Zanfirico Twist Foglio - Vibrant Blue Color:White Taffy-like ripples of black and

Taffy-like ripples of black and white over marigold yellow

tiny organism fundamental to the health of the Earth's ecosystems

the granules fuse and become one with the item being granulated

Crafted from leather cut and fashioned to appear metallic

It is then blown into a bronze mold called a pineapple mold to give it the pattern of bubbles trapped in the glass

Zanfirico Twist Foglio - Vibrant Blue Color:White Taffy-like ripples of black andThis blown glass vessel from Patchen's "Foglio" series is created with the involved zanfirico cane technique. First, Patchen makes "filigree" cane, by encasing a rod of white glass in molten clear glass then stretching it 50 60', reducing its diameter to a pencil. After cooling, the rod is cut into many 6" lengths; with about 50 of them arranged parallel on a ceramic plate, they are then reheated and rolled onto a molten glass core again. This is then