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Steve Bates

Steve Bates I live in portland, Me. and work at Syng glass...


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2 foot dichro tube

2 foot dichro tube

This is the biggest hand spun tube I've made to date. It took one big tube pull, three blow-outs, two days, and a 12 pack. Miles T. made the slide and sponsored the whole project.
(10 images, 8 comments)



angry bub

angry bub

this is my first attempt at sculpting like this... need a little more practice i think.
(5 images, 6 comments)



blue-footed stemless

blue-footed stemless

blue caramel blow-out...
(6 images, 4 comments)



bub...

bub...

...yup
(6 images, 4 comments)



cannibal bub

cannibal bub

don't worry, i just fed it...
(6 images, 2 comments)



Dangle bub

Dangle bub

...
(6 images, 3 comments)



donut tube

donut tube

made this one for Up North fest in maine. it`s all amazon night.
(5 images)
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dualy

dualy

another defuser experiment...
(6 images, 4 comments)



experimental tube...

experimental tube...

it's a little wierd, but it works...
(3 images)



J. Morrissey   -  Steve Bates colabs.

J. Morrissey - Steve Bates colabs.

i spent a few days at J's studio this passed week and this is what we came up with... these pieces are mostly J's designs, but i threw in my 2 cents and put them together.
check out http://www.jasonmorrissey.c...

(20 images, 12 comments)
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live free - george beer bottle collab...

live free - george beer bottle collab...

i think it was about 15 or 20 beer bottles at the pipe classic lake house. good times...
(4 images, 4 comments)



lochness stemless

lochness stemless

i did this piece during a lesson. the kid wanted to see different reversal options so i just made a bunch of discs and stuck them together...
(8 images, 16 comments)



more collabs with J.M.

more collabs with J.M.

Here's a couple pieces i made with Jason Morrissey and a couple Mr. grey did as well. The big one is a stemless, the rest are drys...
(10 images, 10 comments)
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new perc design...

new perc design...

...more to come
(3 images, 2 comments)



O.G. 4:20

O.G. 4:20

My first stemless tube. it's 19" tall and made out of onyx and the new batch of O.G. moss. carpal tunnel here i come...
(10 images, 3 comments)



odd-Ball

odd-Ball

it was suppose to be dry piece, but i switched it up half way through and dropped a down stem... the marble is 2.5"...
(9 images, 4 comments)



rasta tube

rasta tube

another tube... this one is only about a foot tall..
(4 images, 5 comments)



Royal River collab

Royal River collab

We had a collab day at royal river art and glass... 25 sections, 5 canes, and one devil frog. it stands about 20". Artists: Mr. gray, Ukiah, SB, Bobby O, Vanimal, and Will S.
(10 images, 19 comments)
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stemless...

stemless...

my camera sucks...
(5 images, 3 comments)



The B.F.D.

The B.F.D.

The B.F.D. is a colab between Mr.gray and I. It's constructed out of dichro tube cane and onyx blow-ins. I did the main tube and Mr. gray did the dangles and put the two together. the Big Fuck'n Dangle stands just under 19 inches...
(9 images, 8 comments)



The disc-defuser

The disc-defuser

I made a prototype of this thing yesterday morning out of clear and it worked great so busted out a nice one...
(9 images, 3 comments)



The Starship Abilify

The Starship Abilify

This one is constructed out of two blow-ins, one solara and onyx, the other silver aqua and onyx. it might not look it, but it bubbles really well...
(9 images, 7 comments)



The Zig...

The Zig...

maybe some day he will come out of "retirement"...
(8 images, 3 comments)



three toed dangle-hawk

three toed dangle-hawk

one of the many predators of planet dangletron. Small in size, but it can still take down the largest dangles with it's potent venom... no dangle is safe...
(6 images, 3 comments)



tripod...

tripod...

more fun with blow-ins... this is an amberpurple and turbo blow-in and a bluemoon blow-in...
(8 images, 5 comments)



random peices from '04 '05

random peices from '04 '05

(63 images, 2 comments)



stemless penetrater

stemless penetrater

(6 images, 11 comments)



Sherlock... kinda

Sherlock... kinda

(6 images, 5 comments)



house sherlock

house sherlock

(8 images, 3 comments)



cumberland roadkill

cumberland roadkill

garage collab with Mr. Gray
(5 images, 4 comments)



crankshaft

crankshaft

the spinner is hollow and the reversals aren't milli's.
(6 images, 8 comments)



mini

mini

check out this big ass quarter I found.
(5 images, 4 comments)



upside dangle

upside dangle

This is a Zig inspired dangler. Mr. Gray made most of the hollow sections. I made the mini reversals, the hollow marble, and put it together. the colors came out wierd because of my sad color pile. thanks for looking.
(8 images, 5 comments)
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Floyd the Circus Freak

Floyd the Circus Freak

This is my first shot at reversing 6 sections. It stands at 9 inches and the custom carb was handcrafted by number 12 himself, the amazing Zig.
thanks for looking

(6 images, 4 comments)



one eyed dangle eater

one eyed dangle eater

no dangle is safe...
(7 images, 12 comments)



3sum

3sum

?
(6 images, 19 comments)
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rastitute

rastitute

this piece came from the land down under aka jamaica and has deemed itself the rastitute.
(5 images, 4 comments)



after party

after party

ok.. i realize how wierd this thing is but this is what happens when all you've got left is orange.
(7 images, 15 comments)
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Derk D.

Derk D.

i have nothing to say for myself...
(10 images, 16 comments)



Cyber-Dangle

Cyber-Dangle

Part Dangle part machine
Mr. Gray did the top half and i did the bottom. Thanks GT

(7 images, 9 comments)



Slightly Less Northern Aquadic Mountain Sherlock

Slightly Less Northern Aquadic Mountain Sherlock

...MMMM smores...
(6 images, 10 comments)



Cleitus P.

Cleitus P.

Cleitus P. enjoys mud'n in his truck, greased pig scrambles, beef and long walks on the beach.
(6 images, 4 comments)



Bobby-Dean Harvey

Bobby-Dean Harvey

Bobby-Dean enjoys jack'n deer, budwieser, bacon and Cleitus P's sister.
(5 images, 3 comments)



Franky Three Fingers

Franky Three Fingers

Guess I could have done alot more to this one but i liked it simple. All the tudes are functional.
(10 images, 2 comments)



Was-a-tube

Was-a-tube

In a past life this vase was the tope half of a really sick 15 piece tube that was about 18 inches tall. the bottom checked compliments some unobtainium... Thanks precision. So i made this thing out of the left overs.
(6 images, 2 comments)



Teapot

Teapot

This thing is made out of one big aroura blow-in. it's aboout 6 inches tall and is fully functional.
(2 images, 4 comments)



christmas in maine...

christmas in maine...

merry christmas from stockton springs, maine. It's good to be home for the holidays...
(3 images, 4 comments)



side show

side show

this is made out of two blow-outs, both amber-purple over hycinth...
(6 images, 2 comments)



just another stemless...

just another stemless...

more fun with amber-purple, this time with onyx behind it...
(8 images, 1 comment)



easter island nightmare

easter island nightmare

i picked away at this thing for a few days while doing some prodo. finally finished it last night about 4... only took one 6-pack...
(11 images, 10 comments)



blow-out stemless

blow-out stemless

this pipes was designed around the fact that i only had 3 sticks of color and a piece of 50 to work with on that day. the whole thing is made out 3 blow-out, reversals and all.
(6 images, 3 comments)



left-overs

left-overs

this thing was left over from live-free and George's visit to maine. it didn't get used in our colab. one of the guys at the studio thought it would be funny if i made it a one-hitter.
(3 images, 1 comment)



stemless thing...

stemless thing...

i had this thing a while back and it`s been chill at the blaze'n ace since then. it's made out of a few blow-outs... aroura and double amber-purple i think.
(7 images, 1 comment)



da big orange tube

da big orange tube

this is made from one big orange blow-out i made when Live Free left me alone with his delta mag. the whole tube consists of less than 3 sticks of color... i only used two sticks of orange and it still came out opaque..
(3 images, 3 comments)



just some spoons

just some spoons

nothing special here... these are 3 and 5 piece spoons. these took way too much time for what they are... just R & D.
(2 images, 1 comment)



the Patty C

the Patty C

stemless i made for pat c...
(6 images, 3 comments)



the eye of the tiger

the eye of the tiger

this was a custom order... the request was for a dry hammer with a claw, an eye and a paw.
(10 images, 6 comments)
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stemless sherlock

stemless sherlock

...
(7 images, 2 comments)



sherlock

sherlock

...
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blue... mmmm

blue... mmmm

...
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fire and ash

fire and ash

finally finished one of these things without breaking it... it's about 18 inches and 14 sections plus the facet by bob. the sparkle sections and the slide are a disco and jet black blow out... hand spun.
(7 images, 8 comments)



...North Atlantic Great Eastern Aquadic Mountain Sherlock

...North Atlantic Great Eastern Aquadic Mountain Sherlock

At Summer camp for this week... (aka house sitting for Nick Bartlett)
more to come all week.

(5 images, 5 comments)




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YOU....
need to start posting again!!!!! you're too tight
you are an innovator... innovate!

» Posted by OmahaGlassCoalition on 3/15/2006 10:21:27 PM.
Steave what's up?
hey Steave I remember the bikini girls but I can't place your face. I've been checking out your work for a while. looks great!!! can't wait to see more. That after party piece is off the hook keep rock'in out. If you ever make over to VT drop me a line. Peace
» Posted by Hickory on 6/13/2006 11:09:56 AM.
I am very intersted in your work
Please contact me back on any of your work for asle i am very intersted in buying one.
» Posted by jeffrey3Mil on 5/24/2007 11:38:07 AM.
Amazing Style
Man your style is incredible. I really like your stuff and im interested in buying one from you.
» Posted by Sharvin on 7/18/2007 1:15:49 AM.
Sick Gallery Man
It was cool hanging out at the IFC too. Keep up the good work dude
» Posted by GlassMunky on 4/1/2008 2:07:08 PM.

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