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LIL DABBLE’S BANGERS & GLASS X INNERG GLASS
from Apr. 2023 - NW Leaf
by Northwest Leaf / Oregon Leaf / Alaska Leaf / Maryland Leaf / California Leaf / Northeast Leaf
Husband and wife duo Mike and Becky started Lil Dabble’s Bangers & Glass out of Seattle in January of 2023 with a mission to bring modern dab technology to the masses. They said they were tired of seeing overpriced, low-quality import quartz, so they set out to do something different. Using their platform to promote American glass artists who are making high-functioning pieces that aren’t going to break the bank, they currently have a lineup of six unique quartz designs and a ton of flawlessly functioning accessories – from pillars and terp pearls to caps and marbles. Lil Dabble’s latest drop also included this epic dumper with encased opal from InnerG Glass, another Washington local known for his fume work and function.
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Weil Glass
Jacob Weil was born in Spokane and started blowing glass in 2015 after watching a YouTube video on how to make a bong with a friend. “We took a bunch of Pyrex beakers and mixing rods from our high school lab to try making our own, which just sort of spiraled into me finding whatever glass I could and melting it.” Now, Weil Glass (pronounced why-ill) is known for his super sick quad skull bubblers and highly detailed crystal catacombs. With stunning blue and green hues, these collab pieces with fellow Washington artists Walmot Glass and Hondo Glass show out for the PNW and will absolutely shred your face off.
Hondo Pinzon started blowing glass in New Mexico in 2007 before moving to Washington in 2009 to go all in on his art and focus on creative fuming – a technique using vaporization to release fumes that travel up the flame and bind to the surface of the glass. Hondo now works out of his home studio on Vashon Island and is known for his signature “Pineapple Pattern” fume work with incredibly intricate designs that dazzle under natural light. He says he is “inspired by the natural world and draws ideas from the desert landscape and the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest.” Using silver and gold to produce vibrant yet organic colors and Fibonacci-inspired patterns, we love Hondo for taking the tropics to the PNW and making pineapples heady again!