My relationship with the tools I use for working hot glass is a special one. Not only are my hand tools indispensable to me as a glass artist, but I value them far beyond their cost. They have been essential in creating my glass art and as I have used and cared for them over the years a strong bond has formed.

By recreating them in glass I wanted to show that they are just as valued as the work created by them.

The long Jack tool is used for creasing, shaping and opening various forms.

The tweezers have shorter blades and are used for pulling the lips of vessels and sculpting.

The squared off diamond shears are sued for cutting, shaping and pulling the glass to create various images.

The straight sheers are used for cutting, trimming and sculpting molten glass.

The newspaper piece is used for shaping hot glass and is as close as a glass artist can get to actually touching molten glass.

Set of five glass tools mounted in a shadow box: $2500