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The making 

 

The process that is followed to create these pieces of work. 

Gather

Gather

The the first gather on a blowing iron and thumb out

Second gather

Second gather

Take the second gather and pick up the frit.

frit

frit

Using the glory hole, melt the frit into the clear glass

overlay

overlay

Second iron with the overlay hold up and cut over the glass on blowing iron.

Marver

Marver

Maver the overlay onto the glass on the blowing iron.

Third gather

Third gather

Take the third gather and shape.

Cut in

Cut in

when the glass is shaped cut into the glass.

Swing

Swing

using gravity, heat up the glass and swing to create the length

Forming

Forming

Blow the glass into the wood to form the shape.

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