Episode 171- Chris Dickey Returns and says "Don't Quit Your Day Job!"

Episode 171- Don't Quit Your Day Job   In the ever growing landscape of glass artists, the demand for glass grows as the quality of artists diminishes. Whether you're new to the industry or an Old Timer like myself, it's important to understand that," just making rigs" isn't going to get you anywhere no mater how established you are as an artist. The most successful artists in the functional glass scene are constantly reinventing themselves and pivoting before or during trends slow down as a new one starts up. As you've probabaly heard me preach on many episodes , it's so important to be a well rounded lampworker, having the ability to not only make pipes but also pendants, figurines, and Ornaments just as a few examples. This way you aren't painting yourself in a corner as a rig maker. The industry is flooded with rigs and hype glass all the while a whole demographic who enjoy using glass for smoking aren't finding glass pipes for flowers that are made from locals like it once was 10-15years ago. Even smoke shop owners won't buy glass for flowers because of their local demographics but they are still forgetting that the OG smoker wants a nice bubbler or water pipe for their flowers. Chris and I dive deep into these topics .... FIND CHIRS ON INSTAGRAM @xxgoblinkingxx ----------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORS WWW.MOUNTAINGLASS.com/WYZGUY Use code WYZGUY when purchasing any complete kit and save 10% WWW.AMERICANHELIX.com WWW.THEFLOWMAGAZINE.com Begin a new subscription to The Flow and use promo code WYZGUY for 10% off WWW.GLASSROOTSARTSHOW.com October 9-11 Madison, Wisconsin