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Dave explains why he chose to use larger flowers on his vases.

Dave talks about the building and maintenance of his shop equipment.

Dave explains how, why, and when the octopus and frog weights came to be made.

Mr. Smallhouse explains which vases take the most time to make and why.

Although Dave has not tackled the task of making minatures yet, he talks about why they are so difficult to create.

Mr. Smallhouse talks about his early experiences with making paperweights.

Mr. Smallhouse explains all of the preparation, time, and coordination that goes into the creation of a tentacle vase.

Dave tells when and where the lidded jars that he's known for got their start.

Dave explains Dichroic glass and some of its uses in his shop and elsewhere.

Dave talks about both the differences and similarities between his floral vases today and what he made at Orient and Flume.

Dave Smallhouse talks about making Jack in the Pulpits and the unique challenges that he faces with them.

Mr. Smallhouse talks about his work on King Tut and Pulled Feather vases and segways into his current experimentation with iridizing.

Dave Smallhouse talks about the challenges he faced when he left Orient and Flume to work in his own shop.

Dave Smallhouse explains some of the tooling required to make miniatures.

Dave Smallhouse walks us through his time working at Orient and Flume.

Mr. Smallhouse tells us about Poppy vases in this audio clip.

Dave Smallhouse discusses when Tentacle vases, Poppy vases, and Urns began. He goes on to talk in more detail about Dichroic glass and how it gets used in his studio.

Dave Smallhouse tells us when he first started making Jack in the Pulpits.

Dave defines for us when each type of his floral vases were made.

Dave Smallhouse explains when he started creating the Lidded Jars and Urns.

Dave tells us when and where his Lidded Jars got their start.

Dave talks about Red and Yellow colors in this segment.

Mr. Smallhouse talks about his glass experience.

Here is a segment in which Dave addresses the creation of his octopi.

I asked Dave why he felt so many glass artists were in or got their start in Chico California. Here's what he had to say.

Dave has other interests besides working glass artwork that may surprise you!

In this segment, Dave talks more about his time with Orient and Flume.

Mr. Smallhouse talks about his use of vivid colors in this segment.

Dave talks about some of the projects that he's working on in this segment.

In this segment, Dave talks about his history.

Here is a partial timeline of Dave's works...

I asked Dave which pieces are the most difficult ones that he makes. Here was his response.