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Uptown Glassworks – Renton

Blow-Your-Own Glass-Pumpkin or Glass-Ghost Project for One or Two (Up to 51% Off)

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Tue Oct 09 06:59:59 UTC 2012
Value
$35
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In a Nutshell

Experienced glass blowers help participants of all levels turn liquid glass into pumpkins and ghosts decorated with patterns and faces

The Fine Print

  • Expires Apr 3, 2013
  • Limit 1 per person, may buy 6 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Valid only for option purchased. Reservation required. 24hr cancellation notice required.
  • See the rules that apply to all deals.

Glass can be exquisite in its myriad forms, from the ornate windows of a Gothic cathedral to the crystalline webbing of a freshly vandalized windshield. Reflect on beauty with this Groupon.

Choose from Four Options

  • $25 for a blow-your-own glass-pumpkin project for one (a $49.95 value)
  • $17 for a blow-your-own glass-ghost project for one (a $34.95 value)
  • $49 for a blow-your-own glass-pumpkin project for two (a $99.90 value)
  • $34 for a blow-your-own glass-ghost project for two (a $69.90 value)

During project sessions, participants peruse supplies and choose their favorite colors, or the colors that display their hatred of magenta. With the assistance of a hot-shop staff member, they blend their pigments into glass puddles dispensed from 2,000 degrees, slowly crafting pumpkins or ghosts. Finished forms cool in the confines of a 1,000-degree kiln, which ensures pieces stay crack-free while heat disperses, and artists may pick up their work about 72 hours later. Hosts are welcome to bring snacks or arrange for full catering, and evening guests may bring alcoholic drinks.

Uptown Glassworks

Within the century-old confines of Uptown Glassworks' warehouse, furnaces melt handfuls of kaleidoscopic frit into malleable shapes manipulated by a team of professional glass blowers. But these tradesmen don't just create works for the gallery; they also share their secrets with students in a variety of activities, from introductory courses on making beads and paperweights to advanced instruction that can be applied toward college credit or used to fix the pockmarked walls of glass houses.

During the shop's Blow-Your-Own sessions, participants apply color to clear, molten glass that has recently emerged from a 2,000-degree furnace, then blow their mixture into 1 of 20 different shapes. The next day, patrons can pick up their cooled and packaged creations, comparing their handiwork to the gallery's collection of products, which are made by more than 90 local and regional glass artists.

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• Observe natural phenomena, such as a rainbow or a sheep slipping in some mud.
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• Drink a whole thing of coffee. Even if this makes things immeasurably worse, at least you technically finished something today.

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