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posted April 02, 2013 11:08 AM            

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I'm kind of obsessed with glass: hand blown, artisan, crystal cut, stained glass...all kinds of glass.

Care to join me in creating a gallery?

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posted April 02, 2013 11:09 AM            

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19th century biscuit jar with silver-rim top:

Edit: This piece is from Dorflinger Glass which is near our country property.

Dorflinger used to supply glass to the U.S. Presidents. Their museum is lovely and oddly reminded my of my long-deceased grandparents; I suspect my paternal grandmother had a similar hand-cut glass collection, but I only vaguely remember. At any rate, as a Rabbit I love being surrounded by elegant things now and then.

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posted April 02, 2013 11:13 AM            

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posted April 03, 2013 11:27 AM            

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There's an arts center just down the road from me.
Once a month, it has an open house and you can walk through all of the studios.

I *love* the blown glass - it's like magic to me.

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posted April 03, 2013 11:32 AM            

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Oh! They have classes!
So taking one once I'm done nursing.

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posted April 03, 2013 11:50 AM            

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^ Aren't there any green emoticons here? I'm jealous!

There used to be a Simon Pearce restaurant near us...you could watch the glassblowing downstairs (and get roasted from the heat of the furnaces) and then head upstairs to eat and drink from their hand-blown goblets.

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Originally posted by mockingbird:

I *love* the blown glass - it's like magic to me.

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Me, too!

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posted April 03, 2013 12:03 PM            

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posted April 03, 2013 03:50 PM            

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^ See!
Magic, like fairy art

The classes are a bit spendy, but I think it may be my anniversary present.

https://reservations.workhousearts.org/Info.aspx?EventID=90

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posted April 03, 2013 07:58 PM            

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^ I think I would be in heaven! And so many courses to choose from...they definitely had me at "fused drawer pulls."

Sooo pretty!

Btw I'm also in love with these paperweights...

^ Like an aquarium in glass

^ Cyclone in glass

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