The Adventure Continues..

We drove south to Koska, the "Kingdom of Glass" yesterday. It was fantastic watching the artisans blowing the hot glass into pitchers and plates. Absolutely fascinating!! The best part, though, was getting to blow my own glass item. They didn't let me handle the large iron rod with very hot melted glass on the end, but I did get to shape it with wet newspaper and a wooden block as well as blow it into shape. Then at the end I got to form the top and pull a spout out of the melted glass. It was a great process and left me wanting to do more. Maybe an internship at Kosta Bota in Sweden next summer?