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#189 – The Complex Nature Of Glassblowing: How It Works, Blown Away & A Connection To The Past With Alexander Rosenberg

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Episode notes

Alexander Rosenberg; Glass Studio Director at Wheaton Arts and 3rd finalist in S1 of Blown Away, is the guest this week and he & Mike delve deep into the world of glass-blowing; what it is, how glass is made, why people do it by hand, Alexander’s specialities and so much more!

Mike & Alex’s discussion begins with Alex explaining who he is and why he finds glass so fascinating, including where natural glass occurs, how sand is turned into glass & it’s reusability. Alex then explains what he makes in his glass studio, techniques used for glassblowing, the connection to the past when glassblowing. They also discuss Alex’s introspection when glassblowing, transferrable skills from glassblowing, the history of glass, talent and so much more!

Alex’s Site: https://alexanderrosenberg.net – Instagram: @RosenbergAlexander – See Alex in action on Season 1 of Blown Away, on Netflix.

Eastern State Penitentiary Book Information: https://easternstate.org/explore/artist-installations/alex-rosenberg-climbers-guide-eastern-state-penitentiary-or-eastern

Alex also mentioned David Schnuckle’s glass newsletter: https://davidschnuckel.com and the scholar on glass history; Mary Mills.

Alex’s Other Pod Appearances; Talking Out Your Glass: https://talkingoutyourglass.com/alexander-rosenberg

Cuccurullo Conversations: https://spoti.fi/42JrUoo

The four episodes of the weekly Mandalorian discussion shows are out now on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion and the video version is on YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/16f381 - https://youtu.be/hog1iVAVyKk

Check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases at least 1 episode of his & Megan’s “Afterthoughts” a week, plus there are unsplit full-length episodes of GCC and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check it out at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

In the previous episode of GCC (188) Mike spoke with BZ The Voice & Tonya Todd about their connection with God. BZ & Tonya define their own religious/spiritual beliefs, BZ talks about being inquisitive, Tonya & BZ explore attributing achievements to God while still putting the effort in and listening for God’s guidance.

They also explain explaining how & where their current relationship with God started, how they perceive God, when they feel closest to God, combating adversity, favourite “religion” places and so much more!

Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://bzthevoice.com

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-123 are out now, in ep 123, Mike delved into Hidden Empire 3, the week before was a book review of the High Republic novel Convergence and in ep 122, Mike tackled the second batch of Hidden Empire comics! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters & Crimson Reign crossovers, every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more - https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

Mike recently guested on:
Stevie B’s Star Wars Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM

Indie Comics Spotlight to talk Miracleman Books 1-4: https://pod.fo/e/156d91

Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about The High Republic here: https://pod.fo/e/143ce4

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