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History of Glass Blowing & Ornament Making
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Summary: The history of glass blowing and what it is about; learn this and more in this free arts and crafts video by a glass blowing expert.
Ana Willow Obermayr, a fourth generation artist in the Obermayr family, has been blowing glass since 1994. She received her early training in Seattle Washington where she studied at...read more
Glassblowing is the art of creating man-made glass objects with the skillful use of furnaces, a variety of ingredients, and a blowpipe. A selection of tools and instruments may be used to add details to the glass or shape it. Glassblowing techniques may be used to create a wide range of artistic pieces, including decorations such as Christmas ornaments (baubles).
In this free video clip series, our expert will demonstrate basic ornament-making techniques using a glassblower, tips for adding texture and decoration to glass ornaments, as well as safety tips for glassblowing and several special procedures for beautiful gifts and ornaments.
"Hi I’m Anna from Annawillowglassdesign.30art.com on behalf of Expert Village.com, I welcome you. I am here to tell you a little bit about glass blowing today. I’ve been blowing glass for about 12 years. After I finished my apprenticeship which is normally how glass blowers learn how, I kind of went out on my own and started making glass for other people. Now I am doing a job that is called gaffing. So other people hired me with their designs and I create them for them and I have an apprentice whose name is Brandon and he’s right over there. So Brandon has been apprenticing with me for almost a year now and his apprenticeship will last the traditional 7 years before he becomes a journeyman gaffer himself. "
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