Surf Rat Glass - Banger Mugs & Building a Glass Career From Scratch | Robertson Stash

About this episode

Brian shares his journey from making ceramics to becoming a successful glass artist, inspired by a viral TikTok comment.

1 TikTok comment helped this guy go VIRAL! We talk masks in Bali, getting robbed in Southeast Asia, How one tiktok comment gave Brian inspiration for his VIRAL giant banger mugs. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Cold open: soft glass sculptures and the start of Brian's story 02:30 — Born and raised in Evergreen, Colorado — growing up in the mountains, nuisance to all 05:00 — Mom was an artist, dad built snow cats and ATVs — how Brian grew up 08:00 — A neighbor got eaten by a mountain lion behind his high school 12:00 — Ceramics before glass: making bongs in school, a pottery wheel in his room, and Adam Sandler's bong on the front page of his website 18:00 — Western State College in Gunnison, learning to blow borosilicate under Brian Cirker (Berserker) 22:00 — Snowboarding trip to Vancouver in '99 — nobody blowing glass there, wheels start turning 26:00 — Moving to Vancouver with everything in his car, setting up shop in North Van 30:00 — Teaming up with Hippo Glass and Marvel Slinger (Aaron Slinger) in the same studio 36:00 — The original Pot Block on Hastings Street: Blunt Brothers, Marc Emery, and the day it burned down 42:00 — Selling first glass to Marc Emery, making hot glass vapes…

People in this episode

Host: robertsonglass

Guest: Brian

Topics covered

• glass art
• career development
• viral trends
• personal stories
• travel experiences

Keywords

• glass career
• banger mugs
• TikTok
• Vancouver
• artistic journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Western State College, Hippo Glass, Blunt Brothers

Places: Bali, Southeast Asia, Evergreen, Colorado, Vancouver

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