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In the early 80's my wife tells me that I was whining
because I wanted a new toy...she said, “you poor Dog”. One thing led to
another and from that time on, our nick names became Dog and Pup...but
then again isn't that better then Johnson's glass? My wife is still the
best Pup that I know...it's been that way for 25 years! (and hopefully
many more years to come.)
Our glass is formed from pure silica with additional
chemicals that affect it's expansion rate, working softness, and set-up
time. Our particular glass silica comes from Lane Mountain Inc. in
Valley, Washington...near Chewelah. The silica rock is shipped to
western Washington State where it's made into glass. Color in glass is
a specific mixture of silica and chemicals...as an example, gold is
used to make some pinks and silver can be used to produce some shades of
yellow...but this list certainly includes hundreds of different
combinations for a rainbow choice of colored glass. We blow our glass
at about 2,200 degrees F. and then slowly cool the finished product to
room temperature. We use a furnace to melt a large container of liquid
glass...the container is called a crucible...a blow pipe is dipped into
the crucible to obtain enough glass for each item. We work with large
blow pipes and of course...stainless steel construction is mandatory to
reduce heat conductivity in all of the tools. All of the color that we
use in our glass product is colored glass, we never use paint of any
kind. Mount St. Helen's ash does not make glass, however the ash is
added in a small amounts to add value as a souvenir...glass is very
caustic when liquid and will dissolve small amounts of rock and brick.
Glass has very specific qualities in that it will only mix with a
similar type of glass...different formulas can not be mixed….leaded
glass, pyrex, soda lime glass, or even window glass...won't intermix
without producing a failure. Glass is a material that will never truly
harden...it's in a constant state of flux.
Darlene and I sincerely appreciate your purchase of our glass art. I
hope you enjoy your item for years to come...by the way did I mention
that all items are signed and dated. Thank you so much...we hope to
see you again.
Dog & Pup Studios
Contact us
Call us at
208.755.2119
208.664.4113
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