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~ The Shop
Welcome to Erickson Arts!
33449 Western Ave.
Union City, CA 94587
A view of the shop
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After gathering the glass from the furnace,
Gigi marvers it on the marvering table,
this stablizes the glass.
After blowing into the pipe, Gigi caps the end
with her thumb, waiting for the bubble to appear.
The color needs to cool before more
glass can be gathered up over it.
Warming the piece in the glory hole.
Torching the bottom of a vase.
Steve, her assistant, reducing
the colors on a pumpkin.
Steve torches the bottom of a pumpkin.
Torching the bottom will eliminate the sharp edges
and gives the piece a level surface to sit on.
