While visiting the Pittsburgh Art Glass Studio this summer we were able to witness and glassblowing Demonstration and then attempt to recreate what we had just learned and make our own Christmas Ornament.
One of the benefits with glassblowing that would can not attain with pressed glass is blowing of air inside molten glass. Which really makes each piece of hand blown glass more impressive because of the many chances to encounter error. Watch below as I attempt to make a Christmas ornament. HA HA. Notice here it takes two armatures to complete a task that one glassblowing artisan could successfully complete.
trying my best at making a glass ornament from Rebekka Atkins on Vimeo.
In the video below, she is adding a glass hook to my ornament, look at how quickly the molten glass cools and hardens to a solid.
WAITING UNTIL NEXT WEEK I UPLOADED MY QUOTA FOR THE WEEK PER VIMEO
Watch the video below of a part of the demonstration Pay careful attention to the part where she talks about blowing air into the glass.
Pittsburgh Glass Studio--Trapping air in the glass from Rebekka Atkins on Vimeo.
Using the relationship between, molecular motion, kinetic energy and temperature, and the knowledge that glass at 2100 degrees behaves in a taffy like consistency. Write a Journal Entry explaining the science behind the so called "magic" going on.
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