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BCCC Glass Arts Society - Guest Artist - Spring 2006
Owen Pach - Sand Glassblowing
Movie: Owen Pach preparing Sand Mold with his hands (listen to his explanation)
Movie: Continuing to preparte the Sand
Movie: Graphite Button being added in center - flat "landing zone" for the punty
Movie: Making depressions in the bottom of the Sand mold with the Larger plastic Orange-Juicer tool
Movie: Making depressions up the sides of the Sand mold with the smaller plastic Orange-Juicer tool
Movie: More depressions up the sides
Movie: Pickup up frit at the marver
Movie: And more frit
Movie: Marvering the tip of the bubble, and also twisting the colors
Movie: using metal paddle (tag) to crease the bubble - "makes the colors transfer to the inside"
Movie: Marvering the Tip
Movie: Pickup up large dark frit on top of the white background
Movie: A large molten gather goes straight from the furnace into the sand mold!
Movie: Letting the molten glass cool a little in the mold
Movie: Keeping the moile hot with a large torch
Movie: Heat Moile Again
Movie: Taking the Piece out of the sand mold (note use of face mask), knocking sand off into wood box
Movie: Continuing to brush sand off the bottom of the piece
Movie: Punty Up and Transfer
Movie: The Piece rotating in the light of the gloryhole - beautiful!
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