This Time, No Tornadoes

[cgronlund]

My first glass class was cut short by the tornado siren.

I'm happy to report the weather was very nice tonight for the second half of the class.

I could easily go on and on about how I'm hooked, but in this case, pictures are worth more than words.





Gathering molten glass from the furnace



Rolling the first gather on the marver table



Go ahead, mfelps--make a glory hole joke! :)



Reheating the glass



Back at the marver



Adding color



Adding more color



Adding yellow over the blue



Assessing color coverage



A blast of fire brings out the metallic colors



That thing is LOUD!!!



The glass started feeling better as it got heavier



Cynthia loved the torch; how can you not dig that thing?!



You can see the glass is larger in this shot



Almost time to start shaping the glass



You can see the glass being heated in this shot



Shaping the glass



Using the jacks to create a break away point on the globe



Right before breaking the glass from the rod

I should have the two clear globes I made the first time and the globe I made tonight next week. I'll be sure to post photos.

And...something tells me there will be more photos of classes in the future.

I'm hooked!