May 2009 Entries
- By Betty McCreary -
Pat Spencer is showing her favorite paper weights from her 80-piece collection in the Fairway display cases in May.
She started collecting when she was a little girl. These weights are all made of glass. One is a 40-year old green glass globe with a cameo of Jack Kennedy in the center.
Four years ago she took a glass making course at the University of Oregon. When making the globes she had to wear 100% cotton because of the fire hazard. The molten glass was fired in a 2,200-degree oven. After shaping the glass, the last step...