The bulk of the residency has been making large glass beads that have a hole drilled while hot. Fred plans to use these in a large molecule-like sculpture. In the afternoons the last couple days, Fred has been branching out and making cylinders–yesterday’s had several glass balls attached, and today’s had round bumps.

Here’s the process of making one of Fred’s bead/marble/ball shapes:

Video by Todd Pottinger, MOG AV Producer