One of our favorite Christmas gifts this year was a glassblowing class from Jane and Richard. We were able to take the class yesterday while my parents were still here to watch the girls and we enjoyed every minute!
First we watched the professional make a cup and then he (and his assistant) guided us through the process. Here Matthew is adding color to his gather of glass.
Re-melting after adding the color.
Shaping the bottom of the glass after a bubble of air has been added.
Shaping the top of the cup.
Blowing more air into the glass.
More shaping - with high tech tools! (newspaper and wood) The experts then moved the cup from this rod to a rod attached to the bottom of the cup.
Opening up the top of the cup and shaping some more.
My turn to add color!
Melting in the color.
Making a hot dog from molten glass.
More shaping.
Blowing into the glass.
The final shaping.
We just love how they turned out!
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