All About Glass

All About Glass

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Anne Gant at 2300°: Fire and Wine (January 19, 2012)
Video

Anne Gant is one of the few glass artists to work on paper. Watch as she uses hot glass to make prints and drawings in a fascinating combination of glassblowing and printing or drawing with glass. First, two glassmakers sculpt hot glass into shapes and lines. While the glass is still scorching hot