Studio Manager Dennis Gardner, of Bethlehem, works at the bench in the ArtsQuest studio while teaching an introductory glassblowing class on Oct. 11. Gardner is able to keep a glob of molten glass, called a gather, centered by constantly turning the blowpipe.
Students watch Dennis Gardner flash a piece of glass in the furnace during a class in the Artsquest studio on Oct. 11. The students finished off the fourth and final week of their introductory class with Gardner by learning to make vases.
A set of glass icicles made by studio assistant and artist, Laurie Rudich, of Allentown, are displayed in the ArtsQuest mobile studio tent at the Christkindlmarkt festival in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 21. Sale displays are set up for patrons and community members to buy locally made glass art annually at Musikfest, Oktoberfest and Christkindlemarkt.
Studio Manager Dennis Gardner, of Bethlehem, works at the bench in the ArtsQuest studio while teaching an introductory glassblowing class on Oct. 11. Gardner is able to keep a glob of molten glass, called a gather, centered by constantly turning the blowpipe.