Filigree Twist Foglio - Vibrant Blue A181019 Signed and numbered on lower

Signed and numbered on lower right corner and titled on lower left corner

Lay flat to dry

It closes with a hook clasp

after which the piece is again heated in the kiln

the unique Novi Zivot (New Life) series incorporates timeless monochromatic colored glass vessels with clear accents

Filigree Twist Foglio - Vibrant Blue A181019 Signed and numbered on lowerThis blown glass vessel from Patchen's "Foglio" series is created with the cane technique. To make cane, Patchen encases a rod of white glass in molten clear glass then it is stretched 50 60 feet long, reducing its diameter to about the thickness of a pencil. After cooling, the long rod is cut into 6" lengths, reheated and rolled onto a molten glass bubble on a blowpipe. Closing the end creates a striped bubble which Patchen can then twist and