Blown Away

Inspired by emotionally meaningful photographs, the artists craft poignant glass pieces that provide illuminating snapshots of who they are.

Channeling their favorite foods, the contestants serve up exploding sushi in a whimsical bento box, ornate glass stands for tacos, and more.

The artists employ techniques like color wrapping, hot sculpting and creating bubbles with baking soda as they craft eye-popping light fixtures.

When the contestants design glass robots fit for the future, smashed sculptures and outsize ambitions threaten to crush their chances.

The judges issue a surprisingly tricky challenge: create a drinking glass and decanter that are both visually appealing and functional.

Towels and toothpaste come to life on a grand scale as the contestants reimagine everyday bathroom objects as whimsical works of pop art.

It's time for self-reflection. The competitors look to mirrors for inspiration, creating deeply peronal pieces that express how they see themselves.

In a mystery box challenge, each artist crafts a different household item, including a cookie jar, a candelabrum and one very sophisticated sippy cup.

An angry vacuum, a reclusive imp and other colorful creatures come to life as the contestants create their own original cartoon characters.

Asked to make meaningful pieces about climate change, the artist fill the shop with icebergs, beetles, mushrooms and more.

"Queer Eye" expert Bobby Berk stops by the shop with the latests challenge: create glass art centerpieces for a dining room table.

The five remaining competitors must design an exquisite perfume bottle with a sculpted stopper and render it in two sizes.

Ten new glassblowers impress the judges — including the Season 1 champion — with pieces that tell the story of their evolution as artists.

Each artist designs a set of six glasses for a different beverage, including fancy flutes for Champagne and curvaceous chalices for Belgian ale. Cheers!

To celebrate the Year of Glass, the contestants create pieces inspired by groundbreaking glass inventions, from Galileo's telescope to smartphones.

The seven glassblowers take on the Seven Deadly Sins, yielding a menacingly lustful rose, a vibrant ode to gluttony and a piece that's green with envy.

Go big or go home! As their numbers dwindle, the artists turn tiny objects into supersized sculptures — including an olive, a thimble and a pushpin.

The hot shop meets the big top in a circus-themed challenge filled with whimsical creatures, from a bearded dragon lady to a dapper walrus.

Ten glassblowers hit the hot shop to create pieces that show off their signature style. But when scale is a factor, will they rise to the occasion?

The artists design sculptures that celebrate what they wanted to be when they were kids — with pieces inspired by botanists, stunt performers and more.

The glassblowers take cues from natural wonders with vivid, gravity-defying installations while working in teams.

Channeling their dark side, the contestants bring to life mutant mushrooms, creepy krakens and evil eyeballs for this spooky challenge.

Lollipops, gummy bears and hard candies decorate the showroom as the artists make colorful, supersized confections for a tricky treat-based challenge.

Inspired by kids' imaginative illustrations, the glassblowers prepare one-of-a-kind pieces including a top hat-wearing snake and a flame-throwing robot.