Conway Glass Center Installs New Glass Blowing Studio

A new glass blowing studio has been installed in Conway Glass Center's 6ooo square foot facility. Glass blowing demonstrations and classes will begin in October 2010. Glass classes will include Blow Your Own Ornament (ages 5 and up), Make Your Own Paperweight, Couples Heart Class, Make a Glass Flower, Glass Blowing 101 & 102, Glass Bead Making and Glass Fusing.

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Conway, SC (PRWEB) July 13, 2010

A new glass blowing studio has been installed in Conway Glass Center's 6ooo square foot facility. Glass blowing demonstrations and classes will begin in October 2010.

Glass classes will include Blow Your Own Ornament (ages 5 and up), Make Your Own Paperweight, Couples Heart Class, Make a Glass Flower, Glass Blowing 101 & 102, Glass Bead Making and Glass Fusing.

Since 1990 Conway Glass Center has been known for designing, creating, installing and restoring stained glass windows throughout the Southeast. In addition, Conway Glass Center offers an extensive selection of textured architectural glass for custom cabinets, shower doors, back splashes and office, residential and commercial applications.

This year a new a glass blowing studio has been installed in Conway Glass Center's 6ooo square foot facility. Glass blowing demonstrations and classes will begin in October 2010. Glass classes will include Blow Your Own Ornament (ages 5 and up), Make Your Own Paperweight, Couples Heart Class, Make a Glass Flower, Glass Blowing 101 & 102, Glass bead Making and Glass Fusing.

Tabletops, mirrors, insulated glass, custom shower doors and window glass estimates are available free by phone, just call 843-248-3558. The newly renovated showroom is open Monday through Friday 9am—6pm. Visit their website at http://popsglass.com.

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Steam from the cherry wood mold

The hot molten 2100-degree glass is shaped by a cherry wood mold. The mold has been soaked in water and provides a steam barrier between the glass and the wood allowing the glass gaffer to cool, shape and mold the glass.


Pipe Warmer

The stainless steel glass blowing pipes stay hot in the pipe warmer, ready to be used by the glass blowers in the glass blowing process.


Glass blowers

Glass blowers work in tandem to make a blown glass vase in the hot glass studio at the Conway Glass center.


Add a bit of color

Color and bits of glass are added while the glass is molten.


2100 Degrees

Glass blowing is a fascinating craft and Conway Glass Center is the only teaching facility for glass in Horry County!