Income and Education Opportunities

Glass Monkey Art Studio is a great place to learn and work.

Our studio is a very laid-back and creativity free-flowing environment. It is located on a 7 acre organic farm on the edge of Austin Texas. We strive to keep a drama free environment while celebrating cultural diversity, individualism, and artistic freedom.

Glass Monkey Art Studio is two things in one; an art production studio where artists make products to pursue artistic endeavors and earn money; and a borosilicate flameworking school. People new to flameworking will be making use of both aspects, while people with enough experience will not be enrolled in the school.

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Income Opportunities

Glass Monkey Art Studio has a greater demand for the products we sell than we can currently supply. Wether you have experience or not, we can teach you to make the products that we supply to our clients.

Income Opportunities Available:

• Experienced Flameworkers. Earn money making hand blown products in our studio. We need a few skilled flameworkers with a few years under their belt to make products that satisfy the needs of our clients. Currently there are two of these positions available. If you are a hard worker, honest, a good self-motivator, and hemp friendly, not a slacker, please apply. Income is based on productivity, usually between. (More Details)

  
  

• Non-Experienced Flameworkers. Earn money making hand blown products in our studio. We are looking for a few individuals that want to learn to make products to satisfy the needs of our clients. If you are a hard worker, honest, a good self-motivator, and hemp friendly, not a slacker, please apply. Income is based on productivity. People new to flameworking must also be enrolled our borosilicate flameworking school. (More Details)

How the Income Opportunities Work

As a flameworker at Glass Monkey Art Studio, you are brought in as self-employed artists who rents space and tools from us. You will set your own schedule and be your own boss. This is part time or full time. You decide. The more you work, the more you make. The more you make, the more skilled you become. The more skilled you become the more money you can make.

You will purchase the materials you will need from Glass Monkey Art Studio and we will teach you the products needed to supply the demand of our clients. The artists agree to let us sell at least 90% of the products they make. Glass Monkey Art Studio sells the products to our clients. The artist who made the products pays Glass Monkey a sales commission (25%-35%) for selling the product. The rest of the money (65%-75%) from the product sales belongs to the artists who made the products. With your earnings, you will pay for more torch time, more materials, and the remaining balance is income for your hard work and efforts. If you are a non-experience flameworker, you will often have additional expenses for workshops and tutoring.

Whether you are an experienced flameworker or just a beginner, we can teach you the skills you will need to become a well paid craftsman of flameworking. All the while, you will be discovering the artist within. People new to flameworking and the experienced flameworkers alike, have the opportunity to earn money making products in our studio. How much you can make, depends on your skill level and the amount of time you spend behind the torch.

Experienced flameworkers need to know:

If you have sufficient skills, you will not need to be enrolled in Glass Monkey School of Borosilicate Flameworking. Experienced flameworkers, can learn to earn $30+ per hour after expenses.

Non-Experienced flameworkers need to know:

If you do not have sufficient skills to be considered an experienced flameworker, you will need to be enrolled in Glass Monkey School of Borosilicate Flameworking as an apprentice. Although you will learn to earn $30+ per hour after expenses, this does not come overnight and without an opportunity such as our school provides, learning to be a well paid flameworker would take years to accomplish. Our school is designed to teach you to make an income as soon as possible. As soon as you start making products, you will be earning money. In the beginning the money you earn will help offset your expenses. As your skills grow, the money you earn from your products will cover all your expenses. As you progress even further, you will learn to make a very good income above your expenses. It all depends on how fast you pick up your skills and how quick you get a lot of hours of practice under your belt. With the help of our apprenticeship program and following our prescribed recipe of success, some students make money beyond their expenses their first week, most within a month, and some within a couple of months.

On the other hand, some of you may not be as concerned about making an income quickly, but instead want to focus on being as creative as you want. If tha is you, we can certainly oblige you.

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Step-by-Step Process of Taking Advantage of the Income Opportunities

We have laid out the process of taking advantage of the income opportunities at Glass Monkey Art Studio.

1. Read all the information on this web-page thoroughly.
2. Call Glass Monkey Art Studio at 512-524-0868 and request and interview. Leave a message if we miss your call.
3. Come in for your interview.
4. If you not an experienced flameworker see 'How to Become an Apprentice' for additional steps.
5. Rent studio space from Glass Monkey.
6. Purchase some materials to make your producst with.
7. Obtain tutoring if necessary.
8. Start making products and earning money.

Education Opportunities

Glass Monkey School of Borosilicate Flameworking

Aside from being a great place to work and earn money, Glass Monkey Art Studio is also a borosilicate flameworking school training individuals to make a great income and helping them find their artist within. We provide workshops, tutoring, and a money making apprenticeship program.

We have been teaching people to blow glass since 2001. We pride ourselves in being able to tailor the education process to suit the need of the individual. Over the years we have taught scores of people the art of flameworking and quite a few of our students have gone on to be shown in galleries, featured in magazines, and their art is in great demand.

Whether you want to be a hobbyist, an enthusiast, or a career craftsman of flameworking, we have a plan that can work for you. If you are new to flameworking and want to take advantage of our income opportunities, you will need to be enrolled in our school and participating in the apprenticeship program.

Borosilicate Flameworking Apprenticeship Program

Glass Monkey Art Studio offers an apprenticeship program to individuals interested in learning borosilicate flameworking. This program will allow you to take advantage of the income opportunities at Glass Monkey Art Studio while you are learning.

To qualify for theapprenticeship program, you will need to take a few introductory workshops to learn to operate safely in the studio, become certified to use the tools and equipment, and to build the skills you will need to begin making flamework products.

As an apprentice, you will be able to treat it as a hobbyist, and enthusiast, or a career craftsman. Some of our apprentices don't have much time to devote to flameworking, while others may have a great deal of time to devote to flameworking. Some of our apprentices want to learn for the fun of it, while others want to turn this new skill into a job as quickly as possible. What ever your objective, we can help guide you to success.

As an apprentice, you will be fulfilling two roles: student and self-employed artist. You will be able to participate in the income opportunities by earning money from the products we will teach you to make.

How to Become an Apprentice

We have laid out the process of becoming an apprentice at Glass Monkey Art Studio. Primarily, becoming an apprentice requires three crutial ingredients. These are a passion to become a flameworker, sufficient time available to develop your skills, and the finances required to attain your goals. Although we love to teach, we can't do it for free. If you have any special needs that fall outside of our process, let us know. We will be glad to consider them.

1. Read all the information on this web-page thoroughly.
2. Call Glass Monkey Art Studio at 512-524-0868 and request and interview. Leave a message if we miss your call.
3. Come in for your interview.
4. Register as a student in Glass Monkey Art Studio School of Borosilicate Flameworking.
5. Take the required workshops.
6. Take and pass a few tests.
7. Enter the apprenticeship program.
8. Start deeper learning making products and earning money.

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The Workshops

The workshops are taken in the order they are listed. When you complete these workshops, you will be eligible to enter the apprenticeship program and be able to start taking advantage of the income opportunities.

FBW1 - Introduction to Flameworking Borosilicate - This is a 1 day workshop. Discover the history and science of flameworking, career option, studio safety, and minimizing hazards. Expect discussions, videos, several demonstrations, and a test. Some handouts are provided. $75.

FBW2 - Flameworking - Studio Operations & Tool Usage - This is a 1 day workshop. Discover the in's-and-out's of studio set-up and operation, understanding studio elements and tool usage. Expect discussions, videos, several demonstrations, and a test. Some handouts are provided. $75.

FBW3 - Flameworking - Initial Glass Manipulation - This is a 1 day workshop. Now you are ready to get on the torch and play with glass. Get started at learning how to manipulate the glass in the flame. Discover hand positioning, rotation techniques, torch settings, and station protocol. Expect discussions, demonstrations, several hours sitting behind a torch and manipulating glass in the flame. See how all that you have learned in the previous workshops comes together. Some handouts are provided. Expect discussions, and demonstrations. $75.

FBW4 - Flamework Skill Building - Working with Rod - This is a 3 day workshop. Spend 15 hours on the torch discovering how to flame polish, flame cut, pluck, and weld glass rod. You will also learn to pull stringers with rod. You will also learn more about how to use the torch and tools in the process. You will receive all the tutoring you need for this time and materials are provided. Some handouts are provided. Expect discussions, and demonstrations. $175.

FBW5 - Flamework Skill Building - Working with Tubing - This is a 3 day workshop. Continue learning while you play with glass further. Spend 15 hours on the torch discovering how to flame polish, flame cut, pluck, blow bladders, and weld glass tubing. You will also learn more about how to use the torch and tools in the process. You will receive all the tutoring you need for this time. Expect discussions, and demonstrations. $175.

FBW6 - Flamework Skill Building - Latticino, Pendant, and Jar - This is a 3 day workshop. Continue learning while you play with glass further. Spend 15 hours on the torch discovering how to make latticino, a pendant design, and a jar with the skills you have learned. You will also learn more about how to use the torch and tools in the process. You will receive all the tutoring you need for this time. Expect discussions, and demonstrations. $175.

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