{"title":"Tropic_meltdown","description":"\u003cp\u003eI fell in love with glass in the 90’s, seeing the gold and silver fumed hand pipes in the counterculture.  As much as i wanted to blow glass then, it wasn't time.   I didn’t get to try my hand at flame working until life threw me a curveball with chronic autoimmune issues that stopped me in my tracks.  My pain management issues led me back to cannabis and glass now in my 40’s. My wife and I realized that this was something i could pursue as my health sees fit and we set out on this path to build the studio! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy fascination with borosilicate flame working was fueled by the color spectrums and optics possible with the masterful application of gold and silver on clear glass.  I have been striving and learning to make the most vivid beautiful work I can! I make whatever I'm inspired to at this point and there is always something new in the works!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlass has felt like the culmination of every single interest\/skill  I've had over my 45 years of living.  Im an artist and mechanic at heart and truly believe I've found my calling with this medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFavorites techniques: deep striking silver implosions, inside out gold and silver, retticello, fumacello, but mostly i just enjoy getting a big blob of glass ripping hot and making magic  happen! I was born for this!!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/1661\/1380\/collections\/HubbardGlass_img1_ec759147-4143-4eee-9010-d1f47b40ee79.jpg?v=1785500526","url":"https:\/\/www.giggleglass.com\/collections\/tropic_meltdown.oembed","provider":"GiggleGlass","version":"1.0","type":"link"}