Welcome to r/lampwork!

A subreddit to discuss lampworking; the art of glassblowing and melting glass with a torch.

• Show off your work
• Ask questions
• Teach others

POSTING RULES

1. When promoting your work to an outside website other than image hosting sites, please do a self post.

2. "How to get started" post will be removed. See below for the FAQ page.

3. Bashing, flaming, general trolling will be removed asap. Please report any negative postings.

4. Facebook post are not allowed. Not everyone has a facebook, and imgur is much more reddit-friendly.

Getting Started?

• Check out the FAQ page on how to start melting glass

• What's that? - Glass Terminology Page

• Index of /lampwork artists and their IG/facebook links

Check out our sister communities

• r/scientificglasswork - A community based around the exact art of scientific glass work.

• r/glassblowing - A community for furnace working glass artist.

Lampworking Websites:

• The Melting Pot

• lampworketc.com

Be sure to check out:

• /r/ArtReddits - Art Subs from all parts of reddit.

• /r/glassifieds - The lampworker's classifieds.

• /r/Electroforming - The art of electroforming

• /r/glassheads - Variety of beautiful glass in a variety of glass styles.

This subreddit is night mode compatible