ClassicalTwistGlass
Portland, Oregon ·
ClassicalTwistGlass
Classical Twist Glass by Dylan BramsPortland, Oregon 171 Sales On Etsy since 2011
Announcement Individual works made by hand from soft glass.
Announcement
Individual works made by hand from soft glass.
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Marbled Hand Blown Yellow and Red Glass Fruit Bowl / Fruitschaal Art
$250.00
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Pair of Octagonal Goblets, hand blown glass art
$150.00
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Clear glass plates, set of 15
$300.00
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Clear hand blown bowl
$60.00
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Clear Hand Blown Glass Art Tumbler
$40.00
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Clear Hand Blown Bowl
$75.00
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Swirled Hand Blown Yellow, Red, Green and White Glass Fruit Bowl / Fruitschaal Art
$250.00
Reviews
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MadWat on Jan 4, 2018
5 out of 5 starsLove this glass so much! I am hoping to get another with a red rim (fingers crossed)! Feels light but very sturdy. ABSOLUTELY beautiful work, design, color, clarity of the glass! When not used for beer it is a water mug!
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Updates
About
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Heat shock is used to transfer a goblet from attachment to the pipe to attachment to a punty, to work the bowl.
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Here Diamond Mike is helping Dylan flatten a foot.
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Putting a wrap on a foot is a meticulous process. Diamond Mike delivers it, and when we're good it's even.
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Placing a foot on a goblet is something you only have one chance at. This one needed fixing.
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Dylan's Ultra-Professional Stock Shelf
Come share my passion for molten glass
Follow me on Pinterest, Instagram, and my blog to see process pictures, raw-shop-output shots, participate in occasional contests, and other exciting things!
Note: I now live in Jerusalem, Israel, so custom orders are significantly more expensive both to produce and ship.
I love to blow glass. When I was young, I enjoyed ceramics - especially Raku - and was captivated by the idea of making things. As I grew older I acquired some formal art theory training, and learned to draw, but have also pursued various careers making digital systems. My instinctive desire to make objects with my hands is fulfilled with my glassblowing.
My creations have become more beautiful and skillfully made over almost ten years, as I have traveled the country (from workshops in Seattle to working vacations in Corning) and practiced at home honing my craft. When I started blowing glass I was fascinated by the variegations of color as well as the translucency. I experimented heavily with thick, highly colorful forms.
I have since then become more fascinated with the challenges available in thin, Italian style glass. The thermodynamics of thin glass are difficult. By its nature, 'soft' glass (the kind I work with) reaches a point while cooling where minor temperature differentials cause its density to vary greatly, and it cracks. A glassblower can also get a piece too hot, causing its wall strength to disappear, and the piece to fold. Thin and light and delicate and beautiful glass is the most difficult glassblowing to do.
A Special Note on Custom Orders: Custom orders are extremely difficult. I want you to be very happy, so I tend to remake items three or four times in the hopes of doing exactly that. The price of doing this is built into my original quote. In 16th century Italy, when glassblowers were treated like nobility, there was a special title for glassblowers willing and able to make custom goblets to order - 'Maestro di Bikiare a Measure'. (Master of Goblets to Measure) The more custom orders I do, the more I feel they deserved it.
If you're in Portland, use the coupon code 'ImInPortlandDeliver' if you would like hand-delivery and no shipping costs.
If you would like to order some art to rent / lease, let me know. I could make things for you, charge a deposit, and we could work out a contract. I am definitely interested in limited time or rotating coporate installations.
I'd like to mention that it's been fantastic to have help from my friends since I started taking online sales more seriously this year. It's amazing how willing people have been to help me make what I love to do. I'm trying to brand myself as a great glassblower, here, so I feel like I'm tooting my own horn too loud; there are a pile of people behind me pushing me up the hill.
Please check out my blog / website at http://www.dylanbrams.com if you are interested in more information.
Dylan Brams
Shop members
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Dylan Brams
Owner, Creator, Designer
I strive to make exceptional things. From large computer systems to apertif glasses, I love creating elegant items. My degrees in Electrical Engineering and Philosophy attest the breadth and depth to which I hunt knowledge, perspective and skill.
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Diamond Mike
Assistant, Creator, Medic
A jeweler, EMT, AcroYogi, glassblower, and future Paramedic, Diamond Mike's primary duty is to make my work look more awesome. And help clean up the cuts & burns that inevitably result from the process.
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charlotte marie wood
Photographer, Curator
A bright spirit and new mother, Lotti does The Photography and The Listing. She also props me up with compliments and marketing advice when I need them. If you love her photos as much as I do contact her at http://www.charlottemariewood.com
Shop policies
I run this shop in an attempt to pay my ridiculous glassblowing expenses, and pay my friends a decent wage for their photography and glass assisting skills. I like to make beautiful things, and will take custom orders. Unfortunately, my custom orders have increased in price because of all the seconds and inept-seeming one-off's.
Accepted payment methods
- Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
Returns and exchanges
Payment
Large custom orders require a 50% deposit, half of which is refunded if the order is cancelled.