Zanfirico Twist Foglio - Vibrant Blue Color:White 5"L and move about gently

5"L and move about gently on the ear

It is then blown into a bronze mold called a pineapple mold to give it the pattern of bubbles trapped in the glass

Crafted from leather cut and fashioned to appear metallic

edged with gold seed beads and suspended from a 30" gold plated chain

and last for years to come thanks to the tough

Zanfirico Twist Foglio - Vibrant Blue Color:White 5"L and move about gentlyThis blown glass vessel from Patchen's "Foglio" series is created with the involved zanfirico cane technique. First, Patchen makes "filigree" cane, by encasing a rod of white glass in molten clear glass then stretching it 50 60', reducing its diameter to a pencil. After cooling, the rod is cut into many 6" lengths; with about 50 of them arranged parallel on a ceramic plate, they are then reheated and rolled onto a molten glass core again. This is then