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UW-MADISON | BLOW YOUR OWN GLASS

UW-Madison's Mad Gaffers inspire glassblowers and holiday cheer

ANNA HANSEN
Dec 17, 2023
Dec 17, 2023 Updated Nov 30, 2024

ANNA HANSEN

The Mad Gaffers sold out of the time slots for two Blow Your Own Glass events.

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In the heat — A glass ornament is heated up in the fire at the UW-Madison Glass Lab. Blow Your Own Glass participants were given a range of colors and patterns to choose from, which they applied to their ornaments through rounds of heat and shaping.
SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL

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A little help — UW-Madison graduate student Carolyn Spears, left, helps Leslie Thompson of Delafield make a glass ornament. Between participants, spectators and glass sale customers, more than 100 people made their way through the Art Lofts on Saturday.
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Hooked — UW-Madison senior Ashley Cheung makes a glass hook on an ornament. The university's Glass Lab has been in operation for more than 60 years.
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Shaping — UW-Madison graduate student Carolyn Spears molds an ornament. Polka dots and swirls were some of the more popular designs at Saturday's Blow Your Own Glass event.
SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL

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