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Doug Auer “I love the way working with glass combines physics and art,” says Auer, artist, instructor, and co-founder of Third Degree Glass Factory. “Currently I am focusing on accentuating the transparency and depth that is possible in glass, creating forms that are made up of multiple layers of transparent color. Auer began blowing glass in 1996 as a student of Vernon Brejcha at the University of Kansas. The next year he transferred to SIU-Carbondale to study glass blowing and technique under Bill Boysen and Che Rhodes where he received his BFA. He was hired by Washington University to teach both beginning and intermediate glass blowing in 2001 and was on the faculty through 2004. “It was one of those lucky circumstances of fate. Quite literally I walked into the studio and was offered the job.” Jim McKelvey was invited to demonstrate and guest lecture in the glass studio during one of Doug’s classes. After class they discussed the need for a great teaching studio in the Midwest. They found they were like-minded in their goals to build a glass community in St. Louis. In the fall of 2001 Auer teamed with McKelvey to co-found and establish the Third Degree Glass Factory at 5200 Delmar. Over the next three years, Auer transitioned out of his teaching position at Washington University in order to focus on Third Degree. He is responsible for its day-to-day operations and teaches the Private Instruction and Special Topic classes. “It’s exciting to see the transformation that occurs when students start making the physical connection to glass. It is essential that artists understand why they are doing what they are doing, not just how to do it. When they understand the reason for the action, the action becomes second nature,” explains Auer. Who We Are:
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