Saturday- July 20- We finish up our week at the Pittsburgh Glass Center, our task this time is to make a glass Christmas ornament.  (see link) https://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/about  The process for making this ornament was similar to that of Blenko (see previous post for June 6).  The steps involved using a blow pipe to get the molten glass, rolling it in colors and then reheating it and processing it into shapes.

Adding Color

       

  

blowing the shape

  

Reheating to maintain the right tempature

Artist come to the center and create works of art and also anatomical models of organisms.

Beside the shop where the glass is blown and shaped, the center also has a torch room where final touches can be made, and beads and other objects can be shaped, and a cold room where glass can be worked by polishing, grinding or cutting.