One summer when the boys were small, we were visiting my father-in-law in West Virginia, which is where we now have a home. We had visited the glass factories when we visited several years before, so I decided to take the boys back so that the younger two could experience the joy that their brother had. Much to our dismay, the rising natural gas prices had caused the factory to close down, but a very helpful lady told us that one of the workmen had opened a workshop in his garage. She gave me directions and said, "Go on over! Sammy won't mind!" So we did.
Mr. Pogue was in his garage with his glass kiln going. He very graciously proceeded to go through the entire process of making a large 8cm (3.5") marble. He was so patient with my boys; answering the thousands of questions that 7, 8, and 12-year-olds come up with. We made a visit to Mr. Pogue's garage a part of our vacation plans as often as we were in West Virginia. We always came away with one of his lovely marbles.
@blueace Thank you! That is what I liked about it also.
@365projectorgjenfurj Thank you very much! He really is a dear man. It broke my heart that the talent of all those glassblowers from the factories was just let go.
@Weezilou Thank you very much! Those will be photos for other days. Although, I think trying to capture the depth could be tricky.
@gardenfolk Thank you so much! I used to take my boys out of the house when they started getting naughty or cranky with one another because they would remember their manners when they were in front of other people, then when they got home, they still remembered. It made life much easier.
@milaniet Thank you very much! I think we have to give the clarity credit to Mr. Pogue!
@gaylewood Thank you very much! Mr. Pogue indented the glass with a tool then encased the indentations with more glass. It was fascinating to watch.
@skstein Thank you very much! He is still making marbles, although he is transitioning into retirement. He must be in his 80's now.
@moonmtn Thank you so much for your lovely comment!
@dkbarnett Thank you! It is a macro of the air bubbles encased in the glass of the marble. I'll try to get a photo of the whole thing on another day.
@cmsch52 Thank you so much! I appreciate your comment very much!
I cant stop fav'ing all your photos. The colours here are glorious. I loved your story too. how delightful. (Im going to have to stop though ... so much to do!)
April 19th, 2017
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@365projectorgjenfurj Thank you very much! He really is a dear man. It broke my heart that the talent of all those glassblowers from the factories was just let go.
@Weezilou Thank you very much! Those will be photos for other days. Although, I think trying to capture the depth could be tricky.
@loweygrace Thank you very much! I appreciate it!
@gardenfolk Thank you so much! I used to take my boys out of the house when they started getting naughty or cranky with one another because they would remember their manners when they were in front of other people, then when they got home, they still remembered. It made life much easier.
@milaniet Thank you very much! I think we have to give the clarity credit to Mr. Pogue!
@gaylewood Thank you very much! Mr. Pogue indented the glass with a tool then encased the indentations with more glass. It was fascinating to watch.
@skstein Thank you very much! He is still making marbles, although he is transitioning into retirement. He must be in his 80's now.
@moonmtn Thank you so much for your lovely comment!
@dkbarnett Thank you! It is a macro of the air bubbles encased in the glass of the marble. I'll try to get a photo of the whole thing on another day.
@cmsch52 Thank you so much! I appreciate your comment very much!