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A Passion for Glass that Burns Hotter than a 2000-Degree Furnace

Posted on April 22, 2012 by gaffer

Massimo Pulcini wrote the article below about Tony Patti’s glassblowing. It is re-published below with permission. Massimo, whose native language is Italian (the primary language of glassblowing for the last five centuries), writes in a very Cameron Crowe-esque way. In … Continue reading →

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Peco Exelon Telephone Pole Replacement

Posted on April 22, 2012 by gaffer

After the car accident April 15, 2012 which I blogged about here, I was fascinated by the teamwork of these Peco Exelon employees who replaced in a few hours the destroyed telephone pole. Watching them men work so high up, … Continue reading →

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Dell PowerEdge 2650 in the movie “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”

Posted on April 22, 2012 by gaffer

I was watching the 2011 movie “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” the other night, thanks to Netflix, and at 1:00:28 what do I see in in the server room? Yes, a Dell PowerEdge 2650, and that’s Tom Cruise’s gloved hand … Continue reading →

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Car Accident April 15 2012

Posted on April 16, 2012 by gaffer
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Glass Flowers in the Garden

Posted on February 20, 2012 by gaffer

Today I updated my Glass Flowers (Paperweights) web page with this photo of seven pressed (two-part molded) glass flowers, in my garden, on copper stems: Tony Patti www.glassblower.info gaffer@glassblower.info

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Glass Cullet in Landscaping

Posted on January 15, 2012 by gaffer

I just finished a web page which shows some photos of the use of glass cullet in landscaping. Glass is so beautiful, especially more so on a bright sunny day (well, OK, these photos were taken during the winter) Tony … Continue reading →

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Ten Years is a Long Time! (origins of www.glassblower.info)

Posted on January 7, 2012 by gaffer

When I was looking at the home page of www.glassblower.info, I noticed the date range of the visitor counter, a print-screen is shown here: What caught my eye was the 2002 date — now that we’re into the new year … Continue reading →

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World-Class Glassblowing Demos by Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG) Studio Instructors (streamed live)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by gaffer

Stay warm this winter by watching some hot world-class free CMOG glassblowing on the Internet! The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass will be offering weekly, free, live-streamed artist demos this winter via the Museum’s Ustream channel. Wednesdays, 11:00 … Continue reading →

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How I got started in Glassblowing

Posted on January 2, 2012 by gaffer

I’ve told the story in my CMOG Oral/Video History of Glass interview, so while cleaning up some old papers I came across the original invoice from my very first MYO (Make Your Own) Paperweight session at Wheaton Village (now Wheaton … Continue reading →

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Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG) Oral/Video History of Glass: Tony Patti Interview during GlassFest 2010

Posted on October 21, 2011 by gaffer

While attending GlassFest 2010 at Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG) in Corning NY, Regan Brumagen, the Emerging Technologies and Reference Librarian at the Rakow Research Library, asked if I would participate in their Oral History Interviews project. You will find … Continue reading →

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