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

(sneak preview) This one is still at the end of the blowpipe

Jason working on developing shapes and lids for the bulbous, luxurious vessels home ware line ..
Jason working on developing shapes and lids for the bulbous, luxurious vessels home ware line .. This requires a great deal of technical skill and sensitivity to the pliability of the glass during it’s varying hot and cooling stages. One mistake and the project will crack.