Glassmaker shows the science behind glassmaking [Video]

DETAILS COMING UP. NOW WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS MADE WITH EXTREME HEAT. DO YOU EVER WONDER HOW, UH, GLASSBLOWING AND THE ART OF IT WORKS? DON’T KNOW HOW THEY DO IT. KEEP NEWSWATCH SEVEN SEVEN TAYLOR TAKES US INSIDE THE SCIENCE AT HOT SHOPS. SIGN 24 SEVEN. IT RUNS AT 2000 DEGREES INSIDE HOT SHOPS. VICKI HUGHES CAN BE FOUND MOLDING HER GLASS. SHE HAS PROFESSIONALLY WORKED WITH GLASS FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, BUT HER PASSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN BURNING AND I’VE ALWAYS LOVED GLASS. AS A LITTLE KID I USED TO PLAY WITH MY GODMOTHER’S PAPERWEIGHT, SO I WAS ALWAYS FASCINATED BY GLASS AND HOW IT WAS. THEY WERE SO BEAUTIFUL. AND THE DIFFERENT, UM, IMAGES, THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO INCORPORATE IN THE GLASS. HE SAYS THAT CREATING GLASS TAKES A LOT OF PLANNING. ONCE YOU YOU COME UP WITH AN …