While IgniteMe took its first visit to Natty Glassworks in Las Vegas, we were surprised to find out that Ben Burton aka Burtoni would be spending a week in the studio that Natty calls home. The day after visiting Natty we went back down to the studio to see the master at work. The day started out a little rough due to a kiln malfunction but once we got the word from the manufacturer on what to do with it Burtoni got to work. As he popped...

Over the weekend we were invited back into the studio to see Ben Burton aka Burtoni at work once more before his departure from Las Vegas. We got the opportunity to see the pieces we had seen him work on last time only completed as well as some new work he had for the day. We quickly threw on one of Ben’s preset Pandora channels and quickly got to work on a custom oil rig. Ordered by a Las Vegas native who had heard he was in town,...

A break from the ordinary, but an opportunity for the extraordinary. Last night I bid on a mystery box of goodness from the team at Shackmansion Studios in Denver, CO. Comprised of Shackman, Burtoni, N8, Silver Fox, Adam G, WJC, Simon, and 2BA I simply couldn’t resist the mystery! I will be traveling to Denver, CO tomorrow and I will be visiting the Shackmansion to pick up the package in person. Stay tuned for the un-boxing! - Glass...

All too often it seems like our favorite L.H.S. or glass gallery is some little shotgun joint tucked off in the corner of some forgotten strip mall. In the ultra-grey world of functional glass legalities it’s understandable that some shops either choose, or are forced, to maintain somewhat of a discreet stance in the public eye. Luckily, the people in the small town of Seabrook Texas don’t hold such negativity toward someone selling...

Over the holiday season I decided to treat myself by asking IgniteMe veteran Ben Burton aka Burtoni to make me a special pendant. Until now I didn’t have a pendant in my collection and I knew Ben was the guy to take on the challenge. My only specifications for the design were that I wanted the pendant to feature one of Ben’s signature tentacles, what he ended up making was far beyond what I had ever imagined! So without...

Hand-coded completely from scratch, PacificGlassGallery.com delivers the quality of a head shop experience from the convenience of your computer or laptop. Founded in 2009, Pacific Glass Gallery sells everything from water pipes and bubblers to oil rigs and dabbers. Originally designed to fill a void of quality online retailers, PGG has a strong directory of up and coming artists as well as notorious favorites. They sell quality...

Today IgniteMe got its first chance to check out a glass studio! We quickly jumped at the chance when our friend Natty of Natty Glassworks invited us to come out and take some pictures of his work. Upon arrival and meeting the rest of the artists there, Natty and I quickly got to work on today’s quota. Natty usually likes to set a bar in which he must create at least 200$ worth of wholesale work a day. Natty spends most of his day...