Glass blowing artist David Blankenstyn uses an air compressor to make a lump of glass into a heart shape at Okotoks Hot Glass Studio in Okotoks on Monday, April 5, 2021. Glass crafting, Blankenstyn says, is an extreme task harnessing the heat of a furnace liquefying glass at a temperature of 2000 degrees Celsius and the instant air wind.
Glass blowing artist David Blankenstyn grabs a lump of glass from inside the furnace at Okotoks Hot Glass Studio in Okotoks on Sunday, April 11, 2021.
Glass blowing artist David Blankenstyn shows a rose glass design art at Okotoks Hot Glass Studio in Okotoks on Monday, April 5, 2021. The glass objects come in a variety of shapes and colours, from small beads for jewelry to vases and the rose design is a beautiful option for an ashes in glass memorial.
Glass blowing artist David Blankenstyn grabs a lump of glass from inside the furnace at Okotoks Hot Glass Studio in Okotoks on Monday, April 5, 2021. Blankenstyn says there is a pleasure in overcoming extreme temperatures and making art, although he gets that burn once and a while because of the heat of the furnace that liquefies glass at a temperature around 2000 C.
