Pitchers and Tumblers

   Making pitchers by hand - it was never our intent as a company, but the Orbix pitcher has come to be one of our defining pieces.  The starting point came in Cal's first class in glassblowing - his instructor demonstrated a clear glass pitcher.  When Orbix opened in 2002, making a pitcher began as a daily exercise to understand glass more intimately -a training tool in the refinement of the connection between eye, hand and idea.  Recognizing balance, grace, and proportion takes attentive practice for the craftsman and artist. 

     We make one pitcher at a time, stripping down decoration and focusing on form day after day, year after year.  There really is no shortcut.  No shaping molds, no machines, just a solid glassblowing team, a lot of sweat, a lot of laughs, and a lot of broken glass.  Hard conversations are never easy, and getting to know glass as a material stands as no exception.  We would like to introduce you to the Orbix Pitchers.