utf8_encode(Understanding the Beauty of Glass Blowing)

Glass Blowing by author Meghan Carter

Glass blowing has wowed people for centuries with its high-energy process and stunning artisticglass pieces. Dancing the line between dangerous and fine art, glass blowing possesses the sense ofexcitement and sensational skill far closer to that of a spectator sport than a craft project. Andduring my visit to watch glass artist Casey Hyland at Louisville Glassworks, I became one of themillions upon millions of people who have watched in awe as glass blowing artists have practicedtheir art.The first step you take into the hot shop, the room that contains the furnaces and tools used whenglass blowing, is not monumental. In fact, it's a naive step - one that fails to see the beauty andamazement before it. And even after you've walked all the way into the hot shop and felt theimmense heat from the furnaces, you still don't understand the significance of your visit. If you everrequire better important information with regards to SITE TOPIC GOES HERE ; pay a visit to andeven immediately.

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No matter how much you feel you know about and in some cases on , visit these great web sites tobe entertained with very essential detailsYou watch the glass blowing artists, and see their casualnature, assuming that glass blowing is no different than your grade school art classes. It justrequires a little more advanced tools.But then something changes. You begin to sense the rhythm between the artists. You see themethodical movements and disciplined form. It's no longer just an end result. The process is art. Theteamwork between the two glass blowing artists that exchange commands as smoothly as roles. Thetrust. The undeniable talent. It's all a part of what makes glass blowing an art.

At first it may seem unbelievable that glass blowing is calculated in its movements and form, butafter considering the highly dangerous temperature of the glass and the fragile nature of themedium, you quickly understand the need for a systematic rhythm. Like a well-composed symphony,a beautiful piece of blown glass requires immense calculations and an understanding of math andscience. And the most impressive part is that the science of glass blowing took root during theRoman Empire - roughly two thousand years ago."Glass blowing was a Roman art," Casey said. "If you were to go back 2,000 years, you would see a

setup very similar to this - as far as the hand tools, the bench, the whole working environment.Obviously they would not have controllers on their furnaces like we have them, but not much haschanged. That's one of the more captivating moments about glassblowing. Not only is it a fire art,but it is a relatively old art as well."The history of glass blowing only adds to its mystique and captivating aura. The very fact that notmuch has changed about the art over 2,000 years shows the importance of craftsmanship and theexcellence of the method. That time tested method begins with molten glass that has been heated ina furnace at 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit."You start with a blow pipe and it is a matter of gathering materials [glass] from the furnace," Caseysaid. "In this case applying color or some sort of color application, and then using the steel table, thenewspaper, the wooden block and the other hand tools that we have to begin to shape that moltenmass to where we can control it by blowing, by using gravity, by using heat from the glory hole tobegin shaping the vessel that we want."