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Northshore October 2025
Turns out the correct technique for glassblowing is a gentle steady puff of air like blowing up bubble gum and not the bigger puff used for blowing up a balloon. When visiting the North Shore Glass School’s (NSGS) industrial hot shop space on Proctor Street in Salem for a glassblowing lesson, I was immersed in the precise, fast paced, and, yes, extremely hot ancient art form. Donning safety gear, I listened carefully to NSGS cofounder, Matt Cronin, instructing me in not only safety and how to blow a proper bubble into the molten glass, but also in how quickly to rotate the blowpipe and manipulate the other tools. I watched as we formed my t
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