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glass-blowing

British  

noun

  1. the process of shaping a mass of molten or softened glass into a vessel, shape, etc, by blowing air into it through a tube

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“He told me about a studio in downtown Tulsa where I could take a glass-blowing class as an elective at my community college,” says Mitchell, who was studying business at Tulsa Community College.

From Los Angeles Times

Also consider attending one of the many live glass-blowing demonstrations and lessons, as well as the guided tours of art exhibits, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s public art collection and even Chihuly’s art studio.

From Seattle Times

There, archaeologists discovered pieces of raw glass, glass-melting furnaces, utilitarian glass vessels and debris from glass-blowing.

From Salon

My students created fun process stories about niche talents like woodworking and glass-blowing.

From Slate

Another kid once skipped because he had a “glass-blowing club.”

From Los Angeles Times