Christof M Maupin » Ohio Artist Registry

My name is Christof Maupin, and I am a hot glass artist, working with a torch in a very ancient technique called lampworking. Unlike glassblowing, which many people are familiar with, lampworking involves using a torch to form objects such as beads on a steel mandrel or small sculptural objects using a glass rod. Much of my glass becomes jewelry, as well as small functional or decorative objects.

My original academic background was art history and archaeology. Years later, I went back to school and obtained a degree in studio art. I’m originally from Northern California (San Francisco Bay Area), have traveled internationally extensively, lived in both coastal North Carolina and Oregon for several years and am now settled just outside Athens, Ohio. I am what is generally known as a “working artist” — meaning my art is what I do full-time to make a living.

Being retired from any sort of “day job” for the past couple of years, I depend on my work for support. Being a working artist can be tough! So here are a couple of ways you can help:

– Please support my work as an independent artist by buying me a “virtual cup of coffee” at Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/christofmaupin07

– I have an Amazon Wish List, which is an important tool for a working artist like me: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2GG8LVIEX15I3?ref_=wl_share

Following an artist on social media is free! Here’s where you can find me:

– Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PastPresentArts

– Follow me on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/pastpresent_arts_crafts/

Lampworking is a type of glass work in which a torch is used to melt the glass. Once in a molten state, the glass is shaped with tools and hand movements. It is also known as flameworking or torchworking. This technique was first developed around the fifth century BCE. Lampworking differs from glassblowing in that glassblowing uses a furnace as the primary heat source. Early lampworking was done in the flames of oil lamps, with the artist blowing air into the flame using foot-powered bellows, or by melting the glass in a wood fired kiln. Most artists today use torches that burn either propane or natural gas for the fuel, mixed with either air or pure oxygen as the oxidizer.