The glass of David Lindes

A few pieces I've made:

Blown Glass:

Wedding vase

I ended up giving this vase to my sister and her groom for their wedding gift (it's about 5" tall, for reference):

Pumpkin-stemmed goblet

Being used here as a candle holder:

Fluted Bowl:

(I need to re-scan a few of these shots or otherwise fix the color balance... ah well; perhaps one day.)

Swirly Vase:

The overall item:

And some close-up shots, to give a better feel for the colors:

Front-lit:

Back-lit:

Fused Glass:

Geometric Plate:

Crazy Chess Board:

Front:

Back:

(You can expect more to come as I photograph more of my work...)

Photography for hire

If you'd like to have photographs of your glass (or other art) work taken, please contact me and let me know. I'm relatively new at this, so I'll try to give you a reasonable rate if you help me build my portfolio.

Information about glass:

I've been learning a lot about glass lately, and here are some general informational resources about glass, that I've found (or made) useful, and so I'm linking to them:

A bit of Glass Vocabulary, as compiled by me, for me (I'm getting introduced to new words a bit faster than I can keep up, in some cases), but I figure others might find it useful, too.

Local glass resources:

Including places I've been taking classes to teach me about various forms of glass work, places to buy glass, etc. For now, it's mostly Seattle-based, as that's where I'm currently living, but I'll link to a few other places too.

Seattle glass resources:

Schools/classes

The Seattle Glass Blowing Studio is where I've done most of my hot-shop stuff, so far.
The Pratt Fine Arts Center has a wide variety of classes, in myriad media, including glass-blowing (I took a goblets class up there), glass fusing (which I have tried, and am doing more of), lampworking, etc. (They also offer classes in such things as jewelry making, welding, sculpture, paper arts... and various other things; a cool place.)
And in particular, one of my classes at Pratt was (still is, as I'm writing this; I started it 2005-09-14) an Advanced Fusing class taught by Patty Gray

Glass Supply:

Hot Glass Color & Supply, next door (and connected) to the Seattle Glass Blowing Studio.
Olympic Color Rods, just a few blocks to the north.

Bay Area glass resources:

Sundance Art Glass -- this is where I purchased my very first glass, actually -- some borosilicate rod and tubing, some thin colored rods, a book or two, and some tools and supplies. I took those items home, did some reading, and then started playing, thus starting my exploration into hot (well, warm) glass. They offer classes, as well, but that was during a finances-were-tight time of my life, so I didn't take any glass classes until later, after I'd gotten to Seattle.
The Bay Area Glass Institute, which I haven't checked out as yet, but which seems to keep coming up when I do searches for hot glass locations in the Bay Area (my former home, where I still have friends and family).