Serving up A Whimsical Slice of Cake Made of Blown Glass

Serving up A Whimsical Slice of Cake Made of Blown Glass

Fremont Art Association is thrilled to present a live glassblowing demo via Zoom from the hot shop of the Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI), featuring glass artist Jeanette Hartley.

BAGI is a magical hub where aspiring and professional glass artists and hobbyists fire up their imagination to transform glass into beautiful pieces of art. In her Demo, “Serving up A Whimsical Slice of Cake Made of Blown Glass,” Hartley will present the hot glass blowing technique. She will show how molten glass gathered on the end of a blowpipe with just a bit of air breathed into it can be transformed into various objects through skillful maneuvering and shaping of the hot glass.

Hartley has been blowing glass and doing torchwork, otherwise known as lampwork, for over eight years. She’s drawn to the excitement of glass blowing and the artistry…