The instructor heating the pipe at the glory hole. Salado Glassworks, Friday afternoon.Into the fire.Gathering molten glass from the furnace.The color table: crushed glass in every color. Billy went with clear.The glowing gather, rolled on the steel marver.The pumpkin mold. The hot glass gets blown into this to make the ribs.Back to the furnace for another gather.Blown out into a clear bubble.The finished clear pumpkin, upside down, still warm.Shaping the hot glass at the tool station, Salado Glassworks stickers and all.Pulling the stem.Curling the stem with the torch.Torch work on the stem.Billy's clear glass pumpkin. "I went with clear so Avery could see inside and through it to see how it was all put together." (Billy)Inside Salado Glassworks: the gallery, with glass hanging from every rafter. (Brandy)The long view of the gallery. Everything here was made in the shop out back. (Brandy)Billy at the bench, getting his instructions. (Brandy)Billy studying his work in progress like it owes him money. (Brandy)Brandy's finished pumpkin, picked up Saturday morning.Billy's finished clear pumpkin, picked up Saturday morning.
Watch it happen.
Brandy makes her pumpkin, start to finish (about 10 minutes, filmed by Billy).Shaping the hot glass at the bench while Billy supervises. (Brandy, 28 seconds)Torch work on the stem. (Brandy, 39 seconds)
