Class is over

Well last Wednesday was my last class, for now. I do plan on taking more advanced classes in the future after I get more experience with the basics. Here are my impressions of the class.

The instructors were excellent. Over the 4 week course we worked with 3 different instructors and it was nice to get a feel for how they all did things. They never made me feel like I was in over my head. They answered every question very well considering how little I knew going into this. I would highly recommend the school and the instructors. Over the four week course I made 2 paperweights, several nice started bubbles, a nice small clear tumbler, a clear tumbler "floor model" as described in an earlier blog entry, and two floppy, lumpy colored tumblers. I am also infected with the glassblowing bug. I already ordered some color and have begun making plans to get back into the studio with another student who just finished classes as well. And this Saturday the studio is having their annual Valentine's open houseand one of my instructors promised that if I show up I will get a chance to play around a bit. I am excited to go but a little nervous about making stuff in front of a crowd with as little skill as I have at the moment. I am of course going to do it and hopefully will not make too many "floor models". I am going to make a seperate entry in my blog to annouce the open house so watch for it here sometime today. 

Thanks for reading. 

-drew-