Join moldmaker Greg Allen and glass artist Adam Holtzinger for a lecture and live demonstration exploring how ideas become mold-blown glass. Beginning with the fundamentals of mold design, materials, and fabrication, they will examine how artistic intent is translated into a functional tool and ultimately into a finished object. Through three live demonstrations, attendees will see how different mold designs influence the making of glass while revealing the collaborative process between designer, moldmaker, and glassblower.

About Greg Allen

Greg Allen has been working with glassblowers across the world as owner and operator of Blockhead Tools since 1998. Blockhead Tools fashion custom tools to help delight their customers and build their businesses. We call it "Creative Engineering."

About Adam Holtzinger

Adam Holtzinger holds a BFA in Glass from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Since 2003, Adam has designed and fabricated work for designers and artists, as well as other glass makers in Brooklyn, NY. Adam has taught, lectured and demonstrated glass blowing nationally and internationally at Pilchuck Glass School, Penland School of Crafts, Urban Glass, Brooklyn Glass, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Corning Museum of Glass & GlassLab, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, NOCA, 141 Penn Studios, Ohio State University, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Osaka Art University in Osaka Japan and Tama Glass School in Tokyo Japan.