handblowing
Handblowing refers to the ancient art and craft of shaping molten glass by inflating it with air through a blowpipe. This technique is fundamental to the creation of a vast array of glass objects, from simple vessels to intricate sculptures. The process begins with gathering a molten blob of glass from a furnace onto the end of a long, hollow metal tube called a blowpipe. The glassblower then blows gently into the pipe, creating a bubble within the molten mass.
As the glassblower continues to rotate the pipe and blow, the bubble expands and takes shape. Tools