Have you noticed that a lot of artifacts are done in glass? When you think of glass, most people come up with the glass you use for holding drinks, food, being brittle, fragile, a vase, transparent, and not really something connected to art of all things.
If you look into the search engine for Theories of Glass formation, like www.howstuffworks.com and others, you will be amazed to know that glass is not as simple as just plain Glass! Anyone interested in the technical side of the formation of glass and all that, I will leave you to your own research. For now, I would like to draw your attention to the art side of the picture.
Since glass prior to it solidification is a very flexible material to work with, many artists begin to manipulate glass into various kinds of l'object desire! One very familiar item is the play of colours within the glass by means of glass blowing to create Vase, Accessories, Fruit trays, Tumblers and Wine glass, Pendants and Earrings, Contemporary Artifacts, Paperweights, Handles, and so on.
I came across this place called Patterson Glassworks, where you can visit for a glass blowing demonstration and even get a group together to experience making paperweights and so forth.
Whether you want to keep glass as just a practical everyday object or go beyond the realm of your imagination, I think glass is a fascinating material to work with and admire.
