Painted goblets

More goblets.

The left two have been sandblasted and painted with porcelain paints. The right two have hollow stems.

Next time I should leave the blasting until after I've assembled the pieces, to avoid the flame-polished areas near the connections.

Still need to work on making my connections look better. But, the lips on the goblet bowls are more consistently round. The shapes of the bowls and feet are improving too.

I especially like the clear goblet. I think I'll make more in that style. Plus, I have a jumping fish stem that is waiting to be put into a goblet.

September goblets

Still experimenting. Still a long way to go. Sized 6.75 - 8.5" tall, at least these hold more than a thimble full.

back to goblets

6 1/2" tall boro blue goblet, with gold leaf in the hollow scalloped stem.

Taking a goblet making class has helped me a lot. My feet almost always spin out well, now, whereas before I could use about 1 out of 4.

I'm going to experiment with bowl shapes for awhile, and see how that goes.

goblet class

Took a class last month at Glasscraft on making goblets.  Wow.  We had a great teacher, and this class really improved and broadened my skills with borosilicate tubing.  Still have lots to learn, but... it's a good first step.  practice, practice, practice.

The last part of the class we started doing incalmo technique.  The footed bottles are mostly about 5" tall.