SwoopMoney!

Originally hailing from KC and currently hiding out on the BRCM, SwoopMoney has now joined us here at SHINOBI GLASS! He has been working on his "Severed Tentacles" series since this summer; starting off with drys and now moving onto slides!



A self-proclaimed honeycomb specialist, he calls 'em "Moneycombs," LOL...

They sure do look awful nice;-)


And a poppin' Rasta/Steel Wool curve from Dosa!

More on the way real soon from both these guys! Thanks for looking!

Goodbye 2009!

A banner year in the boro industry for sure, big ups to 2009, as we saw a ton of amazing new art come out of the kilns this past year from across the country! Can't wait to see what 2010 has in store for us all; it's gonna be incredible I am totally positive!!!

Got a few more Dosacurves for the site (a super-dope Rasta one!), and some new glass (Moneycombs!) by SwoopMoney comin' at ya today! More curves to follow after the new year btw...


Thanks again, hope everyone out there had a wonderful holiday season, and here's to a great new year for us all from SHINOBI GLASS!

PS SHINOBI GLASS is now on Facebook;-)

MERRY XMAS PT 2

The Christmas lights are all hung...
("Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after two days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever. Great stories. But two things made me take it down. First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents as they almost wrecked when they drove by. Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder almost killed herself putting it against my house and didn’t realize that it was fake until she climbed to the top (she was not happy). By the way, she was one of the many people who attempted to do that. My yard couldn’t take it either. I have more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up my yard.")

Those delightful holiday cards are all sent...

Now you're ready for some good old-fashioned awkward family moments at dinner...

Make sure you get your fill of holiday food and drink;-)

Just don't overdo it, we can all get a little carried away at this time of year...

Maybe celebrate a little, go out and get yourself some tail...

Uh, not you, you're doing it wrong pal...

Look out for the Scrooges, and the Bah Humbugs...

And have yourself a Merry little Christmas now...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM SHINOBI GLASS;-)

MERRY XMAS PT 1

Well it's the final countdown to Christmas Day, 2 shopping days left!

Feeling trapped by all the pressure of holiday obligations?

Haven't been able to find that gift for that special someone?

(If necessary, you can always fall back on a classic-hey, it's free too!)

Good karma, pass it on, it's that time of year, right? To help those less fortunate than ourselves?

'Cause we'll soon be finding out who's been naughty & who's been nice...

Despite slightly misunderstood best intentions and wishes...

("This is not what I meant when I said 'white woman' Goddamnit...")

HO-HO-HO, MERRY CHRISTMAS, LOL...

To be continued...

SITE CHANGES!

To first-time visitors, welcome, and please make sure you read the FAQ and all ordering info on the website. To those who have been here before, you will notice a few changes...

-For starters, all the prices! Yes, all prices on the site have been "lowered." But now California state sales tax of 9.25% will be added on to complete each transaction, whereas before it was computed into the listed prices.

-If you opt to pay via PayPal, we will now send a money request to your email address.

-We are working on lowering your shipping costs for the start of the new year, to only $4.20 for all slides and only slightly more for most other items, and large items such as tubes and bubs requiring a maximum fee of around $15.

-J.A.G. and Dale Sommers now have their own pages you will notice, as they indisputably each deserve no less for their amazing talents!

-And the biggest news going into our second year of business, we are slowly making plans for a storefront in the Bay Area!!!

For the start of 2010, I can definitely say you'll be seeing some more work by Opdenaker, gridded wetworks from ex-WS blower Slim, new stuff from Blue and Natey, more Salt hands, more from Zach P and Fro coming off the East Coast, new curves from Dosaglass, as well as plenty more boro goodness from the best and brightest in the industry, as we are always looking to add new artists to our always growing line-up here at SHINOBI GLASS! 'Cause you know I've always got my ear to the ground for hot new glass and whatever's poppin' up in our scene FOR YOU!

So a huge thanks to everyone out there for helping make our first year at SHINOBI GLASS such a success! Happy Holidays, and to a great new year for all!

More chicken pix!

Glass by Opdenaker, graphics courtesy of Holy Waters!

CHIX SHERLYS!

By JOP! Couple coming in this week...



Thanks Josh!

SLIDE CITY!

More rettis by Marcel!

The white on clear is my fave for sure!

Rainbow!

Slides by Dale Sommers!


And Hands by Salt!

"A-OK!"


Thanks for looking!

NEW SLIDES!

Just rolled back with a small case of slides as you can see...



Couple more Marcel rettis, some Salt hand slides, a couple from Dale Sommers, and a bunch of Luke Wilson's disc-diffused slides! Will try to get 'em all up on the site by tomorrow!

And be sure to hit your local newsstand to grab yourself a copy of the newest ish of HIGH TIMES, featuring a spread on our friends at TEAM DEATH STAR, and where you can also see pics of Banjo's incredible glass rendition of Star Wars' General Grievous! (Photos don't do it true justice, as often is the case with glass art; luckily I got to see it in person last CHAMPS and it is beyond words!!!)

Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Holidays from SHINOBI GLASS!

E. ROSS

Recently was privileged to try out one of the incredible entries published in the first volume of SMOKED (GritCityInc.), E. Ross' glowing piece entitled, "Radiant Obsession." The Great Lakes glass magician used some killer millefiori, giant flat cane, and man, the vibrant coloring just pops! The Glass Alchemy Bright Orange Crayon is really complemented by the Rasta Gold Crayon and just sucks you right in! A heady monster double-bub, with some gorgeous sections, stands tall at around 14", yet despite some imperfections, it is still a truly amazing work of art!

Thanks for looking!

ATTN!

To those of you who have ordered from us before, and already have a CID# ending with -"70" or lower, we've got a special bonus for you! Make sure you mention the BLOG in your email and you can go ahead and score an extra 10% OFF your holiday purchase! So that means you can take a total of 20% OFF (some exceptions apply) the listed prices!!! Thanks for shopping at SHINOBI GLASS and Happy Holidays!!!

MERRY CHANUKAH!

OK, in honor of the holidaze, we're gonna have a sale here at SHINOBI GLASS. But everyone has Christmas sales so we're gonna do a Hanukkah sale! Yeah, you heard me, for the next EIGHT nights, starting tonite @ 5:18 PM PST, EVERYTHING SITEWIDE is 10% OFF!!! So hit me up, get a great deal on that piece you've been eyeing, and help clear some room for some new inventory in the new year! Thanks to everyone out there for helping us have a great first year here at SHINOBI GLASS! Hmmm, I'm also thinking I'm gonna need to commission someone to make me a colored boro menorah for next year;-)

LIGHT IT UP!

GRATEFUL DAWGS!

Just got my Furthur NYE tix in the mail so I thought this post would be appropriate...

First Eush made this beaut and I was so simply enthralled that I knew I had to have my own...

So thank the heavens he came down to the Bay Area and I was able to fulfill my dream:-)

So now we make our way on to the next gem in this series, the smaller brother of the three, standing in at 9 inches tall, and now residing in Southern California, Eush's third Grateful Dead bub! Ain't it just gorgeous?!?



Really love the linework he did around the base of this one!

Eush always kills it on the discs; this filla is no exception!

Faceted marb throwin' Stealies every which way!


And here's a sweet lil dry Eush made as well, in keeping with the whole theme;-) LONG LIVE THE DEAD!

Phenomenal work as always from Eusheen, and congrats to the owner of #3, thanks for sharing you guys, and thanks for looking everyone!

JE$TER!

Je$ter, a local glassblower from here in the East Bay, has joined us at SHINOBI GLASS, with a small selection of slides...

Signature implosion milli!


Ice pinches!

Sweet fade-to-clear Ice tubing! You can find these on the "Misc. Art." page FYI! Look forward to seeing what else this guy has in store as we go! Thanks Je$ter, and thanks everyone for looking!