Hand-blown glass · Columbus, Ohio

Vessels shaped by breath & fire

Each piece leaves the furnace one of a kind — gathered, shaped, and annealed by hand in earthy jewel tones.

A faceted, low-poly chihuahua — the Glass Gnu emblem — against bands of amber and sky blue

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“Glass remembers the furnace. Small bubbles are marks of the hand, not flaws.”

Made by Gary Janchenko in the hot shop in Columbus, Ohio. Every vessel starts as a gather of molten glass on the end of a pipe.

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