Glowing glass sits inside a furnace, hot enough to bend like honey on a spoon. In one small Richmond workshop, you do not just watch it happen.
You pick up the pipe yourself and help shape something you can carry home. Ornaments, pumpkins, flowers, and drinking glasses all start as a bright orange blob.
Here is what to know before you go.
Real Molten Glass in Your Hands
The first surprise is how close you get to the real thing. Instead of standing behind a rope, you join the work with molten glass on the end of a pipe…