Gemma Truman is one of a handful of female glass blowers. She explains why it’s not all time spent in front of a furnace and how,even as a creative, the admin piles upHow did you fetch your job?
I’m self-employed, and but started out working in a glass blowing studio. I got in touch with the studio to question for a two-week work experience,which turned into a year-long placement. I did this alongside a part-time job in customer service and I eventually got a paid role which varied from two to six days a week depending on the workload of the studio. After five years I decided to bite the bullet and construct my own work.
What does a typical day involve?
No day is the same. I can be doing any of the following; blowing, cutting, or grinding or polishing glass,doing design work on a computer, emailing people, and meeting with clients,sketching ideas and designs, experimenting with ideas. The ideal is to be making and being engaged in the creative side all the time.
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Source: theguardian.com