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Hello from Spearfish, SD.

I’ve gotten quite a bit more traffic on this site recently and thought I should reach out and introduce myself. My name is Zachary Cincotta and I’m a glass maker based in Spearfish, SD.

A Quick Backstory:

I grew up in Harrisburg, PA and started blowing glass at my local community college. After graduating in 2016, I started working in glass studios as a way to continue learning the craft. I’ve taken several glass intensives at craft schools across the country such as Penland School of Crafts, Pittsburgh Glass Center and the Corning Museum of Glass. Those classes (and a little bit of networking) opened opportunities to travel and work nationally and internationally. I’ve worked for studios in the Maldives, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Deadwood SD, Venice Italy, and had the pleasure of helping my friends with a residency this past year at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk VA.

I opened Drink. in 2022 as a way to keep a functioning studio practice. The emphasis of the work is small batch, human made objects that are fun and playful to use. I currently live in Spearfish SD and am working on growing my business here in the Black Hills.

A quick travel update:

I will be leaving to visit my friend in Venice, Italy until mid April. He’s a third generation chandelier maker and has a glass studio just outside of Venice. Throughout the trip I will be putting up glass videos and pictures on my instagram @zacharyblowsglass so feel free to follow along.

Pre-orders (Chain Cups)

I will be launching into production when I get back into town. I will be fulfilling orders in the order that they came in, with the intention of shipping them out starting early May. I’ll send out final invoices when the cups are ready to ship!

Thank you for all of the support!

I wanted to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has ordered (and pre-ordered) with us. Your support allows me to continue producing glass and doing what I love.

Thanks,

Zachary Cincotta

Chain Glass mold update

V 3.5

This chain mold has gone through quite a few different testing phases.

The biggest issue in testing has been the bottom of the glass getting stuck in the bottom of the mold. The glass cools when it fills the mold and any undercut that gets filled wants to stay put.

With this new design, the mold opens fully to release all the glass.
I added an additional side wing and a hinge that lifts bottom half of the mold. Hopefully this solves the sticking issues and helps speed up the process. There’s a full video of the function on my instagram- feel free to check it out
@zacharyblowsglass

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