Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 17 Mar 1979, p. 9

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eminer Saturday Mar 17 1979 939x Hot air hot glass combined for art If you have lots of air to spare and want to work with glass take metal tube put gather of molten glass on the end and then take that air and blow it up your glass That is exactly what Colin Fletcher 20 first year design arts student is doing Thirdyear student Sue Mace 2i is glassvblowing major at Georgian Col lege design arts student she said she takes general first year course that exposes various types of design arts and that allows her to specialize in her final two years of the course She is the only thirdyear glassblowing student Even when seeing finished plate Sue Mace said it is hard to believe that small orb of glass can be tormed into flat dish While heating the glass the plate is spun flat by turning the metal tube which is used to blow the small globe of molten glass into shape ready set gough Pottery skill Examiner Photos by David Burcsik fix Ne Rt When piece doesnt work out It Is easy enough to just pull it off and clean up the wheel and start again Using scraper Martin cleans the potters At glance Derek Martin i9 second year ceramics student at Georgian College could be kneading bread but when looking closer you realize clay loaves wouldnt taste very good Wheelv Pottery isnt all spiritual art form there is great amount of physical Not all creations of potter work out and when stress involved in forming the clay the way you want says Martin they dont its time to just cut it off the wheel with wire and clean up to start again

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