The University of Montana Western Art Department offers beginning and advanced glass blowing techniques covering paperweights, vases, casting, fuming and post-fuming. Our facilities include: 3 Glass Furnaces 1 Glory Hole 3 Glass Annealers Coldworking Equipment Standard Glassworking Equipment Preparing a color drop Marvering a color drop Putting a color drop on the bubble Benchblowing Shaping the glass Blocking the glass Benchblowing Blocking Shaping the glass with paper Marvering the glass Reheating in the Glory Hole Shaping the glass with paper Making a cookie-foot with input from Barney Brienza Our 3 glass furnaces and the Glory Hole

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