Glass Blowing Videos and Articles
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Heat of The Moment - Cleveland Magazine, April 2010Inside Mike Kaplan and Chris Topher's Ohio City studio, molten glass is transformed into one-of-a-kind pieces of art. The studio is housed in a renovated garage. The kiln is fashioned from an old oil drum, and the heat it pumps out not only melts glass, but it's also used to whip up the occasional grilled cheese sandwich. Source
Scavenged Art - The Plain Dealer, April 2007
A rusty gear, an old bicycle chain, a chunk of auto glass - trash, right? Wrong. Cleveland artist Mike Kaplan sees a chandelier, table lamp or wall sconce. "I enjoy recycling, using something that has already been used," said Kaplan, one of the artists (along with Chris Topher and David Learn) behind the Glass Bubble Project, an artists studio specializing in unique glass chandeliers, sculptures and decorative objects. Source