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All About Mountain Glass Arts


Why Buy From Mountain Glass



Founded in 2002, Mountain Glass Arts, Inc. is the nation’s premier borosilicate glass blowing supply company. It was founded by glass artists with the goal of supplying the highest level of customer satisfaction in the industry. Mountain Glass Arts, Inc. is located in Asheville, North Carolina and Eugene, Oregon. and currently ships worldwide.

Why buy from us?  We pledge to you the best service in the industry and here is exactly how we provide it.

• Our primary goal has always been to be friendly, knowledgeable, helpful, expedient, and accurate when answering your questions and processing orders. Please call/email anytime, for any reason, if you have a concern or question and we will be glad to help.
• Same or Next day shipping on most all orders, we Ship Fast!
• In cooperation with American Forests we will have a tree planted for every order of over $100.We have planted over 82,248 trees to date as of end of 2022! Find more out here.
• We have had a variety of Green Programs in place since 2002, before anyone was using the word "green" so much, it was a value we founded the company on, find ways to be environmentally responsible.
• Mountain Glass has the industry’s leading and most accurate shipping calculator, it took 3 years to program all the possible variables to assure you are getting the lowest possible price shipping large boxes. No one else in our industry offers this. Your order will be analyzed by our custom program to determine what size box/boxes it will ship in. Our shipping calculator will determine if it will be less expensive to cut any 4ft or 5ft long tube/rod that may be included in your order and display the cutting fee if applicable. It will decide if it's cheaper to cut or not cut your glass. You will be given a variety of shipping options to choose from during the checkout process.
• Because we are seriously committed to excellent customer experiences, we focus on overstocking the products we sell rather than "understocking" a larger selection of products. Thus, most back orders are sent without shipping or handling charges. This does not apply to tube & rod, kilns or freight shipments.
• The Tags With The Tips! We label every stick or group of color ordered for easy identification and have a tip for working each color printed on the label. We were the first company to label all our color for you and are the only company that includes the working tip. You may always request no tags if they annoy you.
• We are here to help. The person taking your order will have knowledge of all our products or they will get you over to someone who does. Our sales staff never stops training, we are artists who understand all the odd little quirks about our industry and have combined over 100 years experience between the veteran staff at MGA.
• We have no minimum order.
• We take care and pride in every order placed with us. We operate with methods in place to assure maximum accuracy and minimum breakage in our shipments. 99.5 % of our orders arrive intact without damage or error.
• We offer excellent discounts for high volume glass users.
• We are kind and operate green for the earth.

We look forward to serving you and hope you will give us the opportunity to do so.

Please call us at 866-LAMPWORK

Meet the Team!



Chris - Founder & CEO

Hi my name is Chris and I am the owner here at MGA. I grew up in Ohio and learned the amazing art of lampworking from a friend in Eugene in 2000. 

After spending about two years out there a death in the family called me back to Ohio. It became immediately clear that being isolated from other artists and suppliers was going to be a challenge to blowing glass in Ohio. 

It was then that I discovered my calling. I was having trouble getting supply shipments quickly, correct the first time, without damage and with good service; so I started to think about doing this myself. I think it was the day I was chasing foam peanuts around my neighbor’s yard (my shop was out back) and trying to pull them out of my glass tube that I had enough. 

I decided I would start a supply company that would do things differently. My entire life I had an interest in the arts and business so this would be a perfect fit. I had some solid business experience and a good friend with a business degree, Steve, if only I could keep him out of the National Parks! 

We worked tirelessly for years without taking a penny to get off the ground. We have grown quite a bit thanks to YOU since we began in the fall of 2002, always with a primary customer service mission. We have always tried to have an environmental focus as well, long before we were profitable or the word “green” was popular in our society. I currently LOVE serving the glass community and living in beautiful Asheville, NC. I enjoy the amazing food, music, community and great outdoors by trying to hike and bike as much as possible.

Stuart - CFO

I started at Mountain Glass Arts Inc. back in 2009. I am the accountant for the company and do everything that has do to with the money side. I’ve been in accounting for over 25 years and to this day still love working with numbers. My nickname at the office is “Hound Dog”. 

Coming to Asheville in 2004 was the best thing me and my wife (Daphne) have ever done. Leaving the sun and beach of Orange County was easy, although some people thought we were crazy. We love our (Funkytown) Asheville, NC. 

The best part of Mountain Glass Arts is the people and the uniqueness of the business. While not at work I love NASCAR. i’ve been a Bristol season ticket holder for 5 years and love racing. My goal in life is to go to all the NASCAR tracks. So far i’ve been to Bristol, Darlington, Charlotte and a few local tracks.

Dustin – AKA – Coach – Sales Manager

My obsession with glass art began about 20 yearsago in the parking lot of a Charlotte, NC, Phish concert. It amazes me how far the creative envelope has been pushed, and how sophisticated the art has become. I have had the honor of being trained by some great lamp workers which has come in handy at my position as a sales rep here at Mountain Glass Arts.

Tom - Receiving

I grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania and moved to Asheville right out of high school with my friend Joe, (he works here too) and girlfriend (and now wife) Ashley. At one of my first jobs in town, I met two of my best friends and band mates. I play in a band called New Olde Fashioneds. In this band I play bass, electric guitar, and drums. But the real star of the show is my beard, who is a real live Hollywood stunt-double. Now I’m at MGA and loving it.

Mike – Receiving & Warehouse

In 2006, I found the reason I was looking for to move to Asheville in landing the drum stool for the world/downtempo/electronic act, Telepath. I was fortunate enough to travel the planet playing music for so many beautiful, smiling faces- from Jamaica to Red Rocks and beyond. Now this crazy life has brought me to MGA and I couldn't be happier working with an amazing team of hard-working people I call friends and learning so much from the incredible artists we are fortunate enough to serve.

Charlie - Eugene Assistant Store Manager and Sales

Charlie was born on November 27, 1940, in San Francisco, California. He was a child actor in Hong Kong who later returned to the U.S. and taught martial arts. He starred in the TV series The Green Hornet (1966-67) and became a major box office draw in The Chinese Connection and Fists of Fury. He is also a skilled lampworker, and a great resource for many aspects of glass arts. We’re glad to have him with us!

Micah - Marketing/Graphic Design

I grew up in Northwestern Pennsylvania & around 2015 got tired of shoveling snow and moved to Asheville. Jack of all trades (master of none), I have a lot of hobbies & love for all things creative. Mountain Glass has let me express that creativity in many ways.

Chris -

I am a happily married, father of four. I live in Woodfin, on a small homestead, near the French Broad river. I enjoy playing disc golf and participating with our local WNC disc golf association. I enjoy all facets of my work at Mountain Glass, and have gained a new family here. I can't wait to see where the future takes me.

Buck -

Life long Oregon resident who's happily married to my highschool sweetheart and wonderful mother of our now grown children. Lover of dogs, fishing, home improvements, and making others laugh. I've worked for a few small businesses over the years wearing many different hats, been an owner/partner of a commercial construction subcontractor business, and a self sustaining artist. I love MGA and what we do. If you don''t see me running around the shop in Eugene then look for me out on the water. Peace

Dave G -

Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, FL I landed in Asheville in early 2018 after a road trip along the east coast. I’ve never explored the art of lampworking till I found MGA. It’s been exciting to expand my knowledge and learn a new art form.

Bryan -

Born and raised in Fort. Lauderdale, FL where I was trained as a swamp druid. Moved up to Asheville, NC in 2021 to begin my studies as a mountain wizard, summoning lightning bolts from the peaks upon high. I've always enjoyed glass art but never did a deep dive into the creation of it, till I worked for Mountain Glass Arts. I have met some wonderful people while working for Mountain Glass, both co-workers and customers, who have taught me so much about the industry and I look forward to sharing that knowledge with everyone I get to help.

Zane -

My name is Zane Oskins and I've been with mountain glass for a couple years now, I help process and pack orders and do a little lamp working outside of the company. Cheers!