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Lampworking — is a type of glasswork that uses a gas fueled torch to melt rods and tubes of clear and colored glass. Once in a molten state, the glass is formed by blowing and shaping with a variety of tools and hand movements. It is also known as flameworking … Wikipedia
lampworking — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the process of fashioning objects from glass tubing and cane softened to workability over the flame of a small lamp compare glassblowing * * * lampworker, n. /lamp werr king/, n. the method or process of producing articles… … Useful english dictionary
Glassblowing — Glassblower Jean Pierre Canlis (right) … Wikipedia
Glass art — and Glass sculpture is the use of glass as an artistic medium to produce sculptures or two dimensional artworks. Specific approaches include stained glass, working glass in a torch flame (lampworking), glass beadmaking, glass casting, glass… … Wikipedia
Borosilicate glass — is a type of glass with the main glass forming constituents silica and boron oxide. Borosilicate glasses are most well known for having very low coefficient of thermal expansion ( 5 / 0 6 / C at 20oC), making them resistant to thermal shock, more … Wikipedia
Glass beadmaking — The technology for glass beadmaking is among the oldest human arts, dating back 30,000 years (Dubin, 1987). Glass beads have been dated back to at least Roman times. Perhaps the earliest glass like beads were Egyptian faience beads, a form of… … Wikipedia
Studio glass — Glass ball made by Tyler Hopkins. Glass can be made transparent and flat, or into other shapes and colors as shown in this sphere from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany … Wikipedia
Bead — For other uses, see Bead (disambiguation). Beads A bead is a small, decorative object that is usually pierced for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under 1 millimetre (0.039 in) to over 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in diameter … Wikipedia
Glass — This article is about the material. For other uses, see Glass (disambiguation). Moldavite, a natural glass formed by meteorite impact, from Besednice, Bohemia … Wikipedia
Murano — This article is about the islands in Italy. For the car, see Nissan Murano. Murano in the Venetian Lagoon … Wikipedia
