No, nor do I have any interest in contacting V.E. Schwab.
Of course, I would want to do it safely. And more likely than not, I will first do it without controlling the fire through magic. Mainly because I don't think many glassworkers around here use magic, and might find it strange. Also because it would likely be easier to learn the glass skills when not giving any of my concentration to the magic.
Yes, I have a few pairs of my own. Not many, since Arnes is a warm country, but it does get colder in the winters.