Collection: Phil Sundling

Phil Sundling has been blowing glass for over twenty five years, using fire to craft innovative and beautiful pieces of functional and artistic glass. He specializes in borosilicate lamp /flame working, and has developed a style that merges form with function. In 2001, Phil opened Prism Glass Works, an independent workshop and gallery in Troy, NY, that has continued to provide space for local glass artists alike.

Phil's interest in glasswork was sparked during a semester-long internship with a scientific glassblower at GE in Schenectady, NY. His career would begin a year after when he participated in a weeklong intensive training course at the Corning Museum of Glass. Here he was taught by master glassblowers: Tim Drier and Doni Hatz, who helped him perfect the basics of the craft. This would be the foundation upon which he could begin to build his own style, inspiring him to buy his first torch. He has continued to diversify his skills by collaborating with other artists in the field ever since, including major artists such as Robert Mickelson and Emilio Santini. 

In 2017, Phil travelled throughout the US and Europe to work with a wide range of talented artists, expanding his community and learning new techniques along the way. He was even privileged to spend time in Murano, Italy with the Ballerin brothers, an experience that has enabled him to integrate old world techniques within his own style.

More recently, Phil graduated from the Modern Welding School with high honors, using these new, hard-earned skills to combine his love of glass with metal working. He is now able to produce mixed-medium projects in the form of light art, furniture, smaller sculptures, and large installations of sculptures.

Phil has also expanded his skills from glass artist to glass teacher, joining the ranks of those who taught him. He offers glassblowing workshops to the public and has had many student apprenticeships. Some of my past apprentices such as B_Moneyglass, Glass by Mouse, Rajin_tech and CK_Glass to name a few have gone on to develop their own successful careers in glass.