On the Bench

Shannon on the bench starting to make the blown little peep (the one on our banner). I already have started the bubble and now am shaping it with a wooden mold called a block. In the summer it gets a bit hot so its nice to do these small pieces. Jen and I work as a team, cant fly solo in glassblowing. So we take turns on the bench and help each other. We blow glass at Nottingham Center of the Arts http://www.nottinghamarts.org/ In Southern California. Notice the wall behind me has some pictures of fellow glass blowers who work in this studio as well, our favorites being Michael and Gina who work as a team. www.hermannlunnglass.com/
Had so much fun making the peeps. We love how cute they turned out.

The Glory Hole

The Glory Hole is where we GlassPeeps reheat all our glass. This is a furnace that runs at about 900 degrees. In the picture there is a blowpipe with a glob of glass on the end. A "blown" piece starts with a puff of air blown through through the pipe which starts as a bubble inside the glass. Most of our teapots are not blown, but rather they are solid. However once in awhile we will blow a larger teapot for fun. The orange glow that comes from the Glory Hole is a beautiful site to see.

red and yellow tea pot pendant

This is a vibrant red beauty. One of my favorites that we are selling on Etsy. (Jen) Check it out at: http://glasspeeps.etsy.com/.

celedon tea pot pendant

our very first peeps post