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steve

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

About Me

My name is Steve Gelb. I began working with glass full time in 1995 in the Pocono's PA. Since 1996 I have been living in the hills just outside Ithaca NY and keeping a studio with a few great friends in the city of Ithaca. In recent years, after being a teachers assistant at "The studio" at Corning glass inc. I have been personally hosting workshops at my studio with friends and mentors including, Robert Mickelson, Emilo Santini, Eric Goldschmidt, Tim(Ease) Carruthers, Eli Zigmuntovitz, Jason Lee, Christoper Rice and many others that I admire and have been blessed by. The studio has become a stopping point in Ithaca for countless growing artists looking to network, rent workspace or simply hang out a bit. As of recently I am in school finishing my degree and working full time supporting myself with glass art including vessels, bottles and primarily ornate one of a kind pipes. I am thankful to have such great workspace and inspirational people to fill it and work with. You can check more of my works out at www.glasspipes.org/stevegelb or www.glassartists.org/buttermilkstudios or www.buttermilkglass.com
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My Interests

glass, wakeboarding/snowboarding, mountain biking, longboarding and most other types of boarding. I like old school beat down, well-ridden motorcycles too...even though sadly, I sold mine (bad decision).

I'd like to meet:

you! FEATURED PIECE: Spring Stemlessthe "Denny""Tall&Compact dub-bub"Beats, Rhymes and Life" Get Your Own! | View SlideshowGet Your Own! | View SlideshowGet Your Own! | View Slideshow

Music:

I have been heavily influenced by too much music to give an extensive list, my musical taste is always growing and changing. Currently I listen to quiet a bit of old school hip-hop, funk and soul(i'm a big fan of wefunk radio).I check out some newer R&B sometimes too. Ocassionally I delve back to some fun stuff like gorrilla biscuits, bold, the pixies, old school 60's sabbath. I pride myself on having a fairly diverse music collection and much of it is vinyl.

Movies:

royal tenenbaums, bottle rocket, rushmore, saturday night fever, fight-club...

Television:

dont do it when I'm not working glass, I paint!

Books:

most anything these people wrote: Hunter S Thompson, kurt vonegut, Charles Bukowski, Allen ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady...I guess I like a bunch of the Beat writers.

Heroes:

my wife and my father

My Blog

AVAILABLE ART

AVAILABLE ART AND PRICES: http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m56/borohead1/available%2 0glasswares/
Posted by steve on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:33:00 PST

***new stemless bub*****for spring!*********************8

I've been experimenting with some stemless designs...heres a newby....more soon, Steve http://www.glasspipes.org/Gal23506_Spring_Stemless.asp...
Posted by steve on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:11:00 PST

*********SG/STF dub-bub collaboration

sean and I did a new collab...always a great time! http://www.glasspipes.org/Gal23314_STF_SG_dubs_collabo.asp
Posted by steve on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:25:00 PST

~~new lay-back bub and a few drys for Feb.~~~~

heres a new lay-back bub and some smaller drys. I have some ideas for some news styles that I'm going to try in the coming weeks...keep and eye out. Peace-Steve http://www.glasspipes.org/Gal22899_wild...
Posted by steve on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:56:00 PST

******winter half&half bubbler/jar set****************

Winter in upstate finally hit...hard....its been cold and snowy, the way it shopuld be in late january. This is a half&half wintery colored laidback perk/jar set. Thanks for checking it out...Happ...
Posted by steve on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:32:00 PST

<>><><><>Waterworld<>>&l t;<>><<>><

..This is waterworld a new half & half clear and color bubbler and jar set. Evergreen, yellow and onyx are the colors and it has a colored perk. downstem. This piece came about after I was spinnin...
Posted by steve on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:53:00 PST

........jumbo dub-bub for capone.............

An extra large piece that I wrestled with for for days...this thing is HUGE and super heavy! I strugled to finalize the base and add more decorations, stricly because of weight limitations...anyway bi...
Posted by steve on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:38:00 PST

+++The Greens.................***sold***

I have "the greens" bubblers (one dub-bub and one layback perk...see the pics in the slider below) and six small hand pieces (will send pics on request) currently available as a case. if anyone is int...
Posted by steve on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:36:00 PST

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^The "Denny" bubbler"<<<<<<<<<<<<< <<<

A collab from Steve and Sean. http://www.glasspipes.org/Gal21553_the_denny_STF_and_SG_coll ab..asp
Posted by steve on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 05:37:00 PST

<>:<>new bubbler : Blue in Green <>:<>

lots of miles these days... http://www.glasspipes.org/Gal21410_Blue_in_Green.asp    
Posted by steve on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:28:00 PST