Skull Egg Starfish ~ Emily Buttrum

Glassblowing Created by Andrew Lupton

 

Hi, my name is Andrew Lupton, and I am a freshman.  I have been blowing glass for about one year. In this collection, I used a variety of techniques to shape the pieces in different styles.  These techniques include twisting and pinching the glass to produce a swirled form, and rounding the glass for a spherical shape. On one piece, a swirled band of color was added by wrapping colored glass around the formed vase. This group also includes pieces that were blown.  Other pieces are solid and were made by shaping the glass.

I like glassblowing because I enjoy the planning required for it. Before you begin the process, you must have a plan and a finished product in mind.  Of course, hot glass does not always do what you want and this makes the process more challenging.  It is not easy to go back and correct mistakes when you are working with a piece of molten glass, but you can change your plan and turn it in to something new.

Photo Creds: Jack Sampson

A Storm Over Kiawah Island ~ Mary Watkins

Seduction ~ Sposey

Sleeping Sea Lion ~ Sposey

Tiger Sketch ~ Sposey

I'm So Lame ~ Brittany Fukushima

Pompous Kitty ~ Jack Sampson

Smile ~ Jack Sampson

Bedroom Door ~ Dana Nehring-Terrell

I'm Just in it for the Fashion ~ Brittany Fukushima

Park ~ Abby Troughton

Evening ~ Victoria Kreyden

Limbs ~ Dana Nehring-Terell

The Open Door ~ Dana Nehring-Terrell

Life ~ Dominique Lewis

Do you know how it feels

 to be all alone?

When all the people around you 

 are surrounded by trusted peers.
I long for the feeling
 of finally being accepted into society again.