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