Sunday, November 8, 2009

Glassblowing - What I've done so far

The Missouri University of Science and Technology has a course in glassblowing - I'm taking it this semester, and am trying to learn as much as possible of this fun and challenging trade. I hope to be able to continue this even after I leave the school, but for now I just need to make the most of the opportunity while I have it. Here's my collection of bobbles and trinkets I've made so far (except for a few paperweights I've given already), in order of first to most recent. Click on the pictures for full size;

Snowman - first piece


Clear Paperweight (two-gather, UFO on accident)


Green and yellow paper weight (two-gather)


Internal loop paper weight (loop, one gather over it)


Flower (stem broke, turned into paper weight)
(Looks like blue turtle shell from Mario Kart)


Flowers (one gather, done quickly before they cool and with no re-heats)


Blue paper weight, experimental (3-gather, two different internal bubble designs)


Clear roses in first open vessel I made (open vessels start as blown bubble)


Blue rose in paperweight (rose, then another gather - rose wilted though)


Blue bowl with foot


All of them together

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