[PA-NJ Glassblowers] Tradition of glass blowing thrives in Millville

Tony Patti gaffer at glassblower.info
Mon Dec 2 22:56:33 EST 2013



 

http://www.nbc40.net/story/24107953/tradition-of-glass-blowing-thrives-in-mi
llville

 

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Tradition of glass blowing thrives in Millville

 

>From a molten blob of glass to a meticulously crafted masterpiece, the works
of art at WheatonArts round into shape a little bit at a time.

 

A day after working to create some of the world's largest Christmas
ornaments, Deborah Czeresko and her team have their sights set a little
smaller, but no matter the size of the piece, it's a process that requires
patience and teamwork.

 

"I'm learning more and more that it's incredibly important to communicate
nonverbally. That only comes over time," said Czeresko.

 

"Once the bubble is the desired width, we'll let it cool down a little bit
and then basically wrap the pattern around this bubble. So if all the math
is correct then it's nice and even," explained Czeresko's 1st assistant
Skitch Manion.

 

It's a 25-pound piece of glass on the end of the blowpipe, and on top of
that these artists fight gravity and centripetal force which could throw off
their desired pattern. 

 

"It's really dangerous. It's very hot and dangerous. It takes years to get
to the point where you can make something that looks good," explained
Czeresko.

 

And even longer without a good team to help you.

 

"There are very few people who do it alone, but if you wanna make something
really big like we are, it's really really hard, almost impossible to do it
this good if you're by yourself," said Joshua Raiffi, Czeresko's 2nd
assistant.

 

 


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