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Dave Thomas | profile | all galleries >> Miscellaneous Travels >> WheatonArts Glass Weekend - July 14, 15, 2007 >> Laura Donefer - First Demo tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Laura Donefer - First Demo

On Saturday afternoon, Laura Donefer demonstrated the creation of two pieces, this being the first. The piece was a fairly large highly textured vessel with all sorts of random colors worked into it. Alas, the final result does not appear here, as large glass pieces go into an annealing kiln where the temperature is slowly brought down over a period of many hours to relieve internal stresses and get the piece to room temperature without cracking.

Shaping a Block
Shaping a Block
Laura Donefer
Laura Donefer
Adding Glass Color
Adding Glass Color
Adding Color
Adding Color
Using the Marver
Using the Marver
Rolling Surface
Rolling Surface
Shaping
Shaping
Adding Glass
Adding Glass
Texturing
Texturing
Texturing
Texturing
Warming
Warming
Shaping and Expanding
Shaping and Expanding
Heating Base
Heating Base
Open End
Open End
Building Rim
Building Rim
Expanding Opening
Expanding Opening
Adding Holes
Adding Holes
Approaching for Catch
Approaching for Catch
About to Catch
About to Catch
Quiet Interlude
Quiet Interlude