Using traditional methods first developed over 2000 years ago, Peter Gudrunas works in an ancient art, forming contemporary glass that is prized for its classic beauty. At his studio near the shores of Lake Erie, he begins with raw materials such as powdered quartz and limestone, measures, mixes and refines them in a furnace at temperatures in excess of 2400 degrees Farenheit. One of the few glassblowers in North America to still make the majority of his glass from scratch, and working from an old handwritten recipe book, much of Peter's glass colours are unique to his practice, each piece is subtly different from the next.
