Intro to Glassblowing – Demonstration

and now Katherine’s going to walk us

and now Katherine’s going to walk us through the process of glassblowing

through the process of glassblowing

through the process of glassblowing glasses worked by layer to get enough

glasses worked by layer to get enough

glasses worked by layer to get enough quantity you have to go back in the

quantity you have to go back in the

quantity you have to go back in the furnace many times to go gets last so I

furnace many times to go gets last so I

furnace many times to go gets last so I start with just a small gather and then

start with just a small gather and then

start with just a small gather and then I’m going to cover it in clear glass so

I’m going to cover it in clear glass so

I’m going to cover it in clear glass so I can have a lot of glass on it and I’m

I can have a lot of glass on it and I’m

I can have a lot of glass on it and I’m going to go get my color so this is a

going to go get my color so this is a

going to go get my color so this is a colored grain that we use to color glass

I have to go back many times in the

I have to go back many times in the color to get the density if I go only

color to get the density if I go only

color to get the density if I go only once I love like small dots through the

once I love like small dots through the

once I love like small dots through the piece so when I go many times it really

piece so when I go many times it really

piece so when I go many times it really gives a nice color to the piece

whatever the piece I’m making it always

whatever the piece I’m making it always starts this way with putting the color

starts this way with putting the color

starts this way with putting the color on gradually and then when I have my

on gradually and then when I have my

on gradually and then when I have my last gather on that’s when the party

last gather on that’s when the party

last gather on that’s when the party starts I have to really know where I’m

starts I have to really know where I’m

starts I have to really know where I’m going so we’re just going to wait for it

going so we’re just going to wait for it

going so we’re just going to wait for it to cool down a little bit and then we’re

to cool down a little bit and then we’re

to cool down a little bit and then we’re going to go get the last gather okay

so this way I’m just placing the hut

so this way I’m just placing the hut glass be part reap arching it around the

glass be part reap arching it around the

glass be part reap arching it around the color so it’s going to be even all the

color so it’s going to be even all the

color so it’s going to be even all the way around we always have to be too and

way around we always have to be too and

way around we always have to be too and the majority of the pieces that we’re

the majority of the pieces that we’re

the majority of the pieces that we’re doing because I need someone to be

doing because I need someone to be

doing because I need someone to be blowing stuff as well as I mean step I’m

blowing stuff as well as I mean step I’m

blowing stuff as well as I mean step I’m taking care of the shape and the heats

taking care of the shape and the heats

taking care of the shape and the heats and she’s taking care of the inflating

and she’s taking care of the inflating

and she’s taking care of the inflating of the piece so

step so this is column Arbor it’s a

step so this is column Arbor it’s a table made of stainless stainless steel

table made of stainless stainless steel

table made of stainless stainless steel I’m barbering my glass for it to cool

I’m barbering my glass for it to cool

I’m barbering my glass for it to cool down on the bottom so i can keep enough

down on the bottom so i can keep enough

down on the bottom so i can keep enough thickness on the bottom and blow more of

thickness on the bottom and blow more of

thickness on the bottom and blow more of the sides in the

the sides in the

the sides in the the shoulders of the piece

just cooling off the bottom make sure

just cooling off the bottom make sure that it’s not too hot for the piece that

that it’s not too hot for the piece that

that it’s not too hot for the piece that is coming

you have to be at the right temperature

you have to be at the right temperature if it’s too hot it’s going to fuse with

if it’s too hot it’s going to fuse with

if it’s too hot it’s going to fuse with the bottom and then when you’re going to

the bottom and then when you’re going to

the bottom and then when you’re going to try to detach it it’s going to come out

try to detach it it’s going to come out

try to detach it it’s going to come out with the bottom I’m going to reheat the

with the bottom I’m going to reheat the

with the bottom I’m going to reheat the end which is the lip of the vase and I’m

end which is the lip of the vase and I’m

end which is the lip of the vase and I’m going to open the lip so it becomes

going to open the lip so it becomes

going to open the lip so it becomes straight

so this is the end so I’m getting the

so this is the end so I’m getting the sharp parts to know so this way when I

sharp parts to know so this way when I

sharp parts to know so this way when I get it out of the kill is perfect ready

get it out of the kill is perfect ready

get it out of the kill is perfect ready to stop

so this is how it looks when studs-up

so this is how it looks when studs-up it’s done