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COPAVIC, R.L. Glass Blowing Cooperative |
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| The people of COPAVIC help protect the environment by transforming recycled glass into useful products. The cooperative, which was founded in 1976, produces a wide variety of pitchers, glasses, stemmed glasses, dishes, statuettes, ash trays, candle holders, and vases. The products are sold locally and shipped internationally. |  |
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| Here are some of COPAVIC's glass blowing techniques: |
| This cruet was blown, the handle was added, then it was cooled slowly in the back of a gas-fired annealing kiln. The sand on the floor of the kiln protects the piece as it is moved. | ||
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| The glass bubble is spun, then blown into a mold to create a statue of Mary. After cooling in the annealer, the bottom is tapped smooth with a metal tool. | |||
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| To create this goblet, glass is blown into a mold, a bit of glass is added and shaped for the foot, the rim is finished with a flame, then the goblet is cooled in the annealer. | ||
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| To create interesting surface patterns, some of the pieces are sand-blasted at the cooperative. | |
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| You are welcome to visit the COPAVIC studio and sales gallery! |
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For more information about COPAVIC, you can contact
them (in Spanish) at:
COPAVIC, R.L. email COPAVIC |
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GUANAJUATO, MEXICO LINKS: Ceramist, Angelica Escarcega Rodriguez Ceramist, José Luis Méndez Ortega Gorki Ceramics Guevara Ceramics Tecpatl Ceramics Cane baskets Jeweler, Francisco Garcia Guevara Tinsmithing ARTCERA Wax figures of Salamanca, Guanajuato Betancourt Icons of Celaya, Guanajuato Gobelin tapestry weaving in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato Ikat foot-loom woven shawls of Moroleon and Uriangato, Guanajuato Papermaker, Margarita Orozco Ramirez, of San Miguel, Guanajuato Wood carver, Fernando Giron Pantoja, of Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato MORE LINKS: |
| Web page, photographs, and text by Carol Ventura. |
