Should I become a glassblower?

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I've been thinking after I wrap up this semester, maybe I'll go to trade school and study glassblowing. Learning a trade seems a lot more appealing right now than all this academic garbage and leftist acid casualty professors with their abstract BS questions. From the limited employment experience I've had so far, one thing I've found is that I enjoy working with my hands more than I enjoy the more mentally demanding kind of work. What say you? Worth a try?

I have a friend who is a glass blower. She has been blowing glass for years, but she is about to go to school for and actually get a degree in glass blowing. Based on what she's said, there are more glass blowing jobs in some parts of the US than others, but jobs also exist all over the world. Some glass blowers are nomadic.

If it interests you, I say go ahead and try it! But you probably don't have to invest in a formal education in order to experience glass blowing. You might save yourself some time and money by talking to a local glass blower first and asking them if they could teach you or if they know anyone who could. Some hire apprentices.

Good luck!

yes!

I've always wanted to learn how to blow glass.

Add me to the YES column.

There's a really great glass blowing studio in Ashland, Oregon.
My daughter and I visited it last winter when we went up to snowboard & ski.

The folks there were really nice and showed their set up... my daughter got interested in making marbles and we contacted a local glass blower who also owns his own shop (he got busted in Arcata, CA for selling materials to Tommy Chong for making pipes, some years ago).

Other than that place and a few glass blowers in Humboldt County, the only other ones I know of work out of those period parks where they recreate the old skills and trades.

Where do you think you'll go to school for this?

I voted for "Yes".

I think it would be funny. I would like to learn how to do it, I'm interested in arts and crafts

Once you get a good gas/torch combo you can really do some neat things.

I have worked metal for years, as in blacksmithing (although I haven't done it seriously for several years now), and working glass is just like that... without all the pounding!

To heat it up and watch it droop, have the sharp edges soften, etc.. it's just really cool to be able to control it so much.

I'm planning on getting our torch set up again and making a giant syringe for work.
I work in a hospital lab and draw blood.
I think it would be funny to pull out this massive syringe with an equally massive needle and walk over to a patient with it!

Of course, I'd only do this on patient's we know well at the lab, those who seem to be fine with kidding around, and... EMPLOYEES who come in to get their blood drawn

Another blacksmith here. Yes, working with fire and creating things that are beautiful and useful is something very special. I say give it a try.

With a Minor in pressed glass. I need some tail light lenses. Ruby glass, made with gold.

You should go for it! That sounds like an awesome job and well suited for someone with good manual dexterity.

My dad used to blow glass. Don't burn yourself.