Our Glass Blowing
Class — Jan. 1999

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mvc-539f.jpg (51942 bytes) Val and Luis grinding the bottom of their paperweights.  The trick here is not to let go even though your hands are wet, the glass is wet, and you're pushing the glass down on a fast spinning rough surface.
 
mvc-541f.jpg (70393 bytes) If your do let go, your work-of-art will go flying.  Just ask Ron, and Jolie, and Val!
 
mvc-542f.jpg (57565 bytes) After the initial grinding on the wheel, Jolie starts polishing.
 
 
 
 

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