Scott NC Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 I went to a glassblowing demo/festival recently. While not blacksmithing, it was interesting to see them working as a team as blacksmiths sometimes do. And with fire.... I love watching talented people do what they do. The first demo they made a human heart of all things. I tried to get a photo of it but they shoved it right into an oven too fast. I wanted to ask about slumping glass into metal but didn't learn much. It was at an artist colony and they offer a (too) basic blacksmithing class, but plan to expand on that in the future, so I'm keeping an eye on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latticino Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Was this at Penland? I've blown glass down there in years past. Sorry you missed the final product viewing, but it has to get into the annealer before it cools too far or it will likely crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 Latticino, it was at a place called Starworks in Star, NC. It's a small place but they have a gallery/giftshop and workshops. Thanks, I did not know it had to get in the annealer so fast. I was expecting them to hold it up for us to see. There was quite a lot of people there, I'm going back, they hold regular events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 For those of us who can't make it to a place that does live demonstrations, the Corning Museum of Glass has a great YouTube channel showing some of theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott NC Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 You can watch them live streaming too, I see. Also a great website. Thanks for pointer to Corning Museum of Glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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