Josh Poll is a self-taught artist with experience in all facets of glass art, mosaic, casting, furnace glassblowing, and flameworking. The first steps of Josh’s journey started in Joliet, Illinois at Joliet Junior College in 1995. It was here where he melted glass for the first time, and became hooked!

Starting out in his parent’s basement, he set up a small studio where he experimented with the new substance. He became his own mentor. Music was the catalyst – jazz, soul, rock & roll, world beat, all of it; without music there’s no flow, each song brings a different emotion.

His family’s history of study in Geology and Archeology has brought Josh to a new level of understanding of his medium, borosilicate glass. In August of 1998 Josh relocated to Tampa, Florida. In March of 2001, looking for new inspiration, he attended a workshop in Melbourne, Florida. Robert Mickelsen’s work had always intrigued him, so now was a chance to learn from the renowned artist. While attending, Josh met, among others, David Walker. David was Mickelsen’s studio assistant. In March of 2002 Josh attended another workshop of Mickelsen’s. This time it was a figurative class with a live model. This was the class that sent him over the edge, as it gave him a whole new outlook of all sculptural work. Very soon after, Josh and Dave combined forces to form Zen Glass Studio and Gallery.

Josh’s styles include, but are not limited to: Tiki, Botanical, African, Erotica, and Far East. Goblets, jewelry, vessels and figures are some of the pieces Josh incorporates into glass. He draws his inspiration from many different sources. Here are a sampling of the glass artists who have had an impact: William Morris, Luccio Bubacco, Milon Townsed, Lauren Stump, Paul Stankard, Joshua Simpson, Lino and Pino (Tagliapietra and Signoretto). Whether dug up and centuries old or recently conceived, Josh’s unique style and technique is ever expanding. He continues to run a full production studio, with classes, local and national festivals.

The business of being a professional artist has given Joshua a unique opportunity to reach and speak with thousands of people, from all walks of life, which is one of the most rewarding aspects of his work

For more information about Josh, please contact him at [email protected] today!

TESTIMONIALS

What people say about us

My daughter got to work w glass!! So wonderful!!!

Erin Koprevich

Go meet josh and experience a wonderful artistically creative time

Riley Wiggins

Austin is a person who is real to the teaching of …” people listen and watch … !”
it was informative and exciting..
Austin was fun and attentive..!
I am attending another appointment..!

Teri Salazar

I spent a few minutes with Josh telling him my background and what I wanted to get from the class. He took me through a few ‘basics’ and I was off and running. Fantastic experience and I look forward to coming back the next time I’m in town.

Geof Kozel

Just Awesome Thank you to our Teacher Josh my Wife and I Had a Great time.

John Bowen

Thanks so much to Christian for making the ornament workshop so easy! They have some fabulous works of art in their gallery and the service is superb! Can’t wait to see how our hand blown ornaments came out. I’m grateful to Christian for explaining how the color combos might look. Will be back!

Julie Wells

Thank you Austin!! We really had fun today!!

Jenifer Bradford Drozky

What a great experience! The guys working there were super kind! Highly recommend!!

Harriette Casteel Carlton

Josh is my wife’s cousin. Amazing man & an amazing artist.

Josh Orender

Absolutely incredible experience!!! So perfect for date night or company team building…so much fun!!

Mindy Emerson Hunley

Awesome we lobe to come here to create one of a kind pieces!😁

Amira Horn

Great group of people! Awesome experience!

Melissa Yelle'

wicked fun and entertaining,

Leo Lamontagne

I love this place

Shawn Barley

This was a fantastic experience for my 13 year old. He’s always wanted to try glass blowing and I’m very impressed with this studio. Nice area to sit out back. Would fully recommend this place.

Tiffany Kordenbrock

Awesome!

Filia Catharina Kromjong

What a freaking blast! My mom bought this experience on Groupon for us (group of 4) and we had so much fun making the stems of our wine glasses! Austin was patient, super helpful, and did an excellent job not only explaining what we should be doing but also entertaining us. 10/10 would go again.

Katelyn Rodocker

Great experience, easy to follow along for first timers. Real “Zen” 🙂 vibe. Good times, thanks again to Josh and the guys!

Ryan Dorsett

Today my work partner in crime and I took our amazing customer service team for a class on pendant and bead making – they had so much fun! Josh & team were so patient with the 4 of us and really let us experiment and explore the artists inside. I was proud of both our girls – Karin and I need more practice heehee. This was 100% an awesome time and highly recommend it!!!

Amy Jo

What a great experience. The staff was so friendly and made it a really fun day learning something new. Would highly recommend checking them out.

Scott Kepler

Feel right at home here…long live zen glass studios

Steven Helms

Awesome Stuff! AUSTIN was great!

Brian Walders

Fantastic place tucked away in the industrial arts district !

Roland Moreno

Josh Poll & David Walker did such an awesome job in honoring my brother! Had some beautiful pendants & a pocket piece made with cremations & some outstanding paper weights too. Can’t put into words what it feels like to have & only know I have felt a definite peace.

Jill Pach-Stanford

As always, great!😁
The people are amazingly nice, friendly and informative. I always enjoy myself when I go. They have classes you can take and glass art for sale.

Kimmikatt Simpson

The most talented glass blowers in the area! Stop in to see incredible glass creations at reasonable prices!

Winston The Wandering Weiner

Had a great and fun experience, very welcoming. We are definitely going again!

Limayri Carranza

Enjoyed making my wine glass stem, was a little nervous at first but David was an awesome instructor. Will be doing another work shop

Elva Helmick

We had the best time. Great guys thanks

Tim Crenshaw

IT WAS GREAT TIME ! I SURPRISED MY MOM FOR HER BIRTHDAY AND AUSTIN THE INSTRUCTOR WAS SO COOL AND SO HELPFUL ! WILL FOR SURE BE BACK AGAIN AND I THINK I WANNA TAKE THE TRAINING GLASS TO LEARN HOW TO DO THIS ON MY OWN !!

Richie Incorvaia

It was so much fun.. My husband and I had a great time

Tee Richardson

I Loved it! So much fun 😃

Rudina B

Zen Glass is the BEST! The workshops are really fun with friends or solo. The beginner 9 hour course is awesome if you want to be a hobbyist (of the 15-week for commercial glass artists). Josh, Dave, Austin & Alex are fantastic teachers and talented artists. Highly recommended, the best place to work hot glass!

Rachel King
Jennifer F

My wife and I had an amazing time we highly suggest everyone try it.

Micheal Reed

Alex was amazing, very patient, very informative and very Zen!!!

United States Veteran
Lourenda Cooper
AJ Harris

Fun experience. Played with the melting glass to create the stem of a wine glass.

Ken Hays (NetGuyGreen)
Jason Gould

Created the cake topper for our wedding. It was a true work of art. What a great studio for unique artwork and custom glass art. Thank you for such great talent

Victor Prince

Had a great time!!!
Josh is a fantastic instructor!!!!

David Jackson

Such a great experience and would highly recommend! We did a wine glass making workshop and had a blast! Thought I’d be intimidated by working with a torch but Austin (one of the artists at the shop and the teacher for our workshop) made us feel super comfortable and made sure we were having fun the entire time! This is great activity for date night or even as a group event. We are most definitely going back! Thanks for the awesome time Austin!!!! 😁❤️

Cristina Button
Josh Ramirez
Lourenda Buchanan Cooper
Sue Regis

Veteran Night hands down always an amazing and relaxing time. Learn something new everytime. Truly thankful for this opportunity.

Valerie Evans

Super fun!!! The guys were patient with us and very helpful.

Aarika Aj Poland

I made 2 wine glasses. Austin was my instructor an he rocked it. Will be going back to do more.

Dawn Bishop

For two ladies with introverted testing anxiety the Beginner’s Pendant workshop was absolutely wonderful Austin was a great help, always full of bounce and positive encouragement! Thank you for helping our belated birthday celebration go so smoothly!

Sarah Catala
Sandy Bellino

Quite an Artsy area! The instructor (Austin) was awesome. Had a few works on display and making a wine glass was such a learning experience!

Russell

See glass blowing in action! Learn how to blow your own beer or wine glass!
Forget painting a plate… Play with fire!

Anthony Cowdrey
Michael Preston

Amazing experience!

Gabe S

We did the make your own wineglass class. So fun!

Zach W

So much fun! We would love to go back!

Kelsey Caldwell

Beautiful glass work!

David Interlandi

We had such a great time would love to do more great teacher

Debra Krause

zen is an amzing place 2 become an artist or just look @ some amazing glass . DAVE & Josh are super skilled and knowledgeable .

Casey Vanmaaren

Such a fun afternoon! Highly recommend!!

Lisa Stoffels Hopper
Chris Weiss

Austin was AWSOME! We had a blast making wine glasses – so much we signed up for another workshop the following week. I highly recommend this class!
Jill, Wes and Jasmine

Jill Saarela

My cousin Josh is amazing at glass work. Definitely hit him up! 🙂

Katie Orender

Absolutely wonderful place to see and try something new! Our family of four had a great experience and would do it again in a heartbeat! My wife and I made wine glasses and our children made their own abstract art. We couldn’t have had a better time! Thank you Dave for an amazing afternoon! We will see you the next time we’re in Florida!

Melissa Burns
Kristen Conklin (Talk Spectrum)

Great open lampwork studio. My introduction to the method. Super staff

Duncan Brown

Fun

Dwight Eva
Tatum Hagerman

everyone there is friendly and helpful. Love that I get to create something with my bare hands ??? its fun

Jen More

Awesome workshop and great instruction. Me and my wife loved it.

Christopher Dunn

Kind hearted education. Welcoming and all around awesome people, hope to spend more time there, so much to learn!

Michael J Salisbury

David is a great designer and glass artisan! He created and installed a wall of glass in out home down in Venice. Such s nice guy, it is a pleasure to do business with Zen Glass Studio. Highly reccomend.

Jack Conant

My kids had lost their father a couple of years back. Josh at Zen Glass made a wonderful collection of custom glass figurines, incorporating their dad’s ashes. He was careful to send updates and make sure they were exactly as I wanted through the whole process. Josh is an amazing artist.

Dina Rivera

The class was very interesting, and much harder than I expected! But our teacher was great and assisted us all the way. Definitely would do it again!

Holly Phelps

Hard working vision within the craft of art. And dedicated to the community.

Ray Shakes

The instructors are all nice and helpful, loved it would definitely do this again!

Ashley
lexie williams

Beautiful art work, and an extremely interesting process to get there. Highly recommend!

Helen James

zen is an amazing place 2 become an artist or just look @ some amazing glass. DAVE & Josh are super skilled and knowledgeable.

Tim Keogh

Very interesting place, great classes

Dave Compton

The owners are wonderful and love teaching.

Lynn Taylor

OHHHHHH my Gosh, such and amazing experience. Austin, Dave and the other artists were so incredibly awesome!!! This is some things I recommend doing more then once.

Tory Repetti

Great fun. Instructors have a good sense of humor and patience galore!

Susan Neville

Zen glass is an amazing place. My friends and myself went on Saturday and had a blast. Katy and the staff were friendly and very informative. We did the make your own wine glass. Also if you have a chance check out their gallery of work. All of their pieces are simply stunning. I can’t wait to come back.

Kathryn Cochran

It was a wonderful experience that we be going back to make more.

Michelle Keener
Chantal Tarver
Tori Elvir

Had a totally awesome time. They were great. We plan to go back for more classes!!! Everyone should try this. Zen Studio rocks!!!!

Sandra LaValley
Robert Phillips

We loves it. A an all new experience the was so much fun. And the finished product is.so beautiful. The staff and instructors are friendly and easy to talk to as well…..

Nicole Kinman

Place is simply awesome! Great people over there!!

John Cullen

Great guys, made a memory in glass that will last forever.

Ron Stevenson
a g

A great place for a cool weekend activity! We had a blast!!

Brendan Hughes
Amanda Patrizzi
Jon Adams

Best glass studio in St Pete

Alex Borsody

Absolutely awesome. So much fun and so friendly. A very unique experience that I would highly suggest for date day or a group of friends. One of the coolest activities in St Pete.

Staying Afloat Party Boat

Had a great time with hubby and friends, thanks Austin!

Leigh Ann

Had a fantastic time making my our beer glass. Looking forward to taking classes

Lynne Weise

Austin was a very good teacher and funny. Had a fun and great experience and going to go back to make some more works of art.

James Bonis

My friends and I just took a class on how to make our own wineglass. Austin and Josh were so knowledgeable and patient. If you are looking for new fun way to spend time with yours friends and incorporate your creative side. Checkout Zen Glass Studios and ask for Austin or Josh.

Amerey Justus

I did the make your own wine glass workshop for my birthday, and it was by far the most amazing experience I have had. Austin is an amazing instructor I will definitelybe going back. Thank You!!

LaChrisha Lewis
Katrina Berger

The class was Lots of fun.

Renee Amstadt Falkner

This place is awesome. Austin is spectacular at his role. Loved this place. Went here for a class! Will be back!

Mike Sizemore

Fabulous time, unbelievable great experience! Will definitely be taking another class.

Laurie Fazio Cavalari
Elyse Scott

My wife and I participated in a pendant workshop on October 15, 2016 with instructor, Katy. It was fun to learn how glass pendants are made and to try to make a few pendants. We were able to practice with combining different colors of glass and also trying to make different shapes. Katy was great as an instructor! I have a lot of respect for the process of glass making.

Mark Lytle

My girlfriend and I went to one of their wineglass making classes and it was a blast. The instructors are very supportive and knowledgeable about their craft. I felt like the prices were fair and we did not feel rushed. Lots of positive reinforcement during the process, and they even offered to take some pictures of us while we were working which was really nice. We will definitely be returning.

Donald McNeill

Perfect name for this amazing space! Knowledgeable, kind, and fun folks just enjoying everything glass. Check them out, you’ll be happy you did.

Jona Valentine

Awesome Place,Great People, I totally enjoyed meeting everyone there.
Awesome Place to learn Glass Blowing.

Robin Terrell

Great guys. Knowledgeable and friendly. Real artists that share their craft.

Frank Strunk III

Absolutely had the best time making our own pipes! He said that was the most fun he’d had on a birthday! We most definitely will be back!!!

Paige Morton

Great for a first time fun experience

Joseph Leetz

Did a group class with the whole family while on vacation, was a wonderful time. The artists were friendly, welcoming and very knowledgeable, would recommend to anyone who wants to try something new. The gallery was great as well with many varied and beautiful pieces, that were affordable.

Ashley Harrington

Amazing people and atmosphere! If you love glass definitely go check out Zen!

Sherie Means

Super hands on and fun, did not feel controlled or rushed. We had a great time!

Andrew Yancey
David Eppler

Great place to hang out and melt. I took my wife there for veterans night and she had a blast!!!
If you haven’t already, check it out!

Thomas Boggs

An amazing experience!!! I created my own wine glass.

Courtney Burdick

Great place. Good atmosphere very helpful

Sylvia Camacho

What an awesome experience. I would highly recommend this to anyone. So friendly and relaxed. Thank you for a wonderful experience (~);}

Steve Martin

Our family had so much fun creating our Glass
Our instructors were great!!
We took our teenage boys ~ the whole family had a great time
Thanks for some rainy day fun!!

Mary-Jo MacDonald Wall

What a blast!! Have fun and get creative this was worth every penny. We will be back for other classes. Great atmosphere and in a funky neighborhood 😁👍

Connor P

Awesome workshop, Our instructor Austin was amazing

Enrique

If you are looking for something unique and fun to do for a few hours this was a fun experience.

Would highly recommend.

Sandra Lynn

My sister and I made wine glasses.
All the staff were so welcoming and informative. They made sure we had a good experience and made a successful project.
So much fun!
We definitely plan to come take another workshop! Cheers!

Karen Cairns

Josh is a great instructor! He took his time with us and made the session fun. Definitely recommend him and his studio. I have a new found respect for this art. It’s amazing!

Karla Bellido Cirizola

Fun place and the artist has the BEST personality. My bowl turned out awesome

Mandi Towle
Edward Alvarado (Mr Divine)

Great place to take a glass class and a great place to teach one. Some very kind professional people host a myriad of glass opportunities. I will be back!

Fahan Sky McDonagh

Took a chance on a Groupon for our first visit. Enjoyed it so much we went back a second time. Staff/instructors were really attentive. A fun experience. Highly recommend.

Mark Walther

Loved our experience there, we went as a group and some did wine glasses. I did pendants and love them!!!!

Elizabeth McAndrew

This was very fun!! Loved everything about the experience!! Alex was incredible!! Would love to do it again!

t h

Everyone there is friendly and helpful. Love that I get to create something with my bare hands 🥰🥰🥰 its fun

Jen More

Loved it,definitely recommend,they were awesome accommodating all our guests,pieces came out awesome!

Dani Ferreira
Johnny Cee

As a person who binge watched “Blown Away” in a day, this was a must. Austin was our instructor and he was amazing. Giving us little pointers and helping when needed. We each made a wine glass. We even had enough extra time to do a pendent. It was as awesome as I could have hoped for!! I would recommend anyone and everyone to this class.

Car Ander

Very cool experience in the wine glass class. Jash was amazing and very helpful in making the experience great. I will definitely be back!

Mary Finney

Lots of fun trying something new. New appreciation for glass blowing!! Awesome time and cool teachers that make it easier and you can’t do anything wrong.

Robert Denninger

My wife and I used a groupon there. The instructor was awesome and he helped us create our wine glasses. The shop was great and he gave us a tour of their show room. I would definitely recommend it.

Christopher Dunn

Lot of fun, ended up with a Groupon deal so it was about $60 a person for the wine glass class. Lasts an hour, unique experience

Jeremy Hester

Amazing experience! I don’t think it’s possible to have a bad time here

Stacy Tibbetts

Awesome night at Zen studios ~ the instructors were kind & very helpful. We’ll definitely be going back! 5*!!!

Michelle Rencher
Stephanie Bailey

This was an amazing experience. Austin and Zack are amazing instructors. They made everything safe and fun. I’m definitely going to come back when I travel back here and do this again. Thank you guys so much for the amazing energy and experience 😊😊😊

Lakyia Wallace
Cameron Heres

Austin and Josh taught us how to make wine glasses. They were very informative, helpful and fun. Great experience and would definitely recommend it! We will be back!

Kiki Soto
Carlos Marquez-Sterling

Great classes!! Great people.I love going here one of my favorites.

Kenneth G Rosenwald II
IsthisJohn FromWrecsam

Best Groupon in the Bay Area

Michael Wallis
Scott D

AWESOME! So fun and great teaching by Josh and Co

Lisa S Doeshair

What a blast. My wife and I booked an hour appointment and it was quite a fun learning experience. We both made wine glasses. The shop was really cool and the staff were awesome. We can’t wait to do it again. Don’t miss out on this fun experience.

Mike

best place in florida to learn glass working

Kevin Tillotson

We had a great time! Josh was super helpful. He explained everything and let us have at it. When we needed help he was there and both our projects came out great. Will definitely be back and hope our kids can join us when they visit.

Shawn Engel

It was an awesome experience. Being that it was my first time I was a little nervous. But luck was on my side because we had Austin helping us and explaining every step of the wonderful process. I was supper happy with my wine glass and so were my friends! Austin rocks !!! Give it a try …. you will not regret this amazing experience ❤️🍷

Paula Martins-Ogden

We had an absolute blast! Austin was an incredible teacher so much so we went back for a second class to drive him nuts. We made several gorgeous pieces and no one got burned. Thanks again Austin you’re “AWSOME Austin!”
Wes, Jasmine, Jill

Lucy Baxter

I have literally realized lifelong dreams inside of these walls. Everyone inside is totally chill and helpful. Also all are amazing artist. If you are looking for glassblowing instruction or a new piece for your collection, stop in and tell Josh that I sent you.

derrick r kearney

Beautiful artistry!

Jenny Balch

So much fun! What a wonderful gift for you to have blessed Mother’s Day with! We enjoyed it very much and plan to return again in the future! Thank you!

Patti Monahan
Charlotte Coffey

Amazing artwork and so much more!

Cole Turcotte

Great gallery of glass art crafted by local artists. Also a great place to learn how to create your own glass art.

Jason Wilson

An awesome experience for everyone. My family and I loved everything about it. Everyone there was helpful and patient. We recommend to everyone.

J.M.V

We had a great time today. Staff was incredible and helpful! Thanks

Blair Commons

This place is awesome. We did a great easy beginner project where we heated up some glass, added color to it, and shaped it how we wanted. The amazing staff there then turned our amorphous works of art into functional stemware. A very neat experience. I can’t recommend enough.

Rocky Salzer
Ann

zen is an amazing place 2 become an artist or just look @ some amazing glass. DAVE & Josh are super skilled and knowledgeable.

Dan Gaede

We had a great knowledgable instructor

Marjorie Ann Grilli

I <3 You………………………………………

Stephan Hagström

We had a great experience here making some wine glasses.

Matthew Mabbitt

Austin was amazing and very helpful. He made the class so much fun. We will definitely return for another

Susie Trudel
Courtney Koske

Awesome place!! Great teachers!!

Tricia Hines Jones

Great experience. Austin was FANTASTIC! We just finished less than an hour ago so pics have yet been posted. Highly recommend.

Guy DeFazio

Great atmosphere and very friendly instructors. Much more fun than we thought we were going to have. Thanks Austin!

Jess Whitehouse

I did the “Make your own wine glass” class with a friend and it was so much fun! They give great instructions to get you started and help you out along the way. I will definitely be back for more.

Joshua Sandon

Christian is amazing! My boyfriend and I did the valentines deal and we loved it! We made pint glasses. Can’t wait to pick them up Monday! I would suggest this place to everyone. It’s amazing.

Quinn Bertucelli

We had an awesome experience making crag beer glasses today, wonderful way to zen out.

Jess Acosta

If you are itching for an adventure, look no further! I cannot say enough positive things about this experience. Josh went above and beyond to endure that we felt safe with social distancing, plenty of sanitizer and plexiglass between stations. He is very knowledgeable of his craft and helped us create exactly what we wanted. Already looking forward to our next trip

Kelly Dodsworth

Thanks to KATY and JOSH for making my birthday weekend simply wonderful by going the extra mile!
Mike &Jozette Spina

Michael A. Spina

Everybody was so nice and helpful. Had a blast. Everybody should try this at least once!

Lisa Rude

The person that helped us was awesome, patient, funny and nice. Definitely will be coming back

Alicja J Krzyżanowska

Lots of fun,people friendly and helpful want to do it again

Belinda Baxter

Great work in the gallery 👏🤳

Richard Graves

Me an my wife had a blast!👍🏻

Marty Cavalari

Great time with a group of 14!

Danielle Elizabeth Beckmann
Denean Wetton

zen is an amzing place 2 become an ar7is7 or jus look @ some amazing glass . DAVE @ Josh are super skilled and knowledgable .

Casey Vanmaaren
Brian Underwood

I had a lot of fun with the make your own experience

Hen Sley
dominic treeclimber
Liz Frame

Made martini glass

Robbie Griffie

There was a Groupon offered for a workshop that I took advantage of with my boyfriend. We came in to make a glass pendent. Josh was the artist that worked with us. He was very informative and also allowed for us to have space to work on our pendent. He intervened when he needed to and made the experience enjoyable. I am looking forward to coming back and learning more!

Anghela Tayagui

Beautiful!

Jef Shep
CARTER FILLYAU
Austin Buchanan

Amazing fun!! Had an great time with friends

Denise Coyle
Russell Sabella

Highly reccomend this place. Our instructor Dave made it very fun and relaxed. He was very eager to help and answer all our question and gave us enough space to have fun and be silly while providing a safe environment.

Allona Sicotte
Jackie Ballard

We had such a great time, I definitely want to come back and do more!

Kelly Muir
Cindy Keene

if there were a way to give Zen glass 100 Stars yeah, that would be my rating. Everybody is very knowledgeable helpful, positive, accommodating, and encouraging. And it’s just so much fun! Love it!

Jim Morey
Brandon Gard

Josh was fantastic! Very patient and helpful

Renee H
Pamela Widlak
Mark Bishop

Excellent customer service good-hearted people

Bulldog Cottone

My boyfriend and I had an amazing date night here! It was so fun. Such a different and exciting date.

Megan Denton Hurt
Sheilla Thomas
matthew piepenbrok

To say Zen Glass and it’s crew are great is a disservice to them. You can feel and see the passion they have for this as soon as you get there. Austin, who was teaching/showing my wife and I how to do everything was amazing. The gallery and store are amazing. The talent to make the things they make with glass is insane. My wife and I can’t wait to come back to try something else. Even our son asked if he could take a class with us next time. The experience was unforgettable.

Michael Reed

Such an awesome place

billy dehart

Had a great experience with the staff making champagne flute glasses that we plan to use in our upcoming wedding. Will be going back again!

Mark Senko

This is an AWESOME place with AWESOME staff! Josh and the bearded guy really made my first glass blowing experience rewarding and incredibly fun!! It was me and a group of my friends and wow! These guys have real talent and are able to teach a group of newbies the basics of glass art.
This is great place to gain new skills AND have a great time! Make a date at Zen Glass Studio with your loved one, a girls night out, etc.

michael laplante

The class was amazing! 10/10 recommend! Great date idea

Rebecca Mitchell

Cool place…loved seeing how they blow glass up close

April Alexander

Great placeand atmosphere to learn

Ken Sullivan

Absolutely the best! Super fun, super relaxed atmosphere.

A. G. Fritzen
Brian Longstreth
Eric Lizotte

Very friendly . Helpful. Awesome studio.

Brooke Awad
G C

We attended a wineglass workshop and had a great time. Everyone was very helpful and patient with us while we were figuring things out and soaking in all of the information. It made for a unique and fun girls afternoon out! Looking forward to a “cheers” with our new stemware!

Jennifer Chadwell
Michelle Johnson

Love these folks!

Foster Parent
George Toppino

Fun experience, would def do again!

Marti Rothwell

Something fun and unique to do with the Besties ❤️ The owner and the workers are very helpful?

Dolly O'Conner

Awesome!!!!
My husband loved it!!!

Carmen L Green

Fun experience! Patience and encouragement from instructors Dave and Austin. They did a great job. My husband’s quotes: “I thought this would be way more boring” and “that was freakin’ awesome!” Ha! Now we have two new favorite wine glasses and great memories!

D. Auri.

The people were really nice and helpful. Making the glass work was a phenomenal experience that everyone should get to do at least once in their life time!!

Emma Patterson
Sean Dunn

Awesome! Hubby and I had so much fun playing with glass and fire. Katie was the best with helping us create our glasses. Thank you for offering the workshop.

Robin Rosenbaum

My husband and I had a great experience at a wine glass workshop today with Austin. Great way to experience something new and cool on a Sunday afternoon. Our wine glasses are so unique and we can’t wait to drink out of them. Thanks Austin! We will recommend you to all our friends.

Michelle Wheeler

It was an awesome experience. Being that it was my first time I was a little nervous. But luck was on my side because we had Austin helping us and explaining every step of the wonderful process. I was supper happy with my wine glass and so were my friends! Austin rocks !!! Give it a try …. you will not regret this amazing experience ❤️?

Paula Martins-Ogden

GREAT TIME. Would do it again in a heartbeat! Great way to learn the art

Joe Dougherty Jr.

We did a workshop and made some wine glasses. It was so much fun! Would definitely go back for another session.

Rafaella Pavinato

GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL STUDIO…………..

Haik Kartashian
Sarah Catala

Very friendly, helpful people. Most interesting and we had a great time! Would recommend it as a great addition to your Florida vacation!

Kay C Muehlhausen

Awesome! Did the make your own wine glass, can’t wait to see how it turns out! Had a great time!!

Nicole Katsihtis

I’ve been taking the beginner glass blowing program for 5 weeks now and have to say is a great place to learn. Josh,Dave, Katie, and Kyle are super knowledgeable. I gotta say if you’ve ever had a interest in learning glass this is the place to go,very reasonably priced and they’re third Thursdays with free open torches front 7 to 11pm are a great way to spark your flame for this superior artform and top notch learning facility.

Mark Huntley

We had a blast at the studio. Highly recommend taking a glass blowing class.

Brandi Mills

Best glass studio in Florida

Alex Borsody

Austin, Josh and Dave are so cool and helpful, they made us feel comfortable. This was the most fun day! Such great artists and knowledgable. Book your class NOW!!

Tiny Bbubbles

Very nice place perfect for Glass Art the staff nice and friendly clean pleasant surroundings and Joshua was very helpful. I recommend this place .

JOSE ROBERTO COLINDRES LOPEZ

Nice place

John Jones
Joe Wareham

Very fun experience. Definitely makes you appreciate the custom glassware you see.

Thomas Larson

Just attended a wineglass workshop today. Super fun. The whole crew is wonderful and extremely helpful. Don’t be intimidated. They will help as much or as little as you want. Austin was super helpful.
Go! Have fun! And you get to wear goofy eye protection while you’re at at!

Jeannine Walter

What an awesome place, with a super low key, but awesome time!

Amy Schumacher

Great group of people. Do yourself a favor and book a class to make a wine glass or lessons for this great art.

Chris Reep
Matthew Dodsworth

The best places in the state for classes, camaraderie, and overall good glass vibes. Knowledgeable, friendly staff and a plenty of bench space. They also have a wonderful gallery full of beautiful work from tons of artists. Zen Glass really is a jewel of Florida.

Travis Tyler

This was such a fun glass. I had a great date day! and our glasses came out great! thank you Austin for making our day enjoyable. definitely coming back! Austin was a great instructor.

Beijo Flor

Awesome studio!

Michael Goodwin

Phenom Glass Artists, beautiful Art
Beautiful People!

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A S

Great class by Austin. He did a superb job. Go make your wine glasses at Zen Glass Studio!!

Deandre Fitzgerald

My husband has told every single person he’s spoken to since we left how amazing it this experience was! Josh, Austin and team make you feel right at home and let you create your very own masterpiece. We highly recommend!

Michele Krohn

Awesome artists, glass gallery & showcases, and walk-in studio where you can learn some glass working skills and make your very own wineglass! I had a blast!

Arielle Raff
Devin Brown

Met some cool people at the show in Miami got the big coin from Josh aka Jash. And what a good bunch of salesman Zen had there. Makes me want to learn how to blow glass. Thanks, Josh and Zen btw thanks Jb and thank your girlfriend for the lil cupcake

Lola Cunningham

Awesome experience! Josh and Austin were great. Would definitely recommend this to anyone.

Hannah Stephens Denley

My 14 year old daughter has a hobby interest idea, and I am trying to help feed that idea/passion. Joshua was extremely helpful and informative. She will be back.

Michael Lennox
Teresa Renfroe

What a blessing to have a place like this here! I can’t stop coming back to make things. Everyone is friendly and the shop is full of such wonderful art. This is the kind of thing you can bring anyone to do and they will have a good time. I’m hooked!

G Vas

Great vibe love glass art and they are very helpful def will be back

Jacquie Catone
Elwood Schnick

definitely recommend for a day out. nice date idea. staff was helpful and sociable! 🙂

Sandy Bhagwandeen Girwar-Nath

Tons of fun

Sheldon Jordan

At first I thought wat just the stem, thats all. Much respect. That stuff isnt easy and honestly im glad I didnt have to do more than that for the first try. Still got to go pick up the finished glass after its tempering time

jonwilly2

Great personalized experience. I learned a lot and had a blast. Josh is customer focused, witty and a pleasure to be coached by. I’ll be sharing and encouraging others to signup.

Alan R Weary

Me an my wife had a blast!??

Marty Cavalari

Josh was amazing. very relatable and welcoming from the minute we got there. it was a surprise for me so kinda didn’t know what to do, but he explained and gave us examples and really made it a memory for us. looking forward to our next visit already.

Matthew Dodsworth

What a fantastic selection of glass art from varied artists! All of which was functional, decorative, and beautifully crafted! I will definitely be back to take a glass class!

Michelle Shaw

Very cool shop

Lori Sandefur

Great introduction to making glass! Staff was very welcoming.

Tomas Gonzalez

Had a blast there making a wine glass

D. Talks Errthang

Austin was so patient and fun. My mom wasn’t to sure about what we were doing but he put her at ease. We had a blast and made a great memory!!! Thanks Austin!!!

Dana Ritz

A great experience!! Austin and Josh were great at showing us what we needed to do and helping to make sure our pipes turned out just how we wanted! Highly recommend.

Madyson Lord

Good guys too know in st Pete

Chad Frasier

This place is absolutely amazing! My sister and I had a great time. The staff was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful throughout the whole process…. Not to mention hilarious! We laughed and shot one liners with Austin the whole time!! He was the coolest and was such a team player. He helped us create beautiful wine glasses, as well as awesome memories. (We made a bird!!) I would recommend this place to anyone!

Nekesha Dunlap

Best family fun experience! Austin and Josh were amazing to work with. Thanks Guys!

Josh Denley

Excellent experience, it’s all about timing and patience…highly recommend it! Austin n Alex were great teachers.

Michelle D. Gonzalez

Thanks for accomodating our crazy group today! We had a blast and will be back!!

Paula R. Tripp

I 😘You………………………………………

Stephan Hagström

What a great experience, new and fun. Austin is a great teacher!

Jennifer Liston

Loads of great people

Maggie Straka

Very nice studio.

Jeff Rutherford

So fun! Even I could make my own pendant😍

Steph J

Did a class here for my birthday and it was so fun! The instructors explained how to do and were readily available to assist, but really let you get hands on. They even took pictures for us while we were making our wine glasses. Definitely a fun date night!

Kanji Bean

Bought a session through Groupon, had a great time…I think we might go back!

Diane Groner Kelly

I had a great time with u guys!
Great class nice people, hope to see you soon again !! From Puerto Rico ✌

Sugey Avila Nieves

this place will literally changer your life for the better 🙂

Eric Derouen
Mike Dorr

We had a great time today making our own martini glasses. The owners were friendly and very knowledgeable, so the whole experience was a lot of fun. They also have really nice pieces for sale to accentuate your home. We’d highly recommend going there to anyone looking for something fun and different to do!

Mark Elkin

Great fun place to learn about working with glass

Bonnie Mcc

We had a great experience at Zen Glass! Josh was friendly and patient with us, talking us through the process. We can’t wait to go back! Highly recommend this as a fun activity, date night, birthday celebration, etc! We had no experience at all and we enjoyed ourselves!

Melinda Lloyd

The vibe you get from this place amazing. The people are all so welcoming. Great community and area.

From the moment I set foot in the hot shop I was treated like family and put at ease. Weirdie and Alex are 2 of the coolest human beings and made my wife and I feel like the glass was never unmanageable. My wife uses her wine glass all the time and I gave my pendant to my daughter who adores it.

The experience was so great in fact, I’ve signed up for beginner classes, bought my own gear and plan to keep coming back and doing this as a hobby.

Bring your kids, bring your significant others, bring your parents. Glass is fun to play with and it’s one of those things that’s easy to pick up and hard to put down! Zen Glass Studio is the place to make it happen. I am so glad I found them!

Greg V

We had such an amazing time at Zen glass studio!! Josh was patient and helpful! We will definitely be back!

Amanda Moore

Love Zen Glass. I will be coming back. So much to see in the gallery and they have a garden out back with plants for sale. I will have to take a class very soon.

Kenneth Rosenwald
Christine Brown

This was such a GOOD time! Josh was a great instructor and was very supportive of the non-descript blobs that were made! After all, we ended up with cool wine glasses, tree ornaments, paperweight and an awesome charm…Thank you Zen Glass, we WILL be back!

Sally Dumas

Had a great time celebrating my other sister birthday! I highly recommend it and appreciate all of the team. Great gift shop for a unique gift.

Bo Bomar

Great time!

Stephanie Ehl
Kim Schuster

best glass studio in southeast

Al Bo
Renee Cohen

This was so fun! Austin was great and took so much time with us. I can’t wait to come back and do it again.

Tracy Deanne

My husband and I really enjoyed making wine glasses at Zen Studios. It was more than what I expected …so cool. So interesting to learn the process. The base and goblet were already made, we got to make the stem. Austin was a great teacher. Thanks so much!

K Rojas
April Rose Morningstar

The class was Lots of fun. 😊

Renee Amstadt Falkner

Took my boyfriend here for his birthday, awesome experience the instructors were all great, they checked in and were able to guide you in the right direction. I would definitely recommend going here if your looking for something fun and unique.

Ashley Larson

This was on my husband’s bucket list…super cool experience!!! Definitely recommend & will do again!

Catherine Cook Denninger

Took an excellent short little class. Gained some knowledge and respect for glass workers. Also made a wine glass. Very personable staff!

Chip Rouseff

awesome work!

Jackie K

We had a great time at the studio! They were patient with us and let us get as creative as we could. Definitely coming back!

Angie Molloy Black

Very “cool” actually HOT!!!

Rich Harmon
Mona Carbone

We had so much fun!!

Lori Brown
Bonnie Izor Ball
aquanaut2

So much fun!! And they were so very patient with us. I highly recommend their workshops!

Jacqueline MacNeil
Jon Meliferas

Matter Craftsman

Cheyenne Jenkins

Extremely personable folks and very cool arts. Definitely recommend to stop by!

Luan Vu

Absolutely, I had a great time. planning a group to return. Didn’t know what to expect, this totally exceeded anything I thought.

Laure Hartman

Great place to learn or try working with glass. Amazing staff.

Clark Hickman

My daughter had the BEST time during the 1 hour pendant making session! Austin was a fantastic teacher – very patient, encouraging and helpful. They have a gift shop if you’re looking for a unique gift. They have all the COVID safety measures in place, too. It’s a 2+ hour drive for us but very worth it and we’ll be back!

Jennifer Patterson

Lots of fun and easy to do. Great teachers, I highly recommend anyone that has any interest in trying this, go for it, you won’t be disappointed .

Christine Chilicas

I went today and had a private class with Josh!!!! And Josh was there all the way! I’m not sure I have enough talent to master this but it was an awesome experience and I may try to make a pendant before I leave!!! Thanks again for a great time…..

Jo Winters

My friend and I attended a class today. We had such a great time. David was an excellent teacher. He was very personable and made it so fun! We will definitely be back!

Erin Macdonald

This place is class!!! David patiently guided me for my workshop. So much fun!

Update: Picked up my paperweight today! Looks amazing! Highly recommend trying this out!

Dee R

Great place for a date or just to learn glass blowing. Josh and Dave are consumate professionals.

TRAVELER Saint Pete

Fantastic experience with Josh Poll. Would highly recommend it! Can’t wait to see my piece.

Sue Rosetti
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William Barnick
Julia Koffee
Shawn Fugate
James Pelt
Sterling Harris

Love you

Whitney Harmon

We had a wonderful experience! Austin was so helpful and fun to work with! It was truly a fun experience and will definitely come back to make more pieces!

Jen Henry
Candice Currey

my wife and I had an excellent time creating our own wine glasses! I highly recommend attending one of their classes, great atmosphere with friendly down to earth people.

Dominic Bailey

I went for the wine glass workshop and had a great time. I was solo so I had Josh’s full attention. I created a glass that I will enjoy for many years to come. I also bought a beautiful necklace for my mom’s birthday.

Stacye J. Stewart

Amazing people who do amazing work! I couldn’t be happier with them and the custom products that were made for us. I recommend them to everyone and already have a few friends who will be contacting them very soon for such exceptional work! Thanks Kelton and Billy you are both so amazing!

Stacey Gauss
Desmond Clark

do not miss this place while visiting St Pete. the free show is awesome!

Ryan Hanson

So much fun! My friends and I did a wine glass class and it was great! They let us bring our own food and drinks! 🙂 Definitely going back! Ask for Katy!

Stephanie Jones-Walker

A great family environment!! Excellent food!! If you looking for great environment and food I would absolutely recommend Zen great restaurant!!

Mika Mila Vucic

Had such a blast! Staff was friendly! Got awesome one-of-a-kind wine glasses out of it!

Andrea Renee Dale
Ryan Sauger

zen is an amzing place 2 become an ar7is7 or jus look @ some amazing glass . DAVE @ Josh are super skilled and knowledgable .

Casey Vanmaaren

What an awesome class I made more pendants in instructor was totally awesome very patient and hands-on I can’t wait to receive my Pendants Through the mail I will be back for another class thanks again

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