An assistant…
…is a wonderful thing!
Although I normally work alone, it is sometimes nice to have some assistance. It makes it easier to create the more challenging pieces. Here I am working with fellow glass artist Rebecca Roffe…..
Fossicking
Fossicking is a fabulous word that I first discovered in Peter Carey’s book Oscar and Lucinda. It describes the glassmaker rootling around in the bucket to find “Prince Rupert’s drops” which form accidentally when molten glass falls into a bucket … Continued
The joys of cold-work….
Glassmaking, for me, is all about hot work.
With coronavirus lockdown putting a temporary halt to my glass blowing classes, I have reluctantly switched the furnace off….
…and I have a confession “I do not like cold-work”.