My name is Forest & i am a borosilicate lampworker of 10 years. With the flame as my brush and the glass my canvas, i transform molten material into works of art.
Lamp working is the practice of melting glass over a open flame, the name originated from using a oil lamp with air being blown into the flame through a pipe or foot powered bellows.
I enjoy formulating nature inspired, abstract Entheos expressions. Each piece is a testament to the delicate balance between heat, timing, and creativity. Every creation tells a story, capturing the fluidity and brilliance of glass in its most captivating form
Glass is considered a amorphous solid, the use and creation with glass dates back atleast 5500 years ago , prehistoric people used obsidian (black volcanic glass) for a wide range of things like decorative beads , money & knives etc.
Borosilicate Glass
The type of glass I work with is borosilicate!
What makes borosilicate glass special is the boron oxide that is substituted for soda-lyme in the manufacturing process
There are many distinct differences between soda-lyme aka soft glass & borosilicate glass,
a few being,
•a COE( coefficient of Expansion) of 33
•Borosilicate melts at a higher temperature & takes more heat to maintain workability
•Borosilicate glass is scratch resistant
• Borosilicate glass is stronger than most
• Borosilicate glass is typically worked in a open flame torch rather than a furnace aka “Lamp working”.
