How is color born?
made from sand, by hand, with heart:
the best glass gifts are made by the best artisan glassblowers, in our hot shops in Washington and Montana. scroll down to see how human hands breathe fire into light.
a dance of glass
step, dip, blow, spin, trim, stamp, clamp, seal, cut, and anneal.
explore the glassybaby hot shop process:
the color drop
in a molten moment, a drop of colorful glass meets a clear substrate. the two meld into one, ready to grow into a beautiful living form.
the roll
our personalities are largely shaped before we go to preschool – a glassybaby is similar. the roll prepares a basic shape for expansion and refinement.
the mold
after quick trip to a 2,300º furnace, the glassybaby gets some air blown into it, and then a metal mold shapes its sides into an iconic curve.
the trim
once the glassybaby is shapely, it needs to get ready to break away from home and cool down – that means trimming off the excesses of its personality and refining an elegant upper lip.
the anneal
over the course of a whole day, the glassybaby mellows into its mature phase, cooling down to room temperature in special ovens.
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1
the color drop
in a molten moment, a drop of colorful glass meets a clear substrate. the two meld into one, ready to grow into a beautiful living form.
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2
the roll
our personalities are largely shaped before we go to preschool – a glassybaby is similar. the roll prepares a basic shape for expansion and refinement.
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3
the mold
after quick trip to a 2,300º furnace, the glassybaby gets some air blown into it, and then a metal mold shapes its sides into an iconic curve.
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4
the trim
once the glassybaby is shapely, it needs to get ready to break away from home and cool down – that means trimming off the excesses of its personality and refining an elegant upper lip.
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5
the anneal
over the course of a whole day, the glassybaby mellows into its mature phase, cooling down to room temperature in special ovens.
true “one of a kindness”
some come out tall and lithe, some come out stout and curvaceous. some have big feet, some have thin, eloquent lips. each one is beautiful, in its own unique way – just like you.
watch the dance, in person
our hot shops are open to visitors – come and see how the baby is made.
find a hot shopfresh from the oven
Our glassblowers just finished hand crafting these glassybaby colors.