If you've been following along, you might notice that I have a bit of an obsession with hollow glass forms. If not, you do now.
I spent a lot of time this year making hollow beads. And while I got to the end result I wanted, I'm always interested if there is a better way to do something.
When I saw Laura Quinn was offering a 'blow your own bauble' class just before Christmas, I signed up straight away.
So on the Saturday before Christmas, my best mate and I, spent 2 hrs in Laura's studio learning how to blow baubles out of borosilicate glass tube, which is very different from the glass I normally work with.
Laura was so lovely and patient with us, and when I told her I had my own studio she was kind enough to get into much more technical details than I expect most people would get (or want). And she let me make my own points!
We both had a really great morning and came away (well they were posted to us once annealed) with pretty decent baubles.
What a great way to start the holidays! Can't wait to see if I can do something similar in my own studio, although her torch was a monster, so I'll be working smaller I think.
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