In the hands of a trained artisan, hot glass can be crimped like luminous taffy, inflated with breath and layered with swirls of color to become ethereal vases. In the hands of those who have never ...

Millikin University's Birks Museum has acquired what it calls a world-class collection of hand-blown glass paperweights. The collection was donated by Gladys and Byron Paddock of Bloomington. The ...

Can you name the most fragile and yet most durable item in your home? It`s probably glass, a material that has been around for thousands of years. You drink from a glass, look through glass, cook ...

This solid piece of glass with a slight depression in the neck is signed by Robert L. Hamon and was given to me by my employer, who advised me to “take care of it.” The piece is 10 inches tall. Any ...

When Keren Hoover was 15, her parents returned from a trip to Italy with three paperweights for her. The small glass orbs were millefiore-style paperweights, one of the most popular designs, holding a ...

When it comes to finding a unique gift for someone artistic, or merely looking for the perfect accent piece for the hall table, hand-blown glass may be the answer. The problem is where to look. Lovely ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Blown glass is ...