Me making a glass ornament at Thames Glass on February 20, 2009. Thanks Kristen for taking the photos. A 2500 degree furnace was a welcome feeling in sub freezing cold.
Picking the colors gold, red and green
Picking the colors gold, red and green
Melting the colors together
Blowing the molten glass through the pipe
Pinching
Refining the top of the ball
The finished glass ball tapped from the blow pipe
Adding the top hook to the ball - red hot iron
The finished product - ready to be cooled
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