BLUE GLASS THAT'S GREEN.Although many of Bruce Sandler's handcrafted hand·craft n. Variant of handicraft. tr.v. hand·craft·ed, hand·craft·ing, hand·crafts To fashion or make by hand. hand·craft candle votives, vases, goblets and tumblers For other meanings, see Tumbler. Tumblers were proposed by Ted Nelson in "Literary Machines" as a means to address every bit ever written, or a particular span of bits in any text ever written. A tumbler is a unique numerical address of an interesting artifact. are made from etched etch v. etched, etch·ing, etch·es v.tr. 1. a. To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid. b. blue glass, all of them are green. Sandler crafts his cobalt blue Earth Glass from empty Ty-Nant spring water and Arizona brand iced tea bottles--cut, refinished and polished to look at home with other chic products of less humble origins. Prices range from $15 to $100 and custom etching etching, the art of engraving with acid on metal; also the print taken from the metal plate so engraved. In hard-ground etching the plate, usually of copper or zinc, is given a thin coating or ground of acid-resistant resin. is available at an extra charge. Order from www.earth-glass.com or contact Paradise CityGlassworks, (413)584-2268. |
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