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- verb To
lampwork .
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Traditionally, "neon" signs are made by torchwork, i.e. bending glass tubes with the help of a torch, but more and more, people are creating beautiful works using various gasses and hot glass pieces.
Archive 2007-08-01 Heather McDougal 2007
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Traditionally, "neon" signs are made by torchwork, i.e. bending glass tubes with the help of a torch, but more and more, people are creating beautiful works using various gasses and hot glass pieces.
The Allure of Hot Glass Heather McDougal 2007
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Lundberg Studios began with pieces that really recalled Tiffany and other art nouveau styles using iridescent glass, but gradually Steven Lundberg began combining pre-lampworked parts with his torchwork designs for paperweights, creating a major breakthrough in both realism and three-dimensionality.
Antique News News! 2009
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