glassblowing
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- noun
- /ˈɡlæsˌbloʊɪŋ/
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- Glassblowing kits, which taught a skill still important in today's chemistry labs, came with a blowtorch.
- glassblowing technique
- glassblowing studio
- glassblowing demonstration
Examples
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The local college offers a workshop for beginners interested in glassblowing as a creative craft.
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A friend of mine doing scientific glassblowing calls me up, says, hey, can you help program my glass oven?
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Glassblowing would remain the dominant way of making glass in these regions for the next 2,000 years.
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When the base glass softens, the vessel is taken back to the glassblowing bench, where final shaping occurs.
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See works created by over 170 exhibitors and watch the famous glassblowing artists at the furnace.
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It quickly changed from the limited use of crude molds to the seemingly infinite possibilities of glassblowing.
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At the festival, visitors can watch skilled artisans demonstrate the intricate techniques of glassblowing.
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During his apprenticeship, he learned the delicate art of glassblowing, shaping molten glass into beautiful shapes.
Synonyms
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An art of shaping hot glass into objects like vases
To shape objects from hot glass using heat and tools
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glassblowing comes from the two words glass and blowing, meaning 'to blow' air into very hot, soft glass to shape it. Think of blowing a soap bubble: the air makes the soft glass expand into a form, so glassblowing is the art of shaping glass by blowing air into it.