A few weeks ago, I decided to start learning a variety of arts just for fun. I now have a "bucket list" of sorts that I wish to complete before I head off to college. Glassblowing was the first art on my list so I tried my hand at it over this past weekend. It was an awesome experience and it was incredibly interesting to see what goes into the variety of objects that fill our homes. There are a lot of things that glassblowers have to take into consideration while creating pieces, such as the volatile nature of glass (you must allow the piece to cool in an annealer) and its amorphous properties. The process was not very hard given that I had an instructor guiding me through every step and I did not choose to do a very hard item. However, glassblowing is definitely an art that takes years of practice, especially if one wants to create more intricate piece. I hope that I will be able to try glassblowing again and that I can try something more difficult!
The vase that I created!
Glass is such a fascinating material; I would absolutely recommend reading more about it and its fascinating properties.
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/artwork/glassblowing.htm was referenced while writing this post.
