Intro to Glassblowing - Homer Hoyt

In this generously illustrated book, the author assumes the reader has no previous knowledge of glassworking. He starts the pupil, as he has his classroom students for many years, at the beginning. "Homer's clear enumeration and description of the eight basic lampworking procedures is first in print, and a major contribution of this work," says Lawrence Eichman, former student and now teacher and owner of his own studio. From how to hold a glass rod through a carefully ordered series of projects, he introduces methods that result in impressive but achievable sculptures. Along the way, he emphasizes safety, and comments entertainingly on the history and science behind the art, practical matters from the home bench, and business aspects of glassblowing. There are profiles and sample works of several sculptors.