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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock Vo Staff Writer
Erie Kvarnes practices a craft that has been passed down unchanged for 2,000 years. In his Gid Brown Hollow studio, he blows and shapes molten glass into utilitarian pieces of art using methods that Old . World masters have perfected over centuries.
Tables and shelves in the studio hold slender vases, delicate bowls, glasses and heavy paperweights with blue tears shining from their centers. Cardboard boxes full of the finest examples of Kvarnes’ work packed in newspaper wait to be displayed at craft shows.
A glass blower for seven years, Eric still considers himself a beginner. He exhibits only at small shows, explaining that he and his partner Nina Harris need to bring in some money right away but aren’t good enough yet for big, prestigious craft gatherings.
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