Glassblowing

Petr Novotny | Intermediate to Advanced

Session: 8/2005 25 September - 8 October

This glassblowing course, in which students will explore manipulation of hot glass in glarious practices, will give participants the opportunity to work with a master. Working with Petr Novotny, further techniques of glassblowing and glass sculptures will be covered. Various hot glass applications will be made through discussions and lots of hands-on practice. Students who have previous experience and would like to improve their skills to a further level are adviced to participate in this course.

Petr Novotny

Petr Novotny was born in Ústí nad Orlicí in 1952. He studied glass manufacturing and a glass technology at Apprentice Glass Centre in Novy Bor and later on he continued to study at Secondary Industrial School in Novy Bor. He also taught blowing and hand-forming glass at Apprentice Glass Centre in Novy Bor. In 1983 he was awarded a Master of glass fine arts and crafts. As one of the first in the former Czecholovakia, he started his own studio for manufacturing replicas of ancient glass. He works for many world leading artists and designers, including: Renè Roubicek, Dale Chihuly, Marvin Lipofsky, Edward Leibovitz, Willem Heesen and others. He is attending world significant glass conferences and symposiums. He is regularly teaching at summer glass sessions and workshops at The Glass Furnace Turkey and Pilchuck Glass School in the USA. At present he is together with Libor Fafala co-owning and heading Ajeto Glassworks, Lindava in Czech Republic.