Chip stack mini tubes
The Mini Chip Stack Tube is the classic Crunklestein format, and the Mini Tube with Kinda Glass is a collab. Both are small dab rigs that hit like a mini rig and display like art.
Crunklestein
Curated by the Angies Boutique buyers. Millefiori chip stack glass from Milwaukee artist Devin Somerville, known as Crunklestein and Cap'n Crunk.
Crunklestein Glass: Chip Stack Mini Tubes, Dragon Bubblers & Sculpted Rigs
Crunklestein is the studio name of Devin Somerville, also known as Cap'n Crunk Glass, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin glass artist known for millefiori. His pieces start as custom millies, cross-sections of patterned glass cane, that he stacks and assembles into mini tubes and sculpted creatures.
- Artist: Devin Somerville
- Also known as: Crunklestein, Cap'n Crunk Glass
- Based in: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Signature technique: millefiori chip stack built from custom millies
- Known for: mini tubes and detailed sculpted rigs
- Recognition: two-time champion of The Bern Gallery's Pipe Classic
Who is Crunklestein?
Devin Somerville has been blowing glass since before 2000. Millefiori, the old Italian technique of slicing patterned glass cane into small decorative discs, became his signature after friends, fans and fellow artists saw his millie pipes and pushed him to make all of his work that way. He calls the result chip stack: custom millies stacked and fused into the body of the piece.
His small dab rigs, especially mini tubes, carry encased millies through the neck and body, while his full-size sculpted rigs have included chameleons, kingfishers and hornbills. He is a two-time champion of The Bern Gallery's Pipe Classic in Burlington, Vermont, the longest-running pipe-making competition.
Crunklestein glass in stock
Dragons and creatures
The Dragon Bubbler and Baby Dragon Bubbler are sculpted creature pieces, joined by the Frog Prince and Fetch Pup.
Buying and caring for a Crunklestein piece
Most Crunklestein pieces are one of one: the listing shows the actual piece, and once it sells it is gone. Clean heady glass gently with warm, not hot, isopropyl alcohol and fine salt, swirl instead of shaking hard, and rinse with warm water. Avoid sudden temperature changes and abrasive brushes on sculpted details. See Cleaning Supplies.
More heady glass at Angies Boutique
Crunklestein sits alongside other sculptural artists in Heady Glass, including Chadd Lacy, RJ Glass and Coyle Condenser. Browse every maker on Glass Artists.
See Crunklestein glass at Angies Boutique
Angies Boutique is at 838 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012, open daily 11am to 7pm. Call (213) 680-0080. Order online for paid shipping to all 50 states and worldwide, with same-day in-store pickup and same-day delivery in Los Angeles. 21+ only.
Frequently Asked Questions about Crunklestein
Crunklestein, also known as Cap'n Crunk Glass, is Devin Somerville, a glass artist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been blowing glass since before 2000 and is a two-time champion of The Bern Gallery's Pipe Classic.
Chip stack is Crunklestein's take on millefiori: he makes custom millies, slices of patterned glass cane, then stacks and fuses them into the body of a piece.
A mini tube is a small straight dab rig. Crunklestein mini tubes carry encased millies through the neck and body, so they work as a daily rig and display like art.
Yes. Most pieces are one of one, so the listing shows the actual piece. Once it sells, it is gone; new pieces are added to this page as they arrive.
Angies Boutique carries Crunklestein pieces in stock. Angies Boutique, 838 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Open daily 11am to 7pm, (213) 680-0080. Same-day in-store pickup and same-day delivery in LA, plus paid shipping to all 50 states and worldwide. 21+ only.
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