BLOW YOUR OWN GLASS
CHATTANOOGA’S PREMIER GLASSBLOWING STUDIO
We offer the opportunity to have a hands-on glass-blowing experience. Our studio is open to the public so that you and your family can have the chance to blow your own heirloom glass ornament or paperweight. With the help of our professional artists, you may choose colors, assist with working the piece, and actually trap your own breath in the glass.
Cost starts at $50 per design (10 styles to choose from).
To schedule your glassblowing experience with groups of 10 or more – please call to book and receive a $5 discount per piece. There are no age restrictions, however, small children will require an adult’s assistance.
Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled glassblowing experience.
Walk-ins are always welcome as the schedule will allow.
BLOW YOUR OWN GLASS
CHATTANOOGA’S PREMIER GLASSBLOWING STUDIO
We offer the opportunity to have hands-on glass blowing experience. Our studio is open to the public so that you and your family can have the chance to blow your own heirloom glass ornament or paperweight. With the help of our professional artists, you may choose colors, assist with working the piece, and actually trap your own breath in glass.
Cost starts at $50 per design (10 style to choose from).
To schedule your glassblowing experience with groups of 10 or more – please call to book and receive a $5 discount per piece. There are no age restrictions, however, small children will require an adult’s assistance.
Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled glassblowing experience.
Walk-ins are always welcome as the schedule will allow.
how it works
At Ignis Glass Studio, designing and blowing your own high-quality heirloom keepsake is a one-of-a-kind experience for both adults and children. Select your preferred design and colors, then take your turn melting your glass in the 2000° furnace, shaping your creation by blowing through a pipe and see the transformation right before your eyes
After an overnight cooling process in a special 800° oven, your masterpiece is ready to be taken home. Whether it’s a ladies’ night out, a fun-filled family day, or a team-building adventure, our glassblowing experience is the perfect choice. Check out our video or follow the simple three-step process below for more information and book with us now!
The process
select your design
Once you arrive at the studio, you choose the type of glass to create from a selection of ten different ornament options with varying styles and finishes or the options of a footed bowl or vase. From there, you will enter the hot shop where you will choose the colors for your design from the large color palette selection. After a brief education on the glass-blowing process, the excitement begins!
fire your glass
Participants have the opportunity to assist the glassblower in melting the glass and then watch as the artist applies your color selection. From there, your glassblower will hand you the blowpipe so you may turn your molten glass inside the 2000° furnace. As you spin the blowpipe, you will be able to feel the movement of the glass while it is still in its molten form.
form your glass
Lastly, your glassblower will attach a blowhose to the blowpipe, allowing you to blow air slowly and steadily into your one-of-a-kind keepsake, and watch it take shape before your eyes, capturing your very own breath. Your glassblower will fashion a hanging loop or add a bottom and place your piece into an 800° oven for it to slowly cool overnight
