A Glass Blower’s Companion with Jason Michael -Helping Today's Glass Artist Think Like an Artistic Entrepreneur

A Glass Blower’s Companion with Jason Michael -Helping Today's Glass Artist Think Like an Artistic Entrepreneur

A Glass Blower’s Companion is dedicated to Educating and Inspiring through conversations with todays top-talents in the world of glass. Along with Artists, Host Jason Michael shares conversations with experts in areas pertaining to law, health, and business in hopes to bring light to areas of concern. Whether its heavy metal toxins, paying taxes, or how to properly set up a glass studio, we have a ton of fun in store for you.

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October 12, 2023 108 mins

                     GBC Ep.30-Burt Murphy: Selling through Amazon

     For many glass artsit's 2020 creating an unexpected uptick in sales as the 2020 pandemic slowly brought retailers to a hault. For many, this dream slowly turned into a finacial nightmare as covid restrictions beagn to ease and reatilers opened their doors again to the public. While todays market place looks alot different t...

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This week I sit down in the virtual studio and chat with Financial Life Planner and CPA Ginger Ames about the importance of saving for the future. You can contact Ginger at https://whisperfinancial.sh and sign up for a free one on one chat that she offers on Thursdays. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to get your financial house in order.

My name is Ginger and I have sampled a variety of professions. From glassblower to pro...

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Welcome to a Glass Blowers Companion Episode 27!

It is finally time to kick off Season 6!  Thank you to everyone that has tuned in to the show, shared it with your friends and family, reached out to me with a comment and to all of the artists and guests who have taken time from their day to share their glass journey's.  

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A Glass Blowers Companion Ep.26-Kyle Geise

With less than 6-years behind the torch Kyle has managed to diversify his lines of work allowing him to make a living and find success within his business. The 2021 Glass Vegas trade show was his first time vending outside of the typical craft fair scene and was able to find success with a little bit of organization and a ton of determination to make sure he prepared. He shares the lessons...

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Wesley and I sit down in the Virtual Studio to chat about his journey as a glass artist and how bugs became his main focus. The details achieved in a realistic scale give Wesley’s creations a realism that could be compared to the Blaschka family’s creations of glass specimens made for study at the Harvard Botatincal exhibit.

“One of Harvard University’s most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blasc...

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GBC Ep. 24: MTP- Cat Butts, Monkey Poop, and Getting Fit    
     In this episode I sat down in the virtual studio at WyzGuy Media with Ben Barocas aka MTP and have a great conversation covering everything from his humble beginnings as a glass blower, where the inspiration for his Cat Butt series came from and the origins of his Artists tag MTP. ...

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Episode 23-Steven Randolph: Helping High Risk Companies Succeed

    In this episode I sit down in the virtual studio at WyzGuy Media with CEO of Aqua Payments, Steven Randolph. We discuss the issues a high risk business, like a Smoke Shop or Dispensary may face when it comes to receiving electronic payments. For many, loss of revenue and funds be...

Glass Blowers Companion Ep.22- Gina "BoOts" Gaffner: Finding Narrative Through Your Customers

Bio: BoOTs was born on October 13th  in Green Bay, Wisconsin and started her glass career in Austin Texas in the fall of 2007. She has been refining her craft through experience and experimentations ever since. She finds inspiration in nature and daily life, with a heavy emphasis on clean fuel for our bodies. A person of dualities herself,...

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A Glass Blowers Companion Ep.21- Peter McPhillips: Pros and Cons of Social Media Groups
Happy Fn New Year!!! For starters Welcome to the show if you are new to the show Hello and Welcome. 2020 was one hell of a year and I am excited for what 2021 has to bring. I hope you have evolved with the world as far as selling and marketing your work has gone.

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• Mike Shelbo joins the collection of artists chosen for Season 2 of ...

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GBC Ep. 20- Quinn: Create, Hustle, and Save for the Future

"Quinn is a glassblower from Asheville, NC.  He has worked in nearly every aspect of the industry, from collector, to distribution, to managing a retail store.  Quinn works mainly with frit, using it as a basis for both production work and the occasional heady. "

Find Quinn on Instagram @TLKQ

Have any questions or just wanna say HELLO? find me on Instagram
@jmichaelglass o...

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A Glass Blowers Companion: Best of the Worst Studio Injuries VOl 1.  REMASTERED

      In celebration of Halloween it's that time of year again to share to highlights of the stories, told by the artists, describing their horrific injuries of blood, burns, and mutilation. We are pleased to share these tales in hopes to remind you to always pay attention.

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A Glass Blowers Companion Ep.18-Madeline Rile Smith
     This episode features the talented Madeline Rile Smithwho's current focus is creating glass musical instruments that push the boundries of human comfortability. Merging the scientific glass blowing with creative instrument making, Madeline's has created a body of work that creates a intimate experience betwe...

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GBC Ep17:Robert Mickelsen- From Fine Art to Degenerate Art

This is a conversation  that I’ve wanted to have for years. For myself personally, Robert Mickelsen has been a major influence in my glass work with his refined details and proportions. With 45 years of dedication to this wonderful medium of glass, Mickelsen has a ton of knowledge to share while also understanding he still has a wealth of knowledge to gain.  Hope you enjoy ...

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WyzGuy Minute Ep.14- Why and How You Can Stay Hydrated in the Glass Studio

Throughout the day as the outside temps rise, so does the temp inside your studio. As this happens your body temperature rises and...

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My apologies for uploading the original file that was unfinished. When Hannah and I recorded I didn't realize the audio levels for my mic were turned down so low. It was quite the challenge to fix the issue and I'm still not 100% satisfied. However I felt the quality of the conversation was too good to redo so I hope you can bare with me and get through the entirety of the episode. Thank you for listening.

 

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Glass Blowers Companion Ep.15- Rashan Jones: Black Lives Matter, Even in the Glass Industry
For starters Happy 5th Anniversary to the show!!! Now to what really matters. This has to be the single most important conversation Ive had on this show. Rashan returns to share his experiences as a black man working within the glass industry. We cover a lot and really hope you take away all the positive for our conversation. Right now we ar...

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Welcome to A Glass Blowers Companion episode 14 featuring Blossom Knight whom is the Season 3 Session 1 winner and will go on to compete for the prize of Grand Champion against the winner of session 2 and 3.  You can find Blosom on instagram @blossom_glass and The T.O.F. @tournament_of_fire.

Thanks for listening and any questions or comments feel free to contact m...

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