A few days ago I was in Winthrop Washington and spent some time at the Glassworks of Winthrop. Artist Garth Mudge has a nice setup with half of his shop as a gallery and the other half a working glass blowing workshop. You can safely watch him create his pieces behind a glass window. Of course I had to ask if he would let me in his workshop to shoot but he said “no, to many things flying around”. He did set me up with a opening to shoot some of these through. The furnace is at a red hot 2,100˚ F! After the piece is done it cools overnight in a oven that starts at 900˚F. Garth is a very nice guy and makes every person that walks into his shop feel special and welcome. I had a great time watching and photographing him.
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