Torchwork – Glass Beadmaking

Lampwork & Torch Sculpting Classes

Lampwork is the term used for sculpting hot glass in a flame, also called Torch or flame working. The term stretches back centuries when artists used oil lamps to produce the heat and flame needed to melt the glass. They created glass beads by melting glass rods in the flame and wrapping it onto a steel rod called a mandrel. Today modern flameworkers use torches that can mix both fuel and oxygen for better control and a much hotter flame, resulting in pieces with amazing detail and complexity. Limited by only your imagination the art of lamp working can be a never ending journey!