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Hand crafted fine Christmas ornaments are being made by Kim and Grant Maul in Northern Michigan. These distinctive glass collectables are made from fine crystal and glass rod colors from all over the world. Kim Maul is a professional musician turned Glassblower. She has learned glassblowing from her husband David G. Maul, a Master Scientific Glassblower . Kim has been making Christmas ornaments for 17 years experimenting with design and color and quality. Glassblowing, she has learned, is a lot like music,: both require practice, practice, practice Kims ornaments are considered LampWorking, done with a torch or crossfires, made from lead crystal and Pyrex tubing. Working with hand pulled colors. These colored rods are used to decorate the surface of the hot glass, then the piece is blown into an ornament. LampWorking is a glass blowing technique that dates back to the 16th century, when heat for softening glass rods was developed by blowing air through the flame of a wick lamp. Today Glass Artists use jet burner or crossfire torches to do lampworking. Hope Glass Works offers a good selection of styles and shapes and colors. Each piece is signed by the artist and are a fine crafted origional. Glass implements almost every facet of science and technology: It lights our dwelling place, our way, and our artistic future. Grant and Kim live in MidMichigan, with their two sons, Robert and Tyler.

 

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