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LAMPWORK
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Lampwork, with the aid of fire from a gas-fired torch, uses semi-finished solid colored glass rods, or larger hollow tubes. In this last case, the rod may not only be shaped but may also be blown, with small metal blowpipes which make it dilate into goblets and other concave vessels. The glassmaster uses solid rods to shape miniaturistic objects in the shape of flowers, animals, human figures and anything else his imagination might suggest. The value of these objects stems from the craftsman's ability to stylize, like a cartoonist to capture the characteristic humorous traits of the figures he imitates or the talent he demonstrates in reproducing nature. |
He may obtain delicate nuances of color by mixing different heated rods together.
Blowing glass at the lamp allows one to achieve unimaginably light objects, with extremely precise detail.
Color, once exceedingly rare in this technique, is now appearing more frequently.
Lampwork techniques offer infinite possibilities, and may be easily adapted to the requirements of the client
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