Graal
The Graal technique, developed in Sweden in the early twentieth century, involves the engraving of an embryo of two or more colours which is then returned to the Glass Blower who reheats and then covers it with one or more gathers of clear glass. This is then blown to the final design shape.
This requires a close working partnership between the blower and the engraver.
This requires a close working partnership between the blower and the engraver.
Scene from the Hobbit where Bilbo Baggins meets Smaug the Dragon.
Glass blown by Gill Mannings Cox (Not For Sale)
Graal drill engraved
Blown by Gill Mannings Cox
Date: 01/03/2002
Photographer: Peter Hilton-Robinson