"Alfredo the Glass Figurine Artist""Alfredo the Glass Figurine Artist"„Alfredo der Glasfigurenkünstler“
Weekly market in Gran Canaria. Alfredo sat focused in his corner, working on a new glass figure. The gas flame in front of him, glass rods in both hands, which became malleable through heating and were shaped into a figure. His wife stood nearby, handling the sales.
Tourists like to stop by him. It’s the flame, the craft, and his skill that make people curious. And the results are quite attractive and sell pretty well. Whether he can make a living from it, I don’t know. I think it’s probably an additional source of income. But it definitely brings him joy. He assured me of that during our brief conversation.
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But what do we actually know about the art of glassmaking?
If you want, you can read up a bit here.
History of the manufacture and production of glass figures and glass animals
Everyone knows glass figuresWeekly market in Gran Canaria. Alfredo sat focused in his corner, working on a new glass figure. The gas flame in front of him, glass rods in both hands, which became malleable through heating and were shaped into a figure. His wife stood nearby, handling the sales.
Tourists like to stop by him. It’s the flame, the craft, and his skill that make people curious. And the results are quite attractive and sell pretty well. Whether he can make a living from it, I don’t know. I think it’s probably an additional source of income. But it definitely brings him joy. He assured me of that during our brief conversation.
...
But what do we actually know about the art of glassmaking?
If you want, you can read up a bit here.
History of the manufacture and production of glass figures and glass animals
Everyone knows glass figuresWochenmarkt auf Gran Canaria. Alfredo saß konzentriert in seiner Ecke und arbeitete an einer neuen Figur aus Glas. Die Gasflamme vor sich, in beiden Händen die Glasrohlinge, die durch die Erhitzung formbar und zu einer Figur zusammengefügt wurde. Seine Frau stand nebenan und war für den Verkauf zuständig.
Die Touristen bleiben gerne bei ihm stehen. Es ist die Flamme, das Handwerk und sein Geschick was die Leute neugierig macht. Und die Ergebnisse sind durchaus ansehnlich und verkaufen sich recht gut. Ob er davon leben kann weiß ich nicht. Ich denke das ist vermutlich eine zusätzl. Einnahmequelle. Aber Freude macht es ihm auf jeden Fall. Das hat er mir bei unserem kurzen Gespräch versichert.
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Aber was wissen wir eigentlich über die Kunst der Glasherstellung ?
Wer möchte kann sich hier ein wenig einlesen.
Geschichte der Manufaktur und Herstellung von Glasfiguren und Glastieren Glasfiguren kennt jede
"Alfredo the Glass Figurine Artist""Alfredo the Glass Figurine Artist"„Alfredo der Glasfigurenkünstler“
Weekly market in Gran Canaria. Alfredo sat focused in his corner, working on a new glass figure. The gas flame in front of him, glass rods in both hands, which became malleable through heating and were shaped into a figure. His wife stood nearby, handling the sales.Tourists like to stop by him. It’s the flame, the craft, and his skill that make people curious. And the results are quite attractive and sell pretty well. Whether he can make a living from it, I don’t know. I think it’s probably an additional source of income. But it definitely brings him joy. He assured me of that during our brief conversation.
...
But what do we actually know about the art of glassmaking?
If you want, you can read up a bit here.
History of the manufacture and production of glass figures and glass animals
Everyone knows glass figuresWeekly market in Gran Canaria. Alfredo sat focused in his corner, working on a new glass figure. The gas flame in front of him, glass rods in both hands, which became malleable through heating and were shaped into a figure. His wife stood nearby, handling the sales.
Tourists like to stop by him. It’s the flame, the craft, and his skill that make people curious. And the results are quite attractive and sell pretty well. Whether he can make a living from it, I don’t know. I think it’s probably an additional source of income. But it definitely brings him joy. He assured me of that during our brief conversation.
...
But what do we actually know about the art of glassmaking?
If you want, you can read up a bit here.
History of the manufacture and production of glass figures and glass animals
Everyone knows glass figuresWochenmarkt auf Gran Canaria. Alfredo saß konzentriert in seiner Ecke und arbeitete an einer neuen Figur aus Glas. Die Gasflamme vor sich, in beiden Händen die Glasrohlinge, die durch die Erhitzung formbar und zu einer Figur zusammengefügt wurde. Seine Frau stand nebenan und war für den Verkauf zuständig.
Die Touristen bleiben gerne bei ihm stehen. Es ist die Flamme, das Handwerk und sein Geschick was die Leute neugierig macht. Und die Ergebnisse sind durchaus ansehnlich und verkaufen sich recht gut. Ob er davon leben kann weiß ich nicht. Ich denke das ist vermutlich eine zusätzl. Einnahmequelle. Aber Freude macht es ihm auf jeden Fall. Das hat er mir bei unserem kurzen Gespräch versichert.
…...........................
Aber was wissen wir eigentlich über die Kunst der Glasherstellung ?
Wer möchte kann sich hier ein wenig einlesen.
Geschichte der Manufaktur und Herstellung von Glasfiguren und Glastieren Glasfiguren kennt jede