#33: Marcus Ellinger - Glass Blower at Glass Quest

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode:

• Glass Quest (http://www.glassquest.com/) 
• Great Northwest Glass Quest (https://thegreatnwglassquest.com/) 
• Nerd Buzzed Podcast (https://bit.ly/2SrhOW1) 
• Everett Community College (http://www.everettcc.edu/) 

Key Points of Interest:

• Find out a little bit about Marcus 
• When did Marcus move to this area? 
• He started a painting business with his friend out of High school 
• How did he get started with working with his dad? 
• What did he go to college for? 
• Why did he end up quitting it? 
• Marcus started with with grunt work in his dad’s shop 
• What are the major differences in glass blowing as an art form? 
• Why are mistakes or first runs of new products so special to Marcus? 
• How did comics play a part in his artist journey? 
• How long did him and his friend do the Podcast? 
• What was the focus of the Podcast? 
• We get into a little bit of nerd talk 
• Marcus gives me some homework :) 

Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode:

• Juniper Beach 
• Tyee Grocery (https://www.tyeefarms.com/tyee-grocery/) 
• Ale Spike (https://alespike.com/)