Filming Mark Mitsuda

In February, the Craft in America crew went to film Art Instructor Mark Mitsuda at Punahou School located on the island of Oahu. Punahou is one of the few high schools that offer glass blowing to students. Mitsuda learned to blow glass when he attended Punahou from his teacher, Hugh Jenkins, who returned to the school for a visit.

Filming Diamond Head and the Honolulu skyline

The Punahou glass shop

Pipes warming up

Shaping the glass

Adding color to the glass

Glass blowing, assisted by T.A. Russ Katto

Mark Mitsuda assists a student. Mark Markley photograph

Filming Mitsuda teaching one on one

Mitsuda explains concepts of glass. Mark Markley photograph

Mark Mitsuda demonstrates how to blow a crackled vase

Mitsuda at the bench

Mitsuda creates a bowl, assisted by T.A. Jonathan Holshue

Detail of the bowl in process

Glass shop founder Hugh Jenkins assists a student

Jenkins demonstrates for the cameras

Jenkins at the bench

Jenkins assisted by T.A. Russ Katto

Glass horses at the studio

Dragon stemmed goblet