If you want to wear it on your neck, its a pendant. The artist determines the size, and you determine if you like it with your purchase.
The size of the torch does not matter. If you want it big and to heat up fast, a larger flame will give more heat. So yes size does matter for the torch. A larger torch heats faster than a smaller one. But the flames are the same temperature. Just that the larger flame is …
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Yes, many of the Elev8 pipes can have marbles added to them. See them below, and check out the site for what we have. It takes our team of glassblowers about 3-5 days to get to it and fihish adding the marbles.
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Elev8 charges $100 an hour to work on glass. This includes the materials. To add a small dot of glass may cost about $20 as that is our minimum charge for any custom work.
ANNEALING– The process of letting the glass cool very slowly so that internal stresses are removed and the glass is tougher than it was. What annealing is to us as glassblowers- This can mean a lot of things to us in the glass blowing world, yet still means the same thing. We anneal the glass …
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This is caused by what is called an optical illusion. The way the light bounces and the way it gets smaller as it goes away makes it seem deeper. Its like a drawing that is 2d, but looks 3d. A good vortex will not end and look like a pin hole in the back.
PUNTY- A temporary glass handle to hold the glass for working it. You can always learn more on our glass terms and technique page.