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Mark DeShields

Mark DeShields

Glass artist and instructor based in Black Mountain/Asheville, North Carolina; teaches glassblowing and flameworking at North Carolina Glass Center

Jul 24, 2026

Unpacked by Afar

Unpacked by Afar

Black Mountain and the Region's Creative Soul | The Travel Guide

Jul 24 · 26m

Aislyn GreeneHOST
8:20
I choose the wine glass and enter the studio to find my teacher, a glassblower named Mark DeShields.
Mark DeShields
Mark DeShieldsGUEST
8:27
Obviously, we, we have several very hot things in here.
Mark DeShields
Mark DeShieldsGUEST
8:30
That's called our reheating chamber.
Mark DeShields
Mark DeShieldsGUEST
8:32
Inside of that, it's about 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit, uh, so don't put anything in there besides glass.
Aislyn GreeneHOST
9:13
And it is very, very, very, very hot.
Mark DeShields
Mark DeShieldsGUEST
9:18
There will be moments where you feel like reaching for it.
Mark DeShields
Mark DeShieldsGUEST
9:21
Your right hand, say, just be holding one of those.
Mark DeShields
Mark DeShieldsGUEST
9:24
Keep yourself from having any errors.

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