department and glass program.
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| Wheaton Village |
Wheaton village has a great collection of American glass, and offers fellowships that has allowed many
glass artists to pursue their vision.
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| Bucks County Community College |
Bucks is one of the few community colleges that have a complete hot shop and offer glassblowing classes.
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| Glasslight Studio |
Glasslight studio offer classes from their facility in beautiful St. Peters about an hour outside of the city.
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| Wexler Gallery |
In old city Philadelphia, Wexler has a fantastic collection of work by all the studio glass greats, as well
as contemporary hand made furniture, ceramics, jewelry, and the decorative arts.
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Equipment and Supplies
| Artists Reliable Tool Company |
A.R.T.CO carries many different tools and supplies for artists working with hot glass. They are
a good source for Exact hand torches, gloves as well as pyrometers.
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| Spiral Arts |
Spiral Arts makes really excellent glassblowing pipes and punties and distribute the Carlo Dona line
of tools (highly recommended for goblet work). Our pipes and punties are from Spiral Arts.
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| Jim Moore Glass Tools |
Jim Moore hand crafts very fine (and affordable) glassblowing tools. He will also make custom tools
to your specifications. Our studio tools are from Jim Moore.
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| Steinert Industries |
Steinert makes a full range of pipes, punties and optic molds.
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| Olympic Color Rod |
Huge inventory of glassblowing supplies including glass color rods from Gaffer, Reichenbach and Zimmermann.
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| Ohm Equipment |
Doug Ohm has extremely helpful with the design of our hot glass equipment. His primary line of
business is the fabrication of top-notch glass melting furnaces, gloryholes and annealers.
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Other Web Resources
| Glass Notes |
Henry Halem's book "Glass Notes" is the reference for building equipment for
a glass studio. Suffice to say that our copy of this book is covered in stains from
castable and coffee. This link references the online version of the book which has
additional information.
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| Glassblower.Info |
The glassblower.info web site is a fantastic compilation of glass blowing links and information. It is
maintained by Tony Patti, a Philadelphia area glassblower.
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East Carolina University's
Glassblowing Services |
One of the best reference sites for scientific glassblowing (aka flameworking or lampworking).
Glassblowing Services offers fabrication, design consultation, instruction in scientific glassblowing, technical and material resources to all components of East Carolina University, the North Carolina University System, public and private schools, state and local agencies and the general community of East Carolina.
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| Mike Firth's Glassblowing Page |
Mike publishes the Hot Glass Bits news letter and maintains a huge archive of glassblowing information
on his web site.
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| Memories In Glass |
Memories-in-Glass.com mission is to provide glass information and glass education to the public. So that the young and old alike can learn about glass and have fun producing glass.
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| Electronic Cottage |
ElectronicCottage online arts & crafts gallery, featuring original fine art & unique
handmade craft from over 1000 artists & craftspeople.
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| Glass Craftsman |
Glass Craftsman magazine: home of The Glass Guys.
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| Glass Line |
GLASS LINE Magazine: The magazine for HOT GLASS artists.
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| Artisan Street |
The world's largest art and craft fair.
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| Your Art Links |
Thousands of art resources.
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| Craftown |
Craftown, a crafters resource center, offers free craft patterns, projects and lessons.
There are 1000's of unique craft projects and patterns. Their site provides resource pages
and crafting instruction for a variety of interests.
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| Artzee |
Directory of glass jewelry, lampworked beads and other glass-related sites. Good diversity of
artists are represented.
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East Falls / Philadelphia Community
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Sherman Mills Arts Council is dedicated to creating a self-sustaining community of artists and artisans that are supported in an environment that allows for the creation, exhibition, and sale of their artwork — building Sherman Mills' reputation as a unique arts destination.
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| Jesse Harrington |
Jesse Harrington is a sculptor of stone, wood and bronze. His studio is right behind our shop.
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| Sherman Mills at East Falls |
We are located within Sherman Mills. It is a pre-civil war fabric mill which is being converted into
artist studios, luxury apartments and a variety of commercial uses.
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| The Clay Studio |
The Clay Studio supports the ceramic arts through its artist residencies, gallery, studio space, school, educational & outreach programs, and permanent collection.
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| InLiquid |
InLiquid.com, a Philadelphia based nonprofit organization, shows an extensive online collection of work by local, national, and international artists to the public, while serving as a comprehensive hub for visual arts information and resources.
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Glass Artists
| Glass Artists.org |
A free online photo gallery where glass artists can display photos of their art. Create your own personalized online portfolio gallery to display photos of your artwork.
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| Josh Simpson Contemporary Glass |
Josh Simpson makes some amazing work inspired by the natural world. He is very well known for his
'Planets'. Make sure you check out his 'Image Gallery'.
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| Riordan Artistry / ChicagoCrystal.com |
Riordan Artistry blends art, craftsmanship and technology to create carved glass, crystal & marble that graces the lives of their customers.
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| Art of Venice Murano Glass Gallery |
Art of Venice is a Venetian company specializing in Murano Glass, contemporary artworks, classic Venetian objects and glass jewelery.
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Glass Schools and Organizations
| The Glass Furnace |
The Glass Furnace is an international glass center built in the green fields of the Blacksea Region (Turkey).
They offer not only introductory classes, but also master classes.
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| Corning Museum of Glass |
The studio at Corning is one of the best places in the world to take intensive courses in glassblowing,
flameworking, kiln-forming and cold-working. The museum and library there are among the richest
resources of historic and contemporary glass. Any glass enthusiast should take the opportunity to
experience Corning.
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•Craft Site Directory: Your guide to arts and crafts on the Internet.
•The Worldwide Art Gallery
•The Art List- Monthly e-Newsletter and searchable database listing upcoming Art Contests, Art Competitions, and Opportunites for visual artists and photographers.
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