Joe Cariati in an undated photo from his bio page of his website.
There are well-loved teachers, and then there’s Joe Cariati, whose expert skills as a glassblower are apparently matched only by his prowess as a glass instructor. Regularly invited to teach at Pilchuck, Penland, and UrbanGlass, Cariati has been in-demand for a while. But when Cal State Fullerton canceled his spring glassblowing course because of massive state-wide budget cuts, Cariati’s students refused to accept the situation. Continue reading
