acorn – Jason Stropko Glass

How a blown Glass Chestnut is born

+ bonus beautiful handblown and sculpted glass acorn ..

Hi, it’s been a while since Birgit & I last made blog updates. It’s been far too quiet around here. Let’s change that.

Did you know that I make ‘Alice in Wonderland’ nuts and seeds out of hot blown and sculpted glass?
I am holding an Italian roasting chestnut baby in the picture below…

Jason’s chestnuts are already a complete product, available and made to custom order. But I would absolutely love to make the spiky outer husk out of glass as well. What do you think? Should I try it?

I make solid clear glass acorns like the ones below. But I also have a line of giant blown glass acorns. The difference is scale and that the smaller ones are solid and the giant acorns are hollow. The shapes are the same and can also be customised depending on your preference.

(By the way, if I don’t have an acorn waiting for you on the shelf then everything is available for custom order, turnover time can be around 2 weeks, but let me know if you are in a pickle and need an acorn to deliver to a squirrel with a tighter deadline, I will do what I can!)

2 solid glass acorns – available custom made to measure

Make a squirrel happy

If you have any questions or ideas you would like to discuss then please reach out and I look forward to speaking with you

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September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 by Birgit Categories: acorn, blog, glassblowing classes, Handmade glass San Francisco, interior design, Jason Stropko Glass, nuts and seeds in glass, Objects of DesireTags: Alice in Wonderland nuts and seeds, blown glass, clear glass acorn, glass acorn, Glass Art, Glass Art by Jason, glass artist, Glow Glass Studio Oakland, handmade glass, handmade glass acorn, Jason Stropko Glass, large glass acorn, large glass chestnut, San Francisco Design, San Francisco Glassblowing, San Francisco Interior Design Collaborations, solid glass acorn Leave a comment

Special edition Sunflower Seed

This sunflower seed by Jason Stropko is made from nearly solid glass, with only a small air bubble within. To achieve this lovely texture the glass has been etched with a special acid that is able to etch glass. To the touch this sunflower seed is velvety. Very special…

December 8, 2015January 31, 2023 by Birgit Categories: acorn, Custom made Glass, glass, Jason Stropko Glass, nuts and seeds in glass, productsTags: giant acorn, giant glass seed, giant sunflower seed, Jason Stropko glassmaker, sunflower seed Leave a comment

creating an extra large blown glass acorn

THIS acorn is now SOLD. Jason can make more. We welcome your custom orders. Please use the contact tab to let us know that you would like your own glass acorn (s). Blown acorns as well as solid acorns are available.

Jason Stropko creating a special order, extra large, blown clear glass acorn.. The small ones are usually solid glass and weigh about what a good paperweight does. All size acorns are available well in time for the Thanksgiving Winter season, we strive to complete your orders at the first opportunity. If we have a lot of work in the studio we will try and fit acorns between other production items. We know your order is special to you and it is to us, too. If you have a deadline by which you need any custom made pieces then please give us a call or send us a message before placing your order. We always try our best but it is still best to check in.
Prices for all acorns vary depending on size. For current pricing please check our shop or use the contact tab on our website.

(Limited acorns are available for $– please check current prices on our website shop or send us a message. Our prices have changed as our business grew since 2015.)

Also worth noting is that we do continue to have occasional seconds sales of pieces that are beautiful but have small irregularities – perhaps a small air bubble or a slightly unintended shape. As the years have gone on we have less seconds these days than we did 7 years ago but it’s worth asking us about seconds if you love what Jason Stropko creates but need a more wallet friendly option.

All our glass is, yes the seconds, too, is tactile, beautiful and daydream invoking but may contain a small defect, which can be that the size doesn’t match it’s brothers and sisters or that it’s cap sits a little differently or it may have caught an unintended dent. Still a beautiful heirloom piece with a character all of it’s own)

September 24, 2015April 29, 2024 by Birgit Categories: acorn, blog, gift, nuts and seeds in glass, VALENTINE, Weddings & Births & new BeginningsTags: acorn, Alice in wonderland, autumn, blown glass, California, California culture, clear glass, collection, commissions, craft, fairy tale, giant acorn, giant seed, glass fruit, glass seed, glassblowing, glassmaker, Glow Glass Studio Oakland, harvest, harvest season, heirloom, hollow, Jason Stropko Glass, ornament, seasonal, table display, Thanksgiving, Winter Leave a comment