How to Use glassblowing in a Sentence

glassblowing

noun
  • The studio also hosts visiting artists and glassblowing classes, with plenty of seating for curious observers.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The glassblowing studio will host a class on how to make a glass cat in a witch hat.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Call ahead to book a lesson, learn the basics of glassblowing, and take home a piece of your own to put on the mantle.
    Nora Heston Tarte, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2019
  • Venice’s 1000-year-old tradition of glassblowing is not an art stuck in the past.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • Get an up-close (and sometimes intense) look at the world of glassblowing as 10 artists compete for the grand prize.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Now back to #HitmansBodyguard2 In the third photograph, Reynolds, who appeared to be in a glassblowing studio, stood up with his hands on his hips.
    Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Apr. 2019
  • Lee, who owns the glassblowing studio Hot Shop Valpo, has been on the board and known Corral since its inception in 2017.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The art of glassblowing has never been depicted in any film.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Hunter March has signed on to host the fourth season of Netflix’s Blown Away, the red-hot glassblowing competition series.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
  • The Simon Pearce glassblowing studio and restaurant in Quechee, Vt., was among many businesses impacted by the severe flooding across the state.
    Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
  • Travelers can take classes in metalsmithing, ceramics, and glassblowing, to name a few, or catch a movie at Breck’s Eclipse Theater.
    Julia Heffelfinger, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Out on the glassblowing island of Murano, tourists are beginning to return, if a little more slowly.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • In Vermont, rising waters washed out roads and bridges, knocked out power and phone service, tore a gaping hole through the road near Quechee’s covered bridge, and shut down the glassblowing workshop for more than eight months, the Globe reported.
    Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • Venice’s glassblowing tradition dates back 1,200 years, and on Murano it has been passed down from father to son for generations.
    Colleen Barry, ajc, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Working with glass — glassblowing, glass fusion, or flame work — can be a captivating hobby.
    Brion O'Connor, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
  • For a woman who’s in constant transformation, the medium makes sense: glassblowing transforms sand into art.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 15 June 2023
  • The couple, who now lives in southern Illinois, work together using glassblowing techniques to create unique home décor pieces.
    Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Tucson’s Sonoran Glass School has three levels of classes, including a furnace glassblowing session for $35 to $50.
    Sharon Boorstin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
  • With mediums like glassblowing, pottery, woodworking, and more, there’s something to suit every fancy.
    Claire Stern, ELLE, 28 June 2023
  • Unlike glassblowing or dressage, making bread is a hobby that requires little in terms of initial investment.
    Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 28 Oct. 2020
  • For the artistically inclined visitor, Jack Pine Studio is the perfect spot to try your hand at glassblowing, with paperweight and glass pumpkin-making workshops open to the public.
    Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Square was borne of a personal frustration from McKelvey, who owned a glassblowing studio and lost a sale because the customer had only an American Express card —which the studio couldn't afford to accept because of high fees.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Video art, meanwhile, is in respectable middle age as a subject taught in schools such as the Cleveland Institute of Art alongside glassblowing, ceramics, and industrial design.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 11 Apr. 2021
  • Squeeze a little culture into your Cape Cod vacation by acquainting yourself with a local-favorite art form: glassblowing.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Students, who don’t need to have previous glassblowing experience, can craft a traditional orange pumpkin with a green stem, or choose from a variety of other options.
    Jay Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Then, on September 15, Heven would launch a social token alongside P00ls, giving collectors access to private glassblowing classes, events, and collections, and more.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The vessels are made out of bubble glass, which comes from a glassblowing technique that intentionally traps air bubbles within the material, and are fabricated in Biot, a town in Provence that’s famous for developing the technique.
    Curbed, 26 May 2023
  • One popular offering during the holidays is an ornament glassblowing class, where students create their own spherical bulb to take home.
    Jenna Watson, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The first time artist Kazuki Takizawa visited a glassblowing studio, he was captivated by its versatility and how molten glass transformed in an instant.
    Monica Luhar, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Full armor jousting, more than 150 artisans, demonstrations in glassblowing, jewelry making, blacksmithing, stone carving, leather craft, weaving and more.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2022

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