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This is it~did you guess?

April 20, 2022 by jillyandjerry

Frank and Jerry are pulling hot glass. a step in the process we would all be be doing later.

Frank and linda treated us to a glass paperweight making adventure in carlsbad.
but first we went out for a very nice lunch at an italian restaurant. it was a beautiful day.

i wish you could see the water, it was right across the street. we’re waiting for bread. tracy and tony know i don’t like to wait for bread🙂

this is the steps to make a paperweight

~we start with a ball of molten 1200 degree glass given to us from the furnace-

~dip it in chips of colored glass of our choosing~

~put that in the hot box to melt together~

~start to pull and twist the colors together-which you can’t see yet~

~it goes back in the hot box, then you start shaping it into a circle~

~It will have to cool before the colors show up- its still very,very hot~

Im doing mine a little different-duh

~i’m poking holes in mine, no color~

~i’m getting very,very, excited here~and having so much fun~

~he gets it hot again; shapes it, and makes a place to cut it off~

~after it’s off, he gets the bottom hotter and we get to push a stamp in to make it flat~

~jerry got to do it for real this time~

~frank did too~

They had to cool, so we didn’t get to bring them home. we had so much fun and after we were done, we walked across the street and had pizza and beer. a perfect day. except for traffic.

the paperweights should arrive in the mail today. we’re going to open a bottle of champagne and make a toast to our new creations and the whole experience of making them.

so stay tuned to see the big reveal.

💗jilly

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7 Responses

on April 20, 2022 at 4:09 pm Martha Bunch

Holy Toledo. I am so jealous I’m dripping green blood. You do the gosh-darn greatest things in the world.
on April 20, 2022 at 5:07 pm Ray

I almost guessed it was glass blowing but talked myself out of it looks like a great time
on April 20, 2022 at 6:46 pm Rosemary

The suspense is killing me!
on April 21, 2022 at 7:45 pm Anonymous

What a wonderful adventure Frank and Linda shared with you. Looks like aot of fun. Love glass art. Celia
on April 23, 2022 at 11:37 am Linda

Jerry and Jilly, you have futures as glassmakers! What lovely creations: Jerry’s looks like the sea, and yours looks like bubbles in heaven. Even Jerry’s practice paperweight looks lovely. What I want to know is, who uses a paperweight since we all write electronically? Ah, art does t have to be useful.

Paula’s art is profound and meditative as well as beautiful. Now there’s a use for art that applies to paperweights, paintings, and pizzas 😃🥳😻💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗😻😻😻
on April 24, 2022 at 1:08 pm tracycb28

Looks like fun, and a bit complex. So great that there’s a place near enough for such a groovy adventure.
on April 28, 2022 at 6:07 am agentcunningham

We thought hou were forging steel!

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