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
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