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Working the Glass

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:50:38 +0000

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Lampworking at the Corning Museum of Glass - Corning, NY

"Lampworking is a type of glasswork where a torch or lamp is primarily used to melt the glass. Once in a molten state, the glass is formed by blowing and shaping with tools and hand movements. It is also known as flameworking or torchworking, as the modern practice no longer uses oil-fueled lamps. Although lack of a precise definition for lampworking makes it difficult to determine when this technique was first developed, the earliest verifiable lampworked glass is probably a collection of beads thought to date to the fifth century BC. Lampworking became widely practiced in Murano, Italy in the 14th century. In the mid 19th century lampwork technique was extended to the production of paperweights, primarily in France, where it became a popular art form, still collected today. Lampworking differs from glassblowing in that glassblowing uses a furnace as the primary heat source, although torches are also used."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampworking

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Examining his work

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:28:10 +0000

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A glass artisan in Murano, Italy inspects the elephant that he is making. The trunk is not quite right.

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Fixing the trunk

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:28:09 +0000

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A glass artisan in Murano, Italy re-shapes the trunk of an elephant that he is making.

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Devotion

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:27:58 +0000

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A woman lights a candle at one of the many shrines in Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. Kathmandu (elevation 4,600 feet) is the capital of Nepal. The area has been inhabited for over 2000 years.

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Gandhi Samadhi, Old Delhi

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:17:52 +0000

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The memorial at the site of Mahatma Gandhi's cremation in Old Delhi, India is decorated with flowers, yet remains a very somber site.

ODT: Humanity

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