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Classes Start April 26th!!!

After nearly four years (!!!) of building, I'm proud to announce that Turnstyle Glassblowing Studio is finally up and running!  Classes are already filling up but there are some spots available.  If you're interested, get in touch! The first beginner session is slated to start on April 26th! Dates and times for that course are as follows: Friday, April 26th: 6pm-10pm -Safety Instruction, Short Demo and First contact with the Glass Saturday, April 27th: 10am-6pm -Demo & Intro to Hot-Sculpting/Colour Application -Break for Lunch (1 hour) -Demo & Intro to Blowing Sunday, April 28th: 10am-6pm -Demo & Intro to Bitwork (Handles and Decoration) -Break for Lunch (1 hour) -Final Demo If the intensive weekend workshop doesn't fit with your schedule,...

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Side Hustle Part Two: Foodora

If you've been paying any attention to the studio via social media or otherwise this past year, you've noticed that things have come to a bit of a stand-still in terms of progress. The delays have been largely out of my hands which is frustrating but I feel as though things are back on track since the new year!Lest anyone think I've been loafing in the interim I'm putting together a series of posts titled Side Hustle to illustrate what it takes to keep things afloat when the build doesn't go your way. In this entry: What's Pink and Grey and Rides All Over?If you've been out on the street in Toronto at some point in the past few years,...

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Throwback Tuesday (belated Pride edition): The One-Minute Hot Dog

Hi There! I hope everyone is recovering nicely from an amazing weekend of Pride: both national and otherwise.  I'd like to give a big thank you to everyone that organizes these amazing events and parties all across the city and invites us all to join in the fun.  Furthermore, a huge congratulations to all who have fought and continue to fight in order to make our city a safer place for everyone! Strolling down Church street on Friday I couldn't help but be reminded of this "cooking segment" I put together with some friends back when I was at Harbourfront Centre.  Not sure why that is...   ...it was probably all the penises. Love Wins!, -Clayton

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Throwback Tuesday: GoPro Who?

This was really fun.  Back in 2012 (I can't believe it's been 4 years!) I was selected by Sony during The Artist Project here in Toronto to participate in their promo for a new camcorder.  They asked artists to make a short film using the camera to document their process in the studio and played the films on a loop in their booth section at the show.  I decided to try to view the process from a new perspective.  I rigged up a custom mount that would fix the camera to my blowpipe causing the room to spin around while the glass remained stationary in the centre of the frame.  I thought it was a cool effect (if a little...

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