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Sorry I have not posted in quite a while. I had a very busy summer. Here is a pic of something I whipped up last time in the studio.

Foci in the news

The studio where I work had a nice story on the evening news this Sunday. Check it out:

http://wcco.com/findingminnesota/glass.blowing.foci.2.983127.html

-drew-

A couple more

Here are a couple more vases. The first one was made with two chunks of color rod placed on the pipe, two gathers of clear over them and then blown out. I like the detail on the second one where the pink and white swirl together. 

Here is my largest piece to date. The color didn't turn out like I was hoping it would but the shape and size I really like. This thing is about 18 inches tall. I like the look of the color pattern  with the light shining through it. 
I have a few more to post and I am in the studio twice next week so I'll have more to show. I am actually hoping to put together a single gather shot glass just to try and work small for a change. 

Thanks for reading,

-drew-

A couple new things

Here are a couple things I made last week. The green and white one is about 10 inches tall and was going to be my mom's birthday present until the bottom broke out when removing the punty. It will look good in my garden among the oregano patch though. 

This one is about 12 inches high and came out very nicely. I had one small problem on shaping the neck and it has a little pimple but it still looks nice and this one will at least hold water unlike the one above. 

I have a few more to post but since I am not back in the studio for a week I'll spread them out. 

Thanks for looking!

-drew-

This week

I am back in the studio again this week. I have been fortunate enough to get in about once a week since I finished class. My glass pieces are starting to look like I want them to, at least the rough shape I am looking for. I have made two tumblers that both nicely hold 12oz of my favorite beverage. Next step, decent looking pint glasses. Plus I am having fun making some nice two color vases using two chunks of color rod. After this weeks session I plan to take some photos of my more recent work and will post what I come up with here. 

Thanks for reading,

-drew-

Sorry

Sorry to anyone who has been watching this blog for updates. I will try to get better. I have been into the glassblowing studio 3 more times since my last blog entry. I will try to get some photos of my work that survived and post it on here. I did finally manage to make something that will hold a full 12 ounces of my favorite beverage last week and I'm pretty happy about that. I am going back in this Thursday and am hoping to make a better tumbler that will hold a whole pint!

Thanks for reading!

-drew-

Newest work

Last week I had my first full glassblowing session with a fellow student. One of our instructors was in the studio and did give us some helpful hints but we were pretty much on our own. It was a very good night. I had four pieces make it in the box and my partner had two. One of his hit the floor which is too bad since it was a nice looking piece. 

I have been promising some pics and I managed to take a few I don't totally hate last night. 

Here is a paperweight I had made in the first night of class:

Here is a small blue cup I made during a Valentine's open house I mentioned in an earlier post:

Here are a couple of a small blue tumbler I made last week:

Here are a couple vases I made last week as well:

The yellow and orange vase is my favorite one so far. I already have too many ideas for what I'd like to try and make for next week's session on Tuesday. One thing on my list is a tumbler big enough to hold at least 12oz of my favorite barley beverage that doesn't have a monster thick lip.

Thanks for reading!

-drew-