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I really enjoyed watching Tim make this lionfish. He has great technique and is obviously very passionate about his craft. He also entered the team sculpture/ goblet competition with his partner Wil Menzies!
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Although the focus of this event was Flameworking, there were also a few soft glass demonstrations going on. The women in this picture got to assist in making a glass float!
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Sabina took first place in the marble competition with a stunning butterfly marble! Congrats!!!
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Mike Plane is the Vice President at E.G.S and a very talented artist. Here he is making a vessel with quotes written on it. The quotes where provided by the spectators... The M.C had him write "Kill your own snake", a phrase she picked up in Africa!
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There were several people trying there hand at the lathe over the weekend.
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This is Brent, the resident winship glassblower here in Eugene. Winship is a great place to buy your glass...They have a website so check it out!
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This torch is made entirely out of Quartz. Pretty cool huh?
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There were several new torch's available to try....Nortel had a new torch that was really nice and carlisle had a couple smaller torch's to try.
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Quartz does not conduct heat very well and this torch stay's cool to the touch even at full blast!
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