The Art of Glass Blowers
The Art of Glass Blowers
A wizard that creates products from the heated glass mass by blowing and other techniques is a glass blower. Needed, in particular, eye, good coordination, artistic taste, creativity and a sense of the so-called molten glass. Of course, glassblower must know the properties of glass, to understand the technology of glass blowing tube device, and be able to use it and other tools. Besides, he must have ways of blowing glass mass to be able to dispense. However, many of the skills only come with experience. For example, the ability to form a burner flame to determine whether a sufficient temperature to melt the glass.
Meanwhile, a person who blows glass has various names – a glassblower, glassmith, or gaffer. And a lamp-worker manipulates glass with the use of a torch on a smaller scale, such as in producing precision laboratory glassware out of borosilicate glass”.
Fused glass techniques are generally used to create Art glass, glass tiles, and jewellery, notably beads. Slumping techniques allow the creation of larger, functional pieces like dishes, bowls, plates, and ashtrays. Producing functional pieces generally requires 2 or more separate firings, one to fuse the glass and a second slump it to shape.
Since the 1970s, more hobbyists have focused on using kiln-fused glass to make beads and components for jewellery. This has become especially popular since the introduction of glass manufactured for the specific purpose of fusing in a kiln.
While glass working in general enjoyed a revival during the Renaissance, fusing was largely ignored during this period. Fusing began to regain popularity in the early part of the 20th century, during the 1960s. Modern glass fusing is a widespread hobby but the technique is also gaining popularity in the world of fine art.