I recently met with glassblower and mixed media artist Michael Allison in Joelton, Tennessee at his studio to interview him for The Creative Push artist interview series. Not only is he a professional glass artist but he also creates beautiful jewelry, and other mixed media works with metal and wood. These are the images I was able to capture in the short time I had while doing our interview.

professional glassblower, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

heating glass in fire furnace, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

Pieces of coloured glass frit on flat steel tabletop marver, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

blowing glass, forming using jacks bladded tool, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

detaching glass ornament, glassblower, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

green glass ornament, glassblower, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

rolling hot glass into frit, glassblower, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

glassblower heating glass in furnace, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

blowing glass ornament, flameworking with jacks bladded tool, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

green glassblown ornament, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

blowing glass ornament, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

glass casting, glassblower, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

glassblower, artist, Michael Allison, The Creative Push, glass fragments

heating glass in furnace, glassblower, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

adding stem to green glass ornament, glassblower, Michael Allison, The Creative Push

A special thanks to Jon Gugala for assisting me with the podcast, photography, and video. He also was able to catch some great behind-the-scenes photos of Michael and I as we were recording.

Behind The Scenes, Michael Allison, Sheri Oneal, The Creative Push

You can watch the YouTube video interview with Michael below.

Here is the podcast Artist Interview for The Creative Push if you would like to listen.

And if you are interested in learning more about Michael and his art you can read the full story in this blog post for The Creative Push.

I would love to hear from you and get your feedback. Is there someone you know who might be a great fit for The Creative Push artist interview series? Please let me know, I am always looking for new story ideas!

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