Glow Glass Studio Oakland – Jason Stropko Glass

Collaboration: Erin Hupp Ceramics and Jason Stropko Glass

‘A serving of Caviar’ a Collaboration by Erin Hupp & Jason Stropko

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• November starts off great! (Finally a great start to a month!) •

Ceramicist Erin Hupp & painter Jaime Lovejoy host a pop-up gallery on 2162 Union Street in San Francisco & I was invited to collaborate with Erin on a caviar serving dish.

Larger than life, solid glass sculpted caviar eggs, by Jason Stropko Glass. / überdimensionale Glasskunst

On view 3 days a week, only in November.
Please come by and enjoy some craft and company.

Location:

Pop-Up Gallery, 2162 Union St. , San Francisco, CA 94123
Google maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Uxxzv8DzqFDJ13XK9

Opening hours:

Fri, Sat & Sun, 11am – 6pm
Check in with us ahead of time if you would like to chat with any of us in person.

Glass: www.JasonStropko.com
@JasonStropko

Ceramics: www.erinhuppceramics.com
@ErinHuppCeramics

Painting: www.jaimelovejoy.com
@JaimeLovejoyart

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• November starts off great! •

caviar made from solid sculpted glass, presented on a ceramic caviar serving dish

Erin and Jason join creative forces to share with you a collaboration inspired by a mutual appreciation for the culinary arts in marriage with high craftsmanship!

This collaboration began when Erin, on a search for a skilled glassmaker, discovered the one-of-a-kind art glass beetroot cloches that Jason recently created for Atelier Crenn, a 3 Star Michelin Restaurant in the heart of San Francisco.

During our first meeting Erin and Jason shared project concepts and work samples with one another and; on seeing a particularly nice glaze on one of Erin’s pieces; simultaneously had the idea to create glass caviar to harmonize with / accompany Erin’s glazed Caviar serving dishes.

With mutual enthusiasm it was agreed that this collaboration must go ahead.

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Atelier Crenn

For Atelier Crenn, pastry chef Juan Contreras & So Good gourmet patisserie magazine

For Atelier Crenn, pastry chef **Juan Contreras** and **So Good** gourmet patisserie magazine

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

How lidded vessels are made

It’s been quite a while since we made a post from the glass studio! Here you can see some of the working process that goes into creating lidded vessels, which serve beautifully for functional as well as decorative use.

They make amazing trophies but also can be custom made for sweets and table displays or special flower arrangements. If you send Jason Stropko your design he can give you a quote and create pretty much any object of desire thanks to a well rounded technical ability that takes many years to master!

Jason has now been making glass full time professionally for 10 years + 4 years study before beginning on this career path!

April 24, 2016 by Birgit Categories: glass, glassblowing classes, Jason Stropko Glass, lidded vessels, made to orderTags: Glow Glass Studio Oakland, Jason Stropko Leave a comment

A unique solid clear glass acorn

.. the acorn is shown photographed from the same angle but with slight changes in the light direction..

This particular acorn is currently unique in Jason’s collection because of the way that the acorn cap was created. Every time Jason is in the studio we try and experiment with one thing so expand the overall range. We haven’t made more of this one yet, so in case you love it: it is here and has no twins and might never have any, but it fits really well with all the other acorns and nuts and seeds…

Yes, sorry, I am getting a little bit ‘salesy’, its coming up to that time of year and Jason is coming to spend Christmas in Germany & England, he might depart as early as December 15th, so we are ‘laying our eggs’, ready to hatch as early as we can this year..

We imagine these seeds to look just fantastic in window displays, on table settings, anywhere where light reflects, at Thanksgiving dinner tables or displays. The symbolism of acorns is reflective of the symbolism of Oak trees, their strength and the characteristics of prosperity and wisdom. Seeds in general are great symbolic gifts for anybody who is planting seeds in life, starting something new, beginning a journey of education, career or health… Glass like this acorn is a really good gift idea for minimalists as well as those people who love to populate their home with treasures and objects of desire..

We will upload more pictures of acorns in the coming weeks. Keep your eyes on Jason’s blog.

November 7, 2015 by Birgit Categories: christmas, gift, glass, nuts and seeds in glass, Objects of DesireTags: 2015, acorn, blown glass, clear glass, collection, giant acorn, giant seed, Glow Glass Studio Oakland, home decor, home decoration, home interior, Jason Stropko Glass, Jason Stropko glassmaker, lifestyle, Martha Steward, Oak, Oakland, objects of desire, ornament, seasonal, seed of prosperity, strength and prosperity, symbolism, wedding, winter wedding Leave a comment

Happening right now in the studio !

Jason is part way through teaching today’s glassblowing class with students who signed up through Verlocal. Great students!

Jason Stropko with students in the glass studio! Everybody concentrating very hard..

October 6, 2015 by Birgit Categories: glass, glassblowing classesTags: 2015, class, glassblowing, Glow Glass Studio Oakland, Jason Stropko, Jason Stropko glassmaker, Verlocal Leave a comment

Working with glass artist Evan Kolker

Working with glass artist Evan Kolker on his high quality Pitcher Plants for exhibition later this year.

Working with Evan Kolker on his amazing blown glass Pitcher Plants.

September 26, 2015 by Birgit Categories: glass, working with othersTags: 2015, art, blown glass, California, California craft, California glass, Evan Kolker glass, Fine Art, glass artist, glassartist, Glow Glass Studio Oakland, http://www.evankolker.com, Jason Stropko assisted, Oakland, own art, sculpted glass, sculpture 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

introducing glass making colleague: Evan Kolker

Glassmaker and Artist Evan Kolker at work in Glow Glass Studio in Oakland, working on a pitcher plant, September 2015. This is very technical work requiring years of glass working experience. Evan is regularly assisted by Jason Stropko and sometimes assists with Jason’s projects, too. There are some things that are very difficult if not impossible to create without having a competent assistant who also has a thorough understanding of how glass works.

Evan Kolker at work, making a pitcher plant, September 2015 @ Glow Glass Studio in Oakland

Glassmaker Evan Kolker at work @ Glow Glass Studio, assisted by J.Stropko (September 2015) — Glassmaker Evan Kolker at work @ Glow Glass Studio, assisted by J.Stropko
(September 2015)

September 23, 2015 by Birgit Categories: blog, glass, working with othersTags: 2015, assisting, blown glass, blown glass lampshade, California craft, California culture, craft, Evan Kolker glass, Glow Glass Studio Oakland, http://www.evankolker.com, large glass sculpture, Oakland, pitcher plant, sculpted glass Leave a comment

then there was the day when everybody was at the Glass studio…

… there was a hive of activity, everybody was working.. David worked on his line of drinking glasses with rocks embedded in them, Evan assisted, Jerry worked with a group of clients with another glassmaker assistant, Heather was just outside the field of vision working on a deadline…

Glow Glas Studio in Oakland, California, full of activity! (David Battaglia, Evan Kolker, Jerry Kung and Cody Nicely assisting + 3 brand new glassblowing students / designers standing around)

DSC_3201 copy — Jerry Kung explaining something

DSC_3212 copy — David Battaglia at work making his rock-drinking glasses

DSC_3198 copy — Jerry Kung giving a glassblowing demonstration to his students, with Cody (to the far right) assisting

..but where was Jason?

Sometimes every hardworking glassmaker needs a restorative siesta... — Sometimes every hardworking glassmaker needs a restorative siesta…

September 21, 2015 by Birgit Categories: antique glassTags: 2015, art, assisting, blown glass, California, California glass, David Battaglia, Evan Kolker glass, glass, glass artist, glassblowing, glassmaker, Glow Glass Studio Oakland, hot glass, Jerry Kung, Jerry Kung Glass, Oakland, teamwork Leave a comment

Assisting Alex Abajian making large blown glass lampshades for a commission

As an outsider I just keep finding it amazing how much physical energy and simultaneous fine tuned technical skill goes into making each object that emerges from the hands of any of the glassmakers here at the studio.

Alex Abajian making custom lampshades matching existing sets precisely. When you work with technically advanced glassmakers you will get what you pay for: very special glass pieces!

Alex Abajian has some serious skills and a few more years of experience than most of the other glassmakers around the studio. It is always additionally exciting when two or more talented makers work together!

September 17, 2015 by Birgit Categories: glassTags: 2015, Alex Abajian, Alex Abajian Glass, assisting, blown glass, blown glass lampshade, California craft, California glass, commissions, craft, custom order, gaffer, glass lampshade, glassartist, Glow Glass Studio Oakland, handmade, hot glass, Jason Stropko, Jason Stropko Glass, Kunsthandwerk glass, lamp, lampshade, lighting, made to order, teamwork Leave a comment