Sunday, March 22, 2009

The Art of Making Glass in Kentucky

By Mercie Hallow

Art glass is a decorative piece of art that is made through the art of blowing into it. It can be achieved through the use of a long glass blower with a molten and pliable glass attached at the end of it. The glass blower then blows directly through the instrument until air reaches the molten glass forming a huge bubble. Glass blowers are certified and skilled glass crafters who are well known for producing fine pieces of art through glass. A glass working station is quite hot because of the temperature in the furnace that is used to melt glass.

The Glassworks Gallery in Louisville, Kentucky is open to aficionados, enthusiasts and glass collectors. They are open to share their wonderful art glass works. The gallery holds hands-on classes for people to experience for themselves the wonder of making glass through glass blowing technique. Glass blowing technique has been around for sometime and was considered as the universal way of achieving glass art.

Colored art glass is also achieved through the use of glass blowing technique. As of the moment, there are no known hazards or incidents the technique cause even to those who are using it for many years already. It is imperative to follow proper procedures to ensure safety of the glass blower. To ensure proper and safe workstation, a glass blower especially a beginner at that is encouraged to wear and observe proper uniform and protective gears.

The heat from the furnace that used to melt glass is the reason that is why a glass workstation is hot and humid. The Glassworks activity in Kentucky also features art glass making for beginners where they are presented with small colored chips of glass that they can play with.

If youre currently visiting at Kentucky, please dont forget to visit Glassworks at Louisville and be amazed at the creative ways one can do with a piece of glass! - 2368

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