| Each piece of Isle of Wight Studio Glass is hand crafted in our studio. Our extended family of glassmakers strive for perfection of shape form and colour with every piece of glass they produce. Over the past two decades our craftsmen have honed their skills, with each new collection offering new technical and aesthetic challenges to be conquered. Today they represent one of the finest glassmaking teams in Europe.
Following in the pioneering footsteps of Michael Harris, Timothy Harris born 1961, began his apprenticeship in the glass world at an early age. He is a natural but says "it's not a job but a passion....". The Harris family with the support of their craftsmen continue the family motto - "Our best work will be done tomorrow".
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You can watch this magical craft performed with dazzling skill and witness the making of truly unique glassware. The studio is open all year round to visitors. Our raw material is a pelletized batch consisting of: Silica sand, Potassium nitrate, Sodium carbonate, Red lead, Arsenic, Manganese, Calcium carbonate and Borax. At 1300deg.C the ingredients fuse to form crystal clear molten glass. |
Apple, Cherry and pear are the preferred materials used to craft the wooden blocks which the glassmaker uses to shape and centre his gather of molten glass. Wet newsprint, pucellas, parrot nose shears, calipers and the steam stick are some of the glassmakers tools for forming and shaping the hot glass.
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