Topic: Studio art glass vase help please

[Fuhrman Glass]

In the 70's Labino played around with a glass formula that he got from Corning that would change color after it was made when exposed to the right type of light. you would put a mask on the glass and expose it and where the mask was it would remain clear and the exposed places would turn a reddish purple. There were several others that played around with this formula about that same time and there are some samples of it in the Corning Museum.
I don't think is one of those pieces though and if it was blown, cut and then encased as a graal piece, it should show some tiny bubbles that were trapped where the cutting was done. It's difficult to do graal and not get at least a tiny bubble somewhere. 
It may have also been done using a technique called an "aussie rollup" where the decoration is fused on a flat sheet then heated in an oven and picked up on a hot gather and formed around it. Then it is gathered over in clear and blown out to whatever shape you desire. I think that technique has only been used for about 20 years though. It supposedly originated in Australia, hence it is called an aussie rollup.
Or it may be totally something else. but after reading the posts again, the tiny bubbles strongly suggest an early graal piece.

[bat20]

Very interesting and another new one to me,am i right in thinking this would take alot of work and time to do?talk about humble ,i would certainly put my X on something like that.

[KevinH]

Fuhrman Glass said:

... if it was blown, cut and then encased as a graal piece, it should show some tiny bubbles that were trapped where the cutting was done.

Bruce's fourth photo shows a tiny bubble at the end of each part of the cutting for each of the leaf patterns.

[chopin-liszt]

Is it at all possible to tell if the inner clear casing is as full of extraneous bubbles as the outer?

[brucebanner]

Half of the vase appears full of bubbles one side seems reasonably clear, i'll put some more picks on, i'd rather be called Chris than Bruce that's part of my email address i'm not sure why i have used it as my member name to be honest.

[brucebanner]

more pics

[flying free]

I love the leaf effect on that vase.  Really pretty.  It doesn't show so much in the photos from the side but your new pics show it really well.
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[aa]

The style of the leaves reminds me of some of the early graal pieces made by David Kaplan and Annica Sandstrom at Lindean Mill but I don't think it is theirs. You could ask them if they can shed any light on it.