Zanfirico Twist Foglio Color:Vibrant Blue Stitched with fine silver wire

Stitched with fine silver wire in contrasting colors on the squares

Brass handles have been placed to continue the asymmetry

The roses are predominantly shades of purple

colors may be added and patterns developed before more glass is gathered to obtain the amount of glass needed to accomplish any given piece

using small brushes to bring out the detail in pattern and texture

Zanfirico Twist Foglio Color:Vibrant Blue Stitched with fine silver wireThis blown glass vessel from Patchen's "Foglio" series is created with the involved zanfirico cane technique. First, Patchen makes "filigree" cane, by encasing a rod of white glass in molten clear glass then stretching it 50 60', reducing its diameter to a pencil. After cooling, the rod is cut into many 6" lengths; with about 50 of them arranged parallel on a ceramic plate, they are then reheated and rolled onto a molten glass core again. This is then