Ocean Beaches Glassblowing & Gallery
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Bob's hand-blown bowls are all one-of-a-kind. They include color patterns that are lively and flowing, and organic shapes that are inspired by both the natural beauty of our coastal setting and the fluid nature of liquid glass.
Hand-blown bowls are made basically by blowing the standard sphere, and then performing a "transfer" of the piece to a punty (a solid metal rod). Once the piece is on the punty, the opening left from where the blowpipe was can be manipulated in various ways - for a bowl, it can gradually opened and eventually flared out into a bowl shape. But that only begins to explain the process...
Current Bowls For Sale (click on photo to see more details):
Past Work (may or may not be able to come close to duplicating):
