I was prepared for an interesting, fun experience. What I didn't expect was how much I love it. Molten glass seems to come alive, and has a dance all its own. The glass worker is first the leader, coaxing the molten glass onto the metal rod and shaping it into the basic form, then the follower, working with the waves and rhythms of the glass, then again the leader, teasing it into more complex forms and shapes that are still dictated by the flow of the glass. Soon, you find yourself shutting out the world, and all that's there is you, the glass and the flow of the dance.
Last updated July 15, 2000
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