Featured Glass Art
Our Gallery is open Saturdays from 11am - 3pm or by appointment. Our Gallery features an array of work completed by artists who work out of our studios.
Glass Blown Ornaments
We love making holiday eye candy for your tree or to enjoy year round in a stand. During the holiday season, we feature several popular designs of ornaments that range in shape and color (pictured in the series below). Our prices may vary slightly in gallery, but you can expect us to have these fan favorites.
Typical Ornament Pricing:
- Single Color or Frit (speckled) Balls or Teardrops: $35
- Complex / Multi Color Set Up Balls or Teardrops: $40
- Icicles: $15 each or 2/$25
- Bells: $45
- Teapots: $50
We like to play with glass at Firehouse and part of the fun as it turns out, is understanding the chemistry of glass and what compounds make the glass the color it is. In recent years we have become known for having "hot color" available to our glassblowers in addition to the traditional clear "crystal," goodness. The below carousel of images gives you an idea of the colors we have featured over the years and some of the regular items we have in our gallery! Take a look and read on to learn more or come see us in person!
Made with Neodymium Oxide. Extra special because it appears blue under fluorescent light and purpleish / pink under natural and incandescent light.
Glass that is light pink in nature from the addition of Erbium Oxide.
This rich and classic blue is made with a VERY tiny amount of Cobalt Carbonate.
Probably our most popular color. Copper Blue's vibrancy comes from Black Copper Oxide added to the glass.
This light green color (Greg's personal favorite) comes from Potassium Dichromate.
The darker green comes from a combination of Black Copper Oxide and Potassium Dichromate (think Spring Green + Copper Blue).
Uses the exact components found in the Emerald Green glass, but in different ratios. Cool, right???
Purple glass comes with the addition of Manganese Dioxide. The actual tone can range from a peachy-purple to deep purple dependent on the atmosphere in the furnace. A slight addition of Cobalt Carbonate, Cobalt Oxide or Black Copper Oxide will shift this into the bluer range of purples too!
Bright Red comes from a combination of Cadmium Sulfide and Selenium metal (with some Zinc Oxide just cuz).
This dark glass comes from Black Nickel Oxide with a splash of Cobalt Carbonate. Funny how many formulae in which the latter appears.
Side note: we find this all fascinating and provide this information for the nerds out there, however dealing with these materials is extremely hazardous to people and the environment and must be handled appropriately. Don't try this at home! Wow, feels like Mythbusters!
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